How do you treat a young woman of child bearing age group diagnosed with primary CNS lymphoma?
The CALGB regimen is quite complicated.
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
The first step is to check HIV serology to ensure that the patient is HIV negative as HIV+ve patients would need to antiretroviral therapy promptly along with chemotherapy or the prognosis is dismal. If patient is young and fit the initial approach is similar in both HIV +ve and -ve patients. Assumi...
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