Frontline treatments in extremely elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a population-based study in Taiwan, 2010–2015

Abstract Background The standard frontline therapy for patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is R-CHOP. However, patients older than 80 years are excluded from clinical trials. The importance of rituximab and anthracycline remains unknown in extremely elderly DLBCL patients. Here, we i...

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Main Authors: Huai-Hsuan Huang, Bor-Sheng Ko, Ho-Min Chen, Li-Ju Chen, Chen-Yu Wang, Fei-Yuan Hsiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Immunity & Ageing
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12979-020-00188-8