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Successful Treatment of Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Stage I Nasal NK/T Cell Lymphoma: A Report of Two Cases
Nasal natural killer/T cell (NK/T cell) lymphoma is a rare subtype of lymphomas, being a subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a much worse prognosis than other subtypes. One reason for this worse prognosis is that nasal NK/T cell lymphoma is resistant to standard sequential chemoradiotherapy....
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Published in: | Anticancer research 2005-11, Vol.25 (6C), p.4403-4406 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Nasal natural killer/T cell (NK/T cell) lymphoma is a rare subtype of lymphomas, being a subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
with a much worse prognosis than other subtypes. One reason for this worse prognosis is that nasal NK/T cell lymphoma is resistant
to standard sequential chemoradiotherapy. Thus, we adopted concurrent chemoradiotherapy using a CHOP-like regimen for treating
stage I nasal NK/T cell lymphoma. Case 1 was treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy using 41-Gy irradiation with 12 cycles
of the CHOP-like regimen (THP-CVP). Case 2 was treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy using 50-Gy irradiation with 10 cycles
of THP-CVP. In both Case 1 and Case 2, the tumors disappeared after chemoradiotherapy. The Case 1 patient is still alive with
45 months free of relapse. The Case 2 patient is also still alive with 39 months free of relapse. These results suggest that
concurrent chemoradiotherapy using a CHOP-like regimen for stage I nasal NK/T cell lymphoma provided sufficient dose intensity
and may be a useful treatment option. |
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ISSN: | 0250-7005 1791-7530 |