Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
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Pol. Merkur. Lekarski · May 2015
Case Reports[Ten years progression-free survival obtained in a patient with mantle cell lymphoma].
Mantle cell lymphoma is a rare aggressive lymphoma derived from B cells, characterized by rapid progression and subsequent recurrence. It is considered to be an incurable disease, with exception of a certain group of patients treated with an autogenic stem cell transplantation. The mean survival time is three years, after applying the conventional regimen based on COP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone) or CHOP chemotherapy (COP + doxorubicin). ⋯ The present case reports ten years progression-free survival in a female patient with mantle cell lymphoma with baseline clinical stage IVB (MIPI 5), treated with nine courses of CHOP chemotherapy. Rituximab was added from 3 to 8 course. The complete clinical, radiological and histopathological response has been obtained.