학술논문

Therapeutic approaches in patients with newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma
Document Type
Report
Source
Future Oncology. October 2014, Vol. 10 Issue 12, p1967, 14 p.
Subject
Lymphomas -- Care and treatment
Blood diseases -- Care and treatment
Health
Care and treatment
Innovations
Language
English
ISSN
1479-6694
Abstract
ABSTRACT The prognosis of follicular lymphoma (FL) has significantly improved over the last decade, particularly following the introduction of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab, which has challenged the old concept of FL as an incurable disease. However, the decision whether to start treatment in a patient with advanced FL or adopt a watch-and-wait policy remains a subject of controversy. Furthermore, the optimal first-line treatment for FL remains a clinical challenge owing to the numerous different therapeutic options available. In this review, the authors focus on the initial management of patients with newly diagnosed FL, consider the different treatment options for every stage, paying special consideration to the therapeutic approaches for each clinical scenario, and discuss future directions.
Author(s): David Aguiar-Bujanda [sup.[*]] [sup.aff1] , María Jesús Blanco-Sánchez [sup.aff1] , Pedro Jiménez-Gallego [sup.aff1] , Marta Mori-De Santiago [sup.aff1] , María Hernández-Sosa [sup.aff1] , Saray Galván-Ruíz [sup.aff1] , Samuel Hernández-Sarmiento [...]