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==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
===Chemotherapy=== | ===Chemotherapy=== | ||
* Anaplastic large cell lymphoma usually responds well to chemotherapy, so it often has a good prognosis | |||
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma usually responds well to chemotherapy, so it often has a good prognosis | * It is treated with the same combinations of chemotherapy drugs used to treat other aggressive lymphomas | ||
* Drug Regimen:(CHOP)[[Cyclophosphamide]] | * Drug Regimen: (CHOP) [[Cyclophosphamide]] {{and}} [[Doxorubicin]] {{and}} [[Vincristine]] {{and}} [[Prednisone]] | ||
===Radiation therapy=== | ===Radiation therapy=== | ||
* Radiation therapy is most often given after chemotherapy | * Radiation therapy is most often given after chemotherapy | ||
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:* When the lymphoma cells are only in one area of the lymph nodes (stage I primary systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma) | :* When the lymphoma cells are only in one area of the lymph nodes (stage I primary systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma) | ||
:* For localized skin lesions in primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma | :* For localized skin lesions in primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma | ||
===Stem cell transplant=== | |||
* A stem cell transplant may be offered to some people with anaplastic large cell lymphoma who relapse after initial treatment | |||
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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
Chemotherapy
- Anaplastic large cell lymphoma usually responds well to chemotherapy, so it often has a good prognosis
- It is treated with the same combinations of chemotherapy drugs used to treat other aggressive lymphomas
- Drug Regimen: (CHOP) Cyclophosphamide AND Doxorubicin AND Vincristine AND Prednisone
Radiation therapy
- Radiation therapy is most often given after chemotherapy
- External beam radiation therapy may be used
- When the lymphoma cells are only in one area of the lymph nodes (stage I primary systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma)
- For localized skin lesions in primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Stem cell transplant
- A stem cell transplant may be offered to some people with anaplastic large cell lymphoma who relapse after initial treatment
- Overall better prognosis than other "Aggressive Lymphomas"
- ALK+ 5-year survival 70-80%
- ALK- 5-year survival 30-40%