Radioimmunotherapy consolidation and rituximab maintenance in the initial treatment of follicular lymphoma

EJNMMI Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-3

  Buchegger, Franz ^a,b   Press, Oliver W ^c,d  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicular lymphoma; Radioimmunotherapy consolidation; Rituximab maintenance

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUDARABINE; IBRITUMOMAB TIUXETAN; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; TOSITUMOMAB I 131; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER REGRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862244757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2191219X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-219X-1-7     Document Type: Letter

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