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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Jeong SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7386895 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Extranodal natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is a distinct subtype of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma mainly involving the nasal area. Since the entity was first recognized, treatment strategies have been evolving from anthracycline-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy to L-asparaginase containing regimens and recently immune checkpoint inhibitors. With the currently used combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy, more than 70% of patients with localized disease can be cured. L-asparaginase contain ...[more]