HEMATOLOGY

The Spectrum of Double Hit Lymphomas

Sep 16, 2017 by in HEMATOLOGY Comments Off on The Spectrum of Double Hit Lymphomas

Double-hit lymphomas (DHLs) characterize a unique subset of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. DHL typically presents in older adults with high-risk clinical features. This entity carries a significantly inferior prognosis compared with…

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Management of Relapsed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Sep 16, 2017 by in HEMATOLOGY Comments Off on Management of Relapsed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Second-line therapy options for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that is refractory to, or relapses after, current rituximab-containing primary therapy continue to evolve. For younger patients, salvage therapy…

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Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Sep 16, 2017 by in HEMATOLOGY Comments Off on Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presents as limited-stage disease in approximately 30% of cases. Historically, therapy relied on a combined modality of abbreviated chemotherapy followed by involved-field radiotherapy (IFRT). Due to…

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Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer

Sep 14, 2017 by in HEMATOLOGY Comments Off on Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer

The treatment of patients with good performance status and advanced stage non–small cell lung cancer has been based on the use of first-line platinum-based doublet and second-line docetaxel. Immunotherapy represents…

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New Targets in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Sep 14, 2017 by in HEMATOLOGY Comments Off on New Targets in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

With the implementation of genomic technologies into clinical practice, we have examples of the predictive benefit of targeted therapy for oncogene-addicted cancer and identified molecular dependencies in non–small cell lung…

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