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How would you approach a patient with advanced stage DLBCL with a single-site of residual FDG-avid disease after completion of R-CHOP in the frontline setting?

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Medical Oncology · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

First would be to assess the residual activity level (e.g. PS 4 or 5), as sometimes a short-interval PET may show improvement. If concern is for residual disease in setting of PET showing partial response, I would consider biopsy of the residual site prior to making any changes in therapy.

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