Diagnosis and treatment of follicular lymphoma.
Swiss Med Wkly
; 141: w13247, 2011.
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| ID: mdl-21815111
ABSTRACT
Follicular lymphoma is a slow-growing disease exhibiting a heterogeneous clinical course, with a subset of patients experiencing a rapid disease course in the first two years and some developing disease transformation to a more aggressive phenotype. The advent of highly effective therapies has resulted in an increasing number of patients who achieve long-term progression-free survival alongside a good quality of life. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, either alone or in combination with chemotherapy regimens or radioimmunotherapy have been used with significant improvements in outcome. New treatment strategies such as new antibodies, biologic agents or vaccination therapy are also under investigation for the treatment of relapsed or refractory disease, further expanding the available options for patients and physicians alike. This article presents an overview of the current therapeutic strategies for the management of follicular lymphoma, focusing on the issues encountered in clinical practice.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
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Linfoma Folicular
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Radioimunoterapia
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Anticorpos Monoclonais Murinos
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Swiss Med Wkly
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
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