Treatment of localized aggressive lymphomas with combination chemotherapy followed by involved-field radiation therapy.
Longo D, Glatstein E, Duffey P, Ihde D, Hubbard S, Fisher R, Jaffe E, Gilliom M, Young R, DeVita V. Treatment of localized aggressive lymphomas with combination chemotherapy followed by involved-field radiation therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1989, 7: 1295-302. PMID: 2788716, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1989.7.9.1295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvolved field radiation therapyRadiation therapyComplete remissionAggressive lymphomaCoronary artery bypass surgeryInvolved-field radiation therapyEarly hematogenous disseminationLocalized aggressive lymphomaTreatment-related deathsClinical stage IHigh-dose methotrexateArtery bypass surgeryCombination chemotherapy programsCycles of treatmentMedian followAggressive histologyBypass surgeryLeucovorin rescueChemotherapy programCombination chemotherapyHospital admissionLocal therapyHematogenous disseminationEffective treatmentLymphoma histology