title: Lymphoma 2006: classification and treatment.
abstract: The past 20 years have brought significant advances in our ability to manage patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. More precise classification systems, improvements in diagnosis and staging, and effective new treatments have improved outcomes and made cure a reasonable goal for many patients with these disorders. In this overview of the progress seen in the field over the past 2 decades, we describe a variety of advances for specific lymphomas, including diagnostic methods such as gene array studies and immunophenotyping and new treatment approaches.
authors.affiliation: Section of Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198, USA. joarmita@unmc.edu
authors.forename: James O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bierman
authors.forename: R Gregory
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bociek
authors.forename: Julie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vose
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D016896:Treatment Outcome