title: Preliminary results of chemoradiotherapy followed (or not ) by active immunotherapy of stage III and IV lymphosarcoma and reticulosarcoma: correlation of the results with WHO categorization.
abstract: One hundred and one patients with advanced (stage III and IV) LS and RS at the first presentation of the disease or on relapse were treated with a regimen combining initial chemotherapy, complementary radiotherapy on "icebergs," supplementary chemotherapy, and finally, active immunotherapy. The overall complete remission rate was about 79% for LS and 73% for RS. About 50% of the patients were still in remission for both diseases after 2 years; 60% with LS were still alive after 2 years and 44% with Rs. This study shows the useful prognostic value of the WHO classification for LS and RS: the prognosis of prolymphocytic (centrofollicular) LS is far better than that of the lymphoblastic type, which is itself better than that of the very poor prognostic immunoblastic type. The prognosis of RS is intermediate between that of the best prognostic type and that of the poorest prognostic type of LS.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001500:BCG Vaccine