Radioimmunotherapy of non-Hodgkin lymphomas - PubMed (original) (raw)

Review

. 2003 Jan 15;101(2):391-8.

doi: 10.1182/blood-2002-06-1793. Epub 2002 Sep 19.

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Radioimmunotherapy of non-Hodgkin lymphomas

Bruce D Cheson. Blood. 2003.

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Abstract

Enthusiasm for the use of monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, has markedly changed the approach to patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs). Nevertheless, more effective therapies are needed. Radioimmunotherapy as a form of targeted radiation therapy may add significantly to our therapeutic options. Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan, recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and iodine I 131 tositumomab have demonstrated a high level of activity in patients whose NHL has failed to respond to chemotherapy and rituximab. Toxicities have primarily included prolonged myelosuppression, with a potential risk of treatment-associated myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia. Ongoing clinical trials are attempting to better characterize the role of these promising agents.

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