Targeted Therapies for the Treatment of Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas: Present and Future.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.

Published: May 2016

Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas (NHL) are a diverse group of malignancies and as such treatment can vary based on the different biological characteristics of each malignancy. Significant advancements are being made in the treatment and outcomes of this group of malignancies. This is in large part due to novel targeted drug therapies that are being used in combination with traditional chemotherapy. Here, we discuss several new lines of therapy that are being developed or are in current use for pediatric patients with NHL.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4932546PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph9020028DOI Listing

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