title: [Recent progress in the chemotherapy of malignant lymphoma].
abstract: Recent progress in the chemotherapy of malignant lymphoma is described from the viewpoint of survival advantage. Malignant lymphoma is classified into the following five major categories: aggressive lymphoma, indolent B-lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, T-lymphoblastic lymphoma and adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL). In aggressive lymphoma of advanced stages, recent multicenter phase III studies revealed that first-generation CHOP therapy remains the best available treatment. By multivariate analysis on prognostic factors of non-ATL lymphoma patients who were treated by the second generation LSG 4 protocol, CRP and total number of involved lesions were found to be significantly unfavorable factors. In non-ATL lymphoma, mainly B-lymphoma, three risk groups (low, intermediate and high) were identified. Similarly, the International Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Prognostic Factors Project proposed a new predictive model for survival of aggressive lymphoma patients. Such predictive models would be very useful in the design of future chemotherapy trials for aggressive lymphoma. In advanced-stage Hodgkin's disease, about two-thirds of patients are expected to be long-term survivors, thanks to state-of-the-art chemotherapy. A recent phase III study conducted by CALGB disclosed that MOPP/ABVD and ABVD are superior to MOPP. In ATL and indolent B-lymphoma, no state-of-the-art chemotherapy has been established. In order to improve the prognosis of both diseases, innovative treatment strategies should be pursued.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tobinai
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D008466:Mechlorethamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D011344:Procarbazine; D008466:Mechlorethamine; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone