title: Sequential therapy with alternating short courses of R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) and R-FM (rituximab, fludarabine, mitoxantrone) followed by autologous stem cell transplantation results in long term remission in advanced follicular lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. & A. Seragnòli", Bologna, Italy. enrico.derenzini3@unibo.it.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Derenzini
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Casadei
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Broccoli
authors.forename: Letizia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfi
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Zinzani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D034261:Epothilones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000069283:Rituximab; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D034261:Epothilones; C571759:R-CHOP protocol; C506241:fludelone; D000069283:Rituximab; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008942:Mitoxantrone; D011241:Prednisone
keywords: autologous stem cell transplantation; follicular lymphoma; sequential therapy