Thalidomide induced remission of refractory diffuse large B-Cell Lymphoma post-allogeneic SCT

S Tueger1, F E Chen, G Ahsan

  • 1Dept. of Haematology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Haematologica
|June 21, 2006
PubMed

Patients who relapse after High dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) for Diffuse large B cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) have a poor prognosis with a median survival of only 3-6 month.1-2 This case demonstrates the ability of thalidomide at low doses to induce durable response in a patient with DLBCL who relapsed after full intensity allogeneic transplantation.

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