Journal article
The Adverse Consequences of Initial Watchful Waiting for Patients With Follicular Lymphoma
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with low tumor burden follicular lymphoma (FL) are commonly managed with watchful waiting (WW). The incidence of organ dysfunction and/or transformation at disease progression, and subsequent impact on outcomes is poorly understood.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients managed with WW during 1994 to 2011 were identified through the Alberta Lymphoma Database. Individuals receiving immediate rituximab (R)-chemotherapy were …
Authors
Davies GA; Ghosh S; Oh DH; Manna M; Peters AC; Stewart CA; Stewart DA
Journal
Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia, Vol. 18, No. 12, pp. 829–835
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.clml.2018.08.015
ISSN
2152-2650