Rituximab used in three cases with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Mol Clin Oncol

Departments of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun 55220, Turkey.

Published: May 2013

Relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) patients have a poor prognosis. New treatment modalities have been used to improve survival rates in children with relapsed or refractory B-NHL. CD20 is expressed in >98% of childhood B-NHL and a chimeric anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, rituximab, is increasingly being used at relapse. The aim of the present study was to determine the efficacy of rituximab on relapsed B-NHL. Three B-NHL cases were treated successfully with a combination of intensive chemotherapy protocol plus rituximab.

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