Follicular Lymphoma
Researchers at St. Bartholomew's Hospital have published new data on follicular lymphoma
Published in Hematology Week, August 20th, 2007
In this recently published article, scientists in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To study the clinical significance of transformation to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in patients with follicular lymphoma (FL). From 1972 to 1999, 325 patients were diagnosed with FL at St Bartholomew's Hospital (London, United Kingdom). With a median follow-up of 15 years, progression occurred in 186 patients and biopsy-proven transformation in 88 of the 325."
"The overall repeat biopsy rate was 70%. Results The risk of histologic transformation (HT) by 10 years was 28%, HT not yet having been observed after 16.2 years. The risk was higher in patients with advanced...
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Source: Hematology Week (2007-08-20)
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