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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
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|+ '''Treatment for anaplastic large cell lymphoma''' | |||
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! style="background: #4479BA;; color:#FFF;" | Chemotherapy | |||
! style="background: #4479BA;; color:#FFF;" | Radiotherapy | |||
! style="background: #4479BA;; color:#FFF;" | Stem cell transplant | |||
! style="background: #4479BA;; color:#FFF;" | Surgery | |||
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* Only used for people with extensive disease, where many areas of the skin are affected | |||
* Used for people cannot be treated with localized treatment | |||
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* External beam radiation therapy to the area (for localized disease) | |||
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* Surgery to remove the affected skin | |||
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* Drug Regimen: (CHOP) [[Cyclophosphamide]] {{and}} [[Doxorubicin]] {{and}} [[Vincristine]] {{and}} [[Prednisone]] | |||
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* May be offered | |||
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* May be offered | |||
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===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 | ||
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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
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| Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
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| Primary systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
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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%