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==Medical Therapy==


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|+ '''Treatment of extranodal NK-T-cell lymphoma<ref name= canadiancancer>Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/types-of-nhl/extranodal-nk-t-cell-lymphoma-nasal-type/?region=on. Accessed on February 02, 2016 </ref>'''
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Radiation therapy
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* If extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma is confined to the nose or nasal passages, external beam radiation therapy is used
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Chemotherapy
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* Chemotherapy is often added to radiation therapy to treat extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma
* If extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma is more widespread, then chemotherapy may be more intense and higher doses may be used
* Drug regimen: (CHOP) [[Cyclophosphamide]] {{and}} [[Doxorubicin]]  {{and}} [[Vincristine]] {{and}} [[Prednisone]]
* CNS Prophylaxis: [[Methotrexate]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Stem cell transplant
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* May be offered to some people with extranodal NK/T-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

Treatment of extranodal NK-T-cell lymphoma[1]
Therapy Description
Radiation therapy
  • If extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma is confined to the nose or nasal passages, external beam radiation therapy is used
Chemotherapy
  • Chemotherapy is often added to radiation therapy to treat extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma
  • If extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma is more widespread, then chemotherapy may be more intense and higher doses may be used
  • Drug regimen: (CHOP) Cyclophosphamide AND Doxorubicin AND Vincristine AND Prednisone
  • CNS Prophylaxis: Methotrexate
Stem cell transplant
  • May be offered to some people with extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma who relapse after initial treatment

References

  1. ↑ Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/types-of-nhl/extranodal-nk-t-cell-lymphoma-nasal-type/?region=on. Accessed on February 02, 2016


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