Conventional treatments for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: The need for new therapies

From: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine | Date: August 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

The purpose of this article is to review the management of nonHodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) from diagnosis through treatment, with a focus on some of the newer and highly promising treatments. Methods: The current treatment of low-grade NHL is discussed from the oncologist's perspective for the purpose of establishing a context for the development of radioimmunotherapy. Results: Despite considerable progress in our understanding of the pathophysiology of NHL, both the prevalence and incidence of these diseases are increasing. Oncologists in the U.S. and Europe currently are trying to use the ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Results of conventionally fractionated radiotherapy in supratentorial malignant glioma patients
; Sixty patients with the diagnosis of supratentorial...1997, were retrospectively analyzed. The patients had a median age of 47 years and a median...and glioblastoma multiforme in 39 (65%) patients. Median survival was 13 months for all...
Abdominal surgery in chronic hemodialysis patients
; The number of patients with end-stage renal disease who benefit from...abdominal surgery in chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients. A 7-year retrospective study was conducted including all the patients on CHD who underwent abdominal surgery in...
Adjusting IV iron and EPO doses in patients on hemodialysis prior to surgery: can we protect our patients from iron-deficiency anemia?(Continuing Education)(erythropoietin)
; ...increase the knowledge of those caring for patients on hemodialysis about adequate dosing...Examine the implications of anemia in patients on hemodialysis who are scheduled for...improve anemia management in presurgical patients on hemodiarysis. 3. Summarize patient...
Patients must see copies of professionals' letters: excluding patients from clinician-to-clinician correspondence is `no longer acceptable'. (news).
; NURSES WHO send letters about patients to other health professionals will soon...commitment made in the NHS Plan that from 2004 patients should receive copies of such correspondence...communicating among themselves about patients is no longer acceptable. `The old attitude...
Prevention of airway complications in thyroplasty patients requiring endotracheal intubation
; Patients who have undergone silicone vocal cord medialization and...frequency of postintubation complications. We identified 82 patients who had undergone vocal cord medialization with silicone implants between 1991 and 1995. Seventeen of these patients underwent additional surgical procedures requiring ...
Patients get more control; Health In association with the NHS North of Tyne Patients in the region are to be offered greater choice and flexibility regarding hospital appointments under a new campaign. EMILY COADY-STEMP reports.(Features)
; ...choose. That's the message being given to patients, who now have more control over where...campaign aims to increase the number of patients who exercise their right to pick a hospital...and Northumberland Care Trust said: NHS patients now have more control over when and where...
Patients' survey is check-up on GPs' services Derbyshire patients can give their GPs a check-up after the results of the biggest ever survey of practices in England were published online. And most surgeries in the county were given a clean bill of health. Natalie Murphy reports.
; Derbyshire patients can give their GPs a check-up after...The family GP is often the first place patients turn when illness strikes. But before...the people who know them best - the patients. Thousands were asked to rate different...
A Retrospective Study of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Postoperative Patients Shows a Higher Mortality Rate in Patients Receiving Nasogastric Tube Feeding
; ...of morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. Though most studies have focused on...postoperative ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients undergoing elective operations. We hypothesized...influencing morbidity and mortality in these patients. We conducted a retrospective review...
FDG PET imaging in patients with lymphoma: A clinical perspective
; ...was obtained for 28 of 30 patients. What is the relevance of...and high-grade disease. Low-grade NHL accounts for 40% of new cases...considered incurable. The patients usually present with advanced-sta...limited disease in the few patients with early stage I disease, because these ...
Challenges in managing anemia in patients returning to dialysis after transplant failure.(Sponsored Educational Supplement)
; Patients who initiate dialysis secondary to a failed kidney transplant have an increased risk of anemia compared with patients who have no history of transplantation. The propensity for severe anemia among patients with allograft dysfunction is of particular concern given the growing size...