How do you approach frontline treatment for an elderly patient with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL)?
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Medical Oncology · University of Maryland Cancer Center
More information is needed. As you know, there are four clinical variants of ATL that differ in clinical presentation, prognosis and need for treatment. Are you dealing with acute, lymphoma-type, or unfavorable chronic-type ATL? If so, for elderly patients (≥70 years), a CHOP or CHOP-like regimen, b...