Erdheim-Chester disease medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Medical Therapy

Current treatment options include:

• High-dose Corticosteroid therapy
• Cyclosporine
• Interferon-α
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy

All current treatments have had varying degrees of success.

The vinca alkaloids and anthracyclines have been used most commonly in ECD treatment.