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What is your approach to curative-intent therapy for a young, fit patient with newly-diagnosed monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T cell lymphoma (MEITL)?

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Medical Oncology · University of Maryland Cancer Center

If >= 10% of the cells express CD30 by IHC, I would treat with BV+CHP x 6 cycles rather than CHOP according to the ECHELON-2 trial (although this trial included only 3 patients with EATL). Historically, the 5-year OS rate with anthracycline-based chemotherapy alone is approximately 10 to 20%, so for...

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