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Follicular Lymphoma
Treatment with the Zevalin(R) Therapeutic Regimen as Sole Therapy Produces 83 Percent Complete Response Rate in Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Orbital Lymphoma
February 3rd, 2009
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) announced results of a study published by Esmaeli, et al. online on January 15, 2009 in the Annals of Oncology demonstrating that rituximab followed by single agent Zevalin (ibritumomab tiuxetan) in a front-line setting for patients with MALT lymphoma and low- grade follicular lymphoma that primarily involved the conjunctiva or orbit produced a complete response rate of 83 percent. Ocular adnexal lymphoma (OAL) defined as lymphoma affecting the orbit, eyelid and conjunctiva is the most frequent primary malignant tumor of the orbit in adults, accounting for approximately 55 percent of all orbital tumors. MALT lymphoma...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-03)
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