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SUBMITTER: Gopal AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3673760 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gopal Ajay K AK Guthrie Katherine A KA Rajendran Joseph J Pagel John M JM Oliveira George G Maloney David G DG Matesan Manuela C MC Storb Rainer F RF Press Oliver W OW
Blood 20110420 4
Nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplantation (NMAT) infrequently cures active chemoresistant, bulky, or aggressive B-cell lymphoma (B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma [B-NHL]). We hypothesized that ⁹⁰Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan-based NMAT would facilitate early cytoreduction in such patients promoting improved long-term disease control by the allogeneic graft. Forty high-risk B-NHL patients with persistent disease received 0.4 mCi/kg (maximum, 32 mCi/kg) ⁹⁰Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan, fludarabine, and 2 Gy total ...[more]