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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
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|+ '''Treatment of Splenic marginal zone lymphoma''' | |+ '''Treatment of Splenic marginal zone lymphoma<ref name= canadiancancer> Splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/types-of-nhl/splenic-marginal-zone-lymphoma/?region=on Accessed on December 23,2015</ref>''' | ||
! style="background: #4479BA; color:#FFF;" | Therapy | ! style="background: #4479BA; color:#FFF;" | Therapy | ||
! style="background: #4479BA; color:#FFF;" | Description | ! style="background: #4479BA; color:#FFF;" | Description | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: # | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Watchful waiting | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | People may not need treatment right away unless they have symptoms | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | People may not need treatment right away unless they have symptoms | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: # | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Splenectomy | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Often respond very well when their spleen is removed with surgery | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Often respond very well when their spleen is removed with surgery | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: # | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Radiation Therapy | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | When a splenectomy is not an option, external beam radiation therapy to the spleen | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | When a splenectomy is not an option, external beam radiation therapy to the spleen | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: # | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Chemotherapy | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Doesn’t respond as well to chemotherapy. | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Doesn’t respond as well to chemotherapy. | ||
*Chemotherapy drugs that may be used include: [[Fludarabine]], [[Cladribine]], [[Pentostatin]] | *Chemotherapy drugs that may be used include: [[Fludarabine]], [[Cladribine]], [[Pentostatin]] | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: # | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Biological therapy | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Rituximab (Rituxan) may be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy. | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Rituximab (Rituxan) may be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]
Overview
Medical Therapy
| Therapy | Description |
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| Watchful waiting | People may not need treatment right away unless they have symptoms |
| Splenectomy | Often respond very well when their spleen is removed with surgery |
| Radiation Therapy | When a splenectomy is not an option, external beam radiation therapy to the spleen |
| Chemotherapy | Doesn’t respond as well to chemotherapy.
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| Biological therapy | Rituximab (Rituxan) may be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy. |
References
- ↑ Splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/types-of-nhl/splenic-marginal-zone-lymphoma/?region=on Accessed on December 23,2015