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SUBMITTER: Friedberg JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2597584 | biostudies-other | 2008 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Seminars in hematology 20080701 3 Suppl 2
Despite remaining an incurable disease, overall survival improvements have been noted in patients with advanced-stage follicular lymphoma. The Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) is a robust prognostic index in this disease, and continues to provide prognostic information in the rituximab era. Rituximab has significantly changed the management of follicular lymphoma, and the most dramatic impact of rituximab is observed in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy. However, ...[more]