Reassessing the standard of care in indolent lymphoma: A clinical update to improve clinical practice

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2010, Pages

  Rummel, Mathias ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CLL; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Follicular lymphoma; NHL; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; SLL; Small lymphocytic lymphoma; Waldenstr m's macroglobulinemia

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; BENDAMUSTINE; BORTEZOMIB; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; EVEROLIMUS; FLUDARABINE; FOSTAMATINIB DISODIUM; IBRITUMOMAB TIUXETAN; LENALIDOMIDE; LUMILIXIMAB; MITOXANTRONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OFATUMUMAB; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; TOSITUMOMAB I 131; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ANEMIA; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOPENIA; DIARRHEA; FATIGUE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INDOLENT LYMPHOMA; INFECTION; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; LYMPHOCYTOMA; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA; MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; NODAL MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; VOMITING; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

EID: 77958453957     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2010.0129     Document Type: Review

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