Splenic marginal zone lymphoma medical therapy
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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