Mantle Cell Lymphoma
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Staging PET/CT better defines extent of mantle cell lymphoma
This type of imaging altered stage and management in nearly one-fifth of cases.
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Rituximab, bendamustine look better than chemo alone in MCL
The research confirms the benefit of adding novel agents to chemotherapy regimens in older patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
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Ibrutinib-rituximab induction yields ‘unprecedented’ responses in MCL
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND – In patients younger than 65 years old, two cycles of ibrutinib and rituximab followed by four cycles of chemotherapy...
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Ibrutinib/rituximab effective, safe as frontline treatment for older patients with MCL
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND –The chemotherapy-free combination was associated with a high objective response rate in patients with a median age of 71...
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Low-dose radiation therapy looks effective in hard-to-treat MCL
The treatment approach can be used safely with concurrent chemotherapy.
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Flavopiridol elicits poor response in mantle cell lymphoma, DLBCL
The researchers said the findings cast doubt on the ability of this CDK inhibitor to be effective in B-cell lymphomas.
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Bispecific CAR T-cell therapy yields complete responses in relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Development plans for anti-CD19, anti-CD20 therapy include phase 2 studies in mantle cell, CD19 CAR T cell relapsers.
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Obinutuzumab provides strong early responses in untreated MCL
AMSTERDAM – A minimal residual disease rate as high as 85% is “unprecedented” in this population of patients, the lead investigator of the LYMA-...
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CD23 expression linked to improved survival in MCL
Researchers found that mantle cell lymphoma cases that were CD23 positive had a higher frequency of leukemic nonnodal presentation and CD200...
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Atypical case of cutaneous MCL mimics SPTCL
The unusual case shows the importance of molecular cytogenetics and/or immunohistochemistry when making a diagnosis in panniculitis-type lymphomas...