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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
High-Dose Zevalin(R) With Tandem Stem Cell Infusion Produces 87 Percent Overall Survival in Relapsed/Refractory or High Risk Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
November 4th, 2008
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) announced that the Journal of Clinical Oncology has published the results of an innovative study that investigated high (bone marrow ablative) dose Zevalin(R) ([90Y]-ibritumomab tiuxetan) followed by autologous stem cell infusions among 30 patients (median age 62 years) with relapsed/refractory or high risk aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) not eligible for a chemotherapy-based transplant. High-dose myeloablative chemotherapy is an effective therapy for NHL but because it is associated with significant toxicities it is usually reserved for clinically fit and younger patients and therefore is not an option for many due to the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-11-04)
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