Indolent Lymphoma
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Triptorelin doesn’t prevent ovarian failure in young women treated for lymphoma
Key clinical point: The GnRH agonist triptorelin failed to prevent chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian failure in young women with lymphoma....
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Long-term analysis shows dwindling RT benefit for DLBCL
Key clinical point: Long-term observation of clinical trial patients revealed a dwindling of initial survival benefit from radiation added to...
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Bendamustine-based chemotherapy induces high CR rate in relapsed HL
Key clinical point: Bendamustine in combination chemotherapy produces high response rates in relapsed refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Major...
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Adding obinutuzumab to bendamustine boosts progression-free survival in rituximab-refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Key clinical point: Obinutuzumab is an option when patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma relapse or don’t achieve adequate disease control...
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Follicular lymphoma with histologic transformation may merit ASCT
Key clinical point: Histologic transformation of follicular lymphoma tends to occur early and may merit intensive salvage with autologous stem...
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Brentuximab vedotin boosted PET-negative rate in Hodgkin
Key clinical point: Brentuximab vedotin appears to eradicate residual disease after induction chemotherapy in a small study of patients with...
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Enzastaurin flops as maintenance in treated DLBCL
Key clinical point: The experimental agent enzastaurin was no better than placebo as maintenance therapy in patients who had achieved a complete...
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Epstein-Barr virus DNA in plasma reliably detects EBV-positive lymphoproliferative disorders
Key clinical point: Epstein-Barr virus DNA was a more specific indicator of EBV+ diseases when detected in plasma, as opposed to peripheral blood...
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Low transformation rate in nodular lymphocyte–predominant Hodgkin lymphoma
Key clinical point: The risk of transformation to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is low in patients with nodular lymphocyte–predominant Hodgkin...
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New single-tube assay detects one CLL cell in 1 million leukocytes
Key clinical point: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells can be identified at levels as low as 0.0010% with a newly developed and validated single-...
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VP Biden to AACR: Help me help you
Strengthening teamwork among researchers, sharing data, and realigning incentives for scientific breakthroughs are top strategies to advance...