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SUBMITTER: Olivieri A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3360906 | biostudies-other | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Olivieri Attilio A Gini Guido G Bocci Caterina C Montanari Mauro M Trappolini Silvia S Olivieri Jacopo J Brunori Marino M Catarini Massimo M Guiducci Barbara B Isidori Alessandro A Alesiani Francesco F Giuliodori Luciano L Marcellini Massimo M Visani Giuseppe G Poloni Antonella A Leoni Pietro P
The oncologist 20120424 5
<h4>Background</h4>Elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are a heterogeneous population; clinical trials have evaluated a minority of these patients.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Ninety-one elderly patients with DLBCL received tailored treatment based on a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). Three groups were identified: I, fit patients; II, patients with comorbidities; III, frail patients. Group I received 21-day cycles of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vin ...[more]