title: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the elderly. Part 1: Overview and treatment of follicular lymphoma.
abstract: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is one of a few malignancies that have been increasing in incidence over the past several decades. Likewise, these disorders are more common in elderly patients, with a median age of occurrence of 65 years. Therapy in elderly patients may be affected by multiple factors, especially attendant comorbidities. The approaches to management of these patients, with either indolent or aggressive disease processes, have been based on prospective clinical trial results, many of which have included a younger patient population. Fortunately, over the past decade, results of treatment trials that have targeted an older patient population have emerged. The disease incidence and treatment approaches for both follicular (part 1 of this article) and diffuse aggressive (part 2) histologies in elderly patients are reviewed, as well as the impact of aging on the care of these patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55471, USA. morri002@umn.edu
authors.forename: Vicki A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D000069283:Rituximab; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000069283:Rituximab