What would you recommend for a stage I diffuse large B cell lymphoma (IPI 0-1) involving a single lymph node that is completely removed with an excisional biopsy?
Would you recommend RCHOP x 3-6 or RCHOP x 3 + ISRT? If you end up doing ISRT, would your target be any different than the principles that guide ISRT? Would you treat to a lower dose than 30 Gy?
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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center
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Some more info woud be helpful such as age of pt, size and location of node, margins of resection. In general 6 cycles of RCHOP is prefered with RT in almost all instances. 3 cycles is reserved for the most favorable patients. I would add ISRT adhering to recent guidelines from Intl Lymphoma Radiati...
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