Treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the elderly: strategies integrating oncogeriatric themes.
December 2008
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volume 10, issue 5 pp 412-419.
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With an increasingly aged population, many patients will present with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in their 70s and 80s. Recently, several randomized studies have confirmed the benefit of rituximab in combination with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) and showed a substantial improvement in the outcome of fit elderly patients. This article reviews the efficacy and toxicity of the current treatment regimens applied for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in elderly patients and provides practical recommendations for the management of these patients.
Keywords
- female
- human
- male
- methodology
- Aged
- geriatrics
- oncology
- aging
- antineoplastic agent
- monoclonal antibody
- comorbidity
- rituximab
- large cell lymphoma
- palliative
