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Ten-year follow-up after intense chemoimmunotherapy with Rituximab-HyperCVAD alternating with Rituximab-high dose methotrexate/cytarabine (R-MA) and without stem cell transplantation in patients with untreated aggressive mantle cell lymphomaJorge E Romaguera
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Br J Haematol 150:200-8. 2010..We conclude that intense chemoimmunotherapy without stem cell transplantation is effective for untreated aggressive MCL...
Lymphoma of the colonJorge Romaguera
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 21:80-4. 2005..Emphasis is on new entities such as mantle cell (MCL) and marginal zone (MZL) lymphomas. Presenting symptoms and signs are described where applicable and treatment and prognosis are covered briefly...
High rate of durable remissions after treatment of newly diagnosed aggressive mantle-cell lymphoma with rituximab plus hyper-CVAD alternating with rituximab plus high-dose methotrexate and cytarabineJorge E Romaguera
Department of Lymphoma, Unit 429, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:7013-23. 2005..To determine the response, failure-free survival (FFS), and overall survival rates and toxicity of rituximab plus an intense chemotherapy regimen in patients with previously untreated aggressive mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL)...
Phase I trial of bortezomib in combination with rituximab-HyperCVAD alternating with rituximab, methotrexate and cytarabine for untreated aggressive mantle cell lymphomaJorge E Romaguera
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd 429, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Br J Haematol 151:47-53. 2010..In particular, there was no pulmonary or neurological dose-limiting toxicity, showing that bortezomib can be safely combined with R-HyperCVAD and R-M/A...
Mantle cell lymphoma: Frontline and salvage therapyJorge E Romaguera
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, Unit 429, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Curr Hematol Malig Rep 3:204-9. 2008..New insights into resistance pathways and new drugs created to inhibit them offer great promise in the treatment of newly diagnosed and previously treated MCL...
Expression of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E predicts clinical outcome in patients with mantle cell lymphoma treated with hyper-CVAD and rituximab, alternating with rituximab, high-dose methotrexate, and cytarabineKedar V Inamdar
Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 115:4727-36. 2009..However, the clinical significance of eIF4E expression in MCL is unknown...
A prospective randomized study to compare the molecular response rates between central lymphatic irradiation and intensive alternating triple chemotherapy in the treatment of stage I-III follicular lymphomaChul S Ha
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63:188-93. 2005..MR was defined as disappearance of t(14;18) (q32;q21) amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...
International prognostic index-based outcomes for diffuse large B-cell lymphomasRichard B Wilder
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 4009, USA
Cancer 94:3083-8. 2002..We present the results of doxorubicin-based chemotherapy with or without involved-field radiotherapy for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) according to the international prognostic index (IPI)...
Proliferation predicts failure-free survival in mantle cell lymphoma patients treated with rituximab plus hyperfractionated cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone alternating with rituximab plus high-dose methotrexate and cytarabineMar Garcia
Department of Hematopathology, Box 72, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cancer 115:1041-8. 2009....
Phase II study of proteasome inhibitor bortezomib in relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomaAndre Goy
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 459, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:667-75. 2005..Evaluate efficacy and toxicity of bortezomib in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma...
Phase II study of denileukin diftitox for relapsed/refractory B-Cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomaNam H Dang
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 429, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 22:4095-102. 2004..A phase II study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of denileukin diftitox for relapsed or refractory B-cell NHL...
Frequency of gastrointestinal involvement and its clinical significance in mantle cell lymphomaJorge E Romaguera
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Cancer 97:586-91. 2003..The impact of endoscopic assessment on the management of MCL patients is unknown...
Fludarabine, mitoxantrone, dexamethasone (FND) compared with an alternating triple therapy (ATT) regimen in patients with stage IV indolent lymphomaApostolia M Tsimberidou
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
Blood 100:4351-7. 2002..In conclusion, both regimens were associated with high rates of response and survival. ATT was associated with substantially longer FFS, but it was more toxic than FND...
Phase 2 trial of rituximab plus hyper-CVAD alternating with rituximab plus methotrexate-cytarabine for relapsed or refractory aggressive mantle cell lymphomaMichael Wang
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Cancer 113:2734-41. 2008....
Phase II clinical trial of interleukin-12 in patients with relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's diseaseAnas Younes
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Clin Cancer Res 10:5432-8. 2004..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical activity and toxicity of recombinant human Interleukin (IL)-12 in patients with relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) or Hodgkin's disease (HD)...
Pentostatin in T-non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: efficacy and effect on CD26+ T lymphocytesNam H Dang
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Oncol Rep 10:1513-8. 2003..We therefore conclude that while pentostatin is a safe and active agent for T-NHL regardless of CD26 expression, it may selectively deplete CD26+ T lymphocytes, with potentially significant clinical implications...
Outcomes using doxorubicin-based chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy for early-stage peripheral T-cell lymphomasHoon K Lee
Department of Radiation Oncology, Box 97, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
Leuk Lymphoma 43:1769-75. 2002..Based on the significant risk of relapse at the initial site of disease, different approaches, including chemotherapy with concomitant radiotherapy to doses > or = 45 Gy, warrant investigation...
CD20 expression in Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells of classical Hodgkin's disease: associations with presenting features and clinical outcomeGeorge Z Rassidakis
Department of Lymphoma-Myeloma, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 20:1278-87. 2002..CONCLUSION: CD20 is expressed by HRS cells in 22% of patients with classical HD but is not associated with different FFS after treatment with equivalent regimens...
Pixantrone dimaleate in combination with fludarabine, dexamethasone, and rituximab in patients with relapsed or refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma: phase 1 study with a dose-expansion cohortTomasz P Srokowski
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Cancer 117:5067-73. 2011..FND-R, a combination regimen of fludarabine, mitoxantrone, dexamethasone, and rituximab, has been shown to be an effective regimen for low-grade lymphomas...
Dose-related safety and immunogenicity of baculovirus-expressed trivalent influenza vaccine: a double-blind, controlled trial in adult patients with non-Hodgkin B cell lymphomaAmar Safdar
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Infect Dis 194:1394-7. 2006..For each vaccine, the highest frequencies of increases in neutralizing antibody levels and the highest mean titers occurred in those given the 135- microg vaccine...
Usefulness of flow cytometric immunophenotyping for bone marrow staging in patients with mantle cell lymphoma after therapyWei Liu
Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA
Am J Clin Pathol 137:634-40. 2012..We conclude that FCI is more sensitive than morphologic examination of BM at the time of restaging in patients with MCL and that positivity by only FCI in BM often correlates with concurrent disease or subsequent relapse...
HDM-2 inhibition suppresses expression of ribonucleotide reductase subunit M2, and synergistically enhances gemcitabine-induced cytotoxicity in mantle cell lymphomaRichard J Jones
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Blood 118:4140-9. 2011..These findings provide a framework for translation of the rational combination of an HDM-2 and RNR inhibitor to the clinic for patients with relapsed wtp53 MCL...
Temsirolimus downregulates p21 without altering cyclin D1 expression and induces autophagy and synergizes with vorinostat in mantle cell lymphomaVictor Y Yazbeck
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex 77030, USA
Exp Hematol 36:443-50. 2008..To investigate the mechanisms of antiproliferative effect induced by the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor temsirolimus in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)...
Phase 2 study of gemcitabine in combination with rituximab in patients with recurrent or refractory Hodgkin lymphomaYasuhiro Oki
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 112:831-6. 2008..The objective of this phase 2 trial was to investigate the activity of gemcitabine in combination with rituximab in patients with recurring or refractory HL...
Immunosuppression and infectious complications in patients with stage IV indolent lymphoma treated with a fludarabine, mitoxantrone, and dexamethasone regimenApostolia-Maria Tsimberidou
Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 104:345-53. 2005..The overall safety profile for FND was good. However, patients should be monitored for opportunistic infections, and prophylactic antibiotics are recommended, particularly against PCP...
Activity of interferon-alpha and isotretinoin in patients with advanced, refractory lymphoid malignanciesApostolia-Maria Tsimberidou
Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 100:574-80. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: IFN-alpha and isotretinoin combination therapy had antitumor activity and was well tolerated in heavily pretreated patients with lymphoid malignancies...
The utility of interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization for the detection of the translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32) in the diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma on fine-needle aspiration specimensNancy P Caraway
Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 105:110-8. 2005....
Successful treatment of a free-moving abdominal mass with radiation therapy guided by cone-beam computed tomography: a case reportBouthaina Dabaja
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Med Case Reports 4:329. 2010..Because tumors in the abdomen can change position, targeting these tumors for radiation therapy should be done with caution; use of daily image-guided radiation therapy is advised...
Thalidomide for patients with recurrent lymphomaBarbara Pro
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 100:1186-9. 2004..However, its activity against other lymphoid tumors is unknown. The authors reported their experience with thalidomide in patients with recurrent/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma and in patients with Hodgkin disease...
Phase II multicenter study of oblimersen sodium, a Bcl-2 antisense oligonucleotide, in combination with rituximab in patients with recurrent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomaBarbara Pro
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Br J Haematol 143:355-60. 2008..In conclusion, oblimersen sodium can be safely combined with rituximab. The combination appears to be most beneficial in patients with indolent NHL and warrants further investigation in a large randomized trial...
Update of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center experience with hyper-CVAD and rituximab for the treatment of mantle cell and Burkitt-type lymphomasLuis Fayad
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma 8:S57-62. 2007..Toxicity is mainly hematologic and significant, but expected...
Fludarabine-melphalan as a preparative regimen for reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic stem cell transplantation in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma: the updated M.D. Anderson Cancer Center experiencePaolo Anderlini
The U T M D Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 423, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Haematologica 93:257-64. 2008..We here present an update of our single-center experience with fludarabine-melphalan as a preparative regimen...
Immunotherapy for low-grade non-hodgkin secondary lymphoma of the orbitBita Esmaeli
Ophthalmology Section, Department of Plastic Surgery, Box 443, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 120:1225-7. 2002
Phase 2 study of fludarabine and paclitaxel in patients with recurrent low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomaBarbara Pro
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Leuk Lymphoma 47:1818-21. 2006..The combination of fludarabine and paclitaxel has clinical activity in patients with recurrent low-grade NHL...
Safety and efficacy of once-per-cycle pegfilgrastim in support of ABVD chemotherapy in patients with Hodgkin lymphomaAnas Younes
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Eur J Cancer 42:2976-81. 2006..Pegfilgrastim was found to be safe in support of ABVD chemotherapy that is administered every 14 d. Pegfilgrastim was also effective in maintaining ABVD dose intensity, and keeping planned dose of chemotherapy on schedule...
A pilot study of rituximab in patients with recurrent, classic Hodgkin diseaseAnas Younes
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, The University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 98:310-4. 2003..Rituximab is used to primarily deplete normal B cells from HD lesions...
Pegfilgrastim administered in a single fixed dose is effective in inducing neutrophil count recovery after paclitaxel and topotecan chemotherapy in patients with relapsed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphomaBarbara Pro
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Leuk Lymphoma 47:481-5. 2006..In these previously treated patients with NHL, a single dose of pegfilgrastim was effective in promoting neutrophil count recovery after paclitaxel and topotecan, and allowed patients to receive the next planned dose on time...
Use of bortezomib in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomaMichael Wang
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 429, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 6:983-91. 2006..Mantle cell lymphoma was significantly more sensitive to bortezomib than other non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Bortezomib may have far-reaching potential in the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma...
Myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukemia following therapy for indolent lymphoma with fludarabine, mitoxantrone, and dexamethasone (FND) plus rituximab and interferon alphaPeter McLaughlin
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 429, Houston, USA
Blood 105:4573-5. 2005..MDS with features classically associated with DNA-damaging agents can occur following therapy with FND, with or without rituximab, and IFN-alpha...
Role of the microenvironment in mantle cell lymphoma: IL-6 is an important survival factor for the tumor cellsLiang Zhang
Department of Lymphoma Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, Center for Cancer Immunology Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Blood 120:3783-92. 2012..Hence, our study identifies IL-6 as a key cytokine for MCL growth and survival and suggests that targeting the IL-6 pathway may be a novel way to improve the efficacy of chemotherapy in MCL patients...
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma: a report of 14 cases and a review of the literatureAndres O Soriano
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Am J Hematol 82:725-8. 2007..A better understanding of the biology of FDCS could guide our efforts in the development of new treatment modalities for this rare disease...
Results with chemotherapy comprised of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone followed by radiotherapy with or without prechemotherapy surgical debulking for patients with bulky, aggressive lymphomaRichard B Wilder
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 4009, USA
Cancer 94:601-5. 2002....
Evaluation of peripheral blood involvement of mantle cell lymphoma by fluorescence in situ hybridization in comparison with immunophenotypic and morphologic findingsJun Gu
Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Mod Pathol 17:553-60. 2004....
CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsies in patients with haematologic malignancies and undiagnosed pulmonary lesionsSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Hematol Oncol 28:75-81. 2010....
Improvement of overall and failure-free survival in stage IV follicular lymphoma: 25 years of treatment experience at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterQi Liu
Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:1582-9. 2006..The apparent plateau in the FFS curve, starting approximately 8 to 10 years from the beginning of treatment, raises the issue of the potential curability of these patients...
Real-time RT-PCR assay for quantifying cyclin D1 mRNA in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomasL Jeffrey Medeiros
Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Mod Pathol 15:556-64. 2002..This method is rapid, can be applied to the analysis of fluid specimens, and obviates the need for time-consuming and laborious detection methods that are required by traditional semi-quantitative RT-PCR methods...
A severe combined immunodeficient-hu in vivo mouse model of human primary mantle cell lymphomaMichael Wang
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Clin Cancer Res 14:2154-60. 2008..To establish a severe combined immunodeficient (SCID)-hu in vivo mouse model of human primary mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) for the study of the biology and novel therapy of human MCL...
Atiprimod inhibits the growth of mantle cell lymphoma in vitro and in vivo and induces apoptosis via activating the mitochondrial pathwaysMichael Wang
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Blood 109:5455-62. 2007..Cell apoptosis was induced mainly via activation of the AIF pathway. These results support the use of atiprimod as a potential agent in MCL chemotherapy...
Long-term follow-up of a prospective study of combined modality therapy for stage I-II indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphomaJohn F Seymour
Department of Haematology, The Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Clin Oncol 21:2115-22. 2003..This apparent improvement is being further explored in an ongoing randomized trial...
Immunotherapy in mantle cell lymphoma: anti-CD20-based therapy and beyondYuhong Zhou
Department of Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Am J Hematol 83:144-9. 2008..A Phase I/II study is ongoing to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the efficacy of lenalidomide in combination with Rituximab for relapsed/refractory MCL. This review summarizes the latest and exciting advances in MCL...
Mantle Cell International Prognostic Index (MIPI) not prognostic after R-hyper-CVADJatin J Shah
Blood 112:2583; author reply 2583-4. 2008
