Replacement of conventional doxorubicin by pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in standard RCHOP chemotherapy for elderly diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma: a retrospective study in China.

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most frequent type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in adults, and approximately 50% of cases of DLBCL occur in patients above the age of 60. Although RCHOP regimen was established as the standard therapy for DLBCL patients, there are still a large number of DLBCL patients who can't bear the toxicity of doxorubicin, especially in elderly patients. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) offers a new strategy for elderly DLBCL patients.