Treatment of lymphosarcoma with fractionated total body irradiation

A series of patients with disseminated lymphosarcoma has been treated with fractionated total body irradiation. The majority of patients experienced excellent objective remissions of disease as indicated by 75 to 100% decrease in the size of the measurable tumor lesions. No gastro‐intestinal, neurol...

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Published in:Cancer 1967, Vol.20 (4), p.482-485
Main Authors: Johnson, Ralph E., Foley, H. Thomas, Swain, Robert W., O'Conor, Gregory T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - radiotherapy
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:A series of patients with disseminated lymphosarcoma has been treated with fractionated total body irradiation. The majority of patients experienced excellent objective remissions of disease as indicated by 75 to 100% decrease in the size of the measurable tumor lesions. No gastro‐intestinal, neurologic or other constitutional symptoms resulted from irradiation and the hematopoietic toxicity was minimal. The encouraging initial responses observed and the absence of serious side effects suggest this modality of therapy constitutes a potentially useful tool in the treatment of this disease.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(1967)20:4<482::AID-CNCR2820200404>3.0.CO;2-3