Repository Offers Clues About Young Adult Classical HL
Immune abnormalities persist in young adult classical Hodgkin lymphoma (YAcHL) patients long after cure. Yet, new research presented at the most recent Annual ASH Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans pointed out the difficulties in assessing whether those issues existed prior to diagnosis.
What Increases Survival Rates in Older Veterans with DLBCL?
The most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and its incidence steadily increases with age, according to recent research.
Better Understanding Leads to New Treatment Options for Follicular Lymphoma
Already a presumptive condition for Vietnam-era veterans exposed to Agent Orange and military personnel who were at Camp Lejeune in the mid-20th century, follicular lymphoma is also one of the presumptive conditions associated with burn put for Gulf War era and post-9/11 veterans under the new PACT Act. Recent advances have provided a greater understanding of the biological changes that precede the development of FL, a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and treatment options are improving.
Understanding Mechanisms Leading to B-Myeloid Lineage Switching in CLL
Lineage-switching is a mechanism that can lead to treatment resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and, though it’s a rare occurrence, it can be fatal.