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B-cell lymphoma medical therapy

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

Overview

Overview

Treatment

Treatment

  • Treatment includes radiation and chemotherapy.
  • Early-stage indolent B-cell lymphomas can often be treated with radiation alone, with long-term non-recurrence.
  • Early-stage aggressive disease is treated with chemotherapy and often radiation, with a 70-90% cure rate.[1]
  • Late-stage indolent lymphomas are sometimes left untreated and monitored until they progress.
  • Late-stage aggressive disease is treated with chemotherapy, with cure rates of over 70%.[1]
References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Merck Manual home edition, Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas


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