Clinical spectrum and prognosis of follicular lymphoma with blastoid transformation: Case series and a review of the literature

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 955-962

  Vaidyanathan, Gayatri ^a   Ngamphaiboon, Nuttapong ^b   Hernandez Ilizaliturri, Francisco J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastoid transformation; Double hit; Follicular lymphoma; Rituximab

Indexed keywords

CLOFARABINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA WITH BLASTOID TRANSFORMATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; ONCOGENE C MYC; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTO ONCOGENE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 79960230379     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: 14320584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-011-1162-y     Document Type: Review

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