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Would you recommend allogeneic stem cell transplantation for consolidation in a patient with follicular lymphoma who relapsed within 13 months of initial chemo-immunotherapy?  

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Hematology · University of California Irvine

It depends so much on the patient, especially age. I think with CART being approved in FL, I’d probably hold allo until after CART in most cases.

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Medical Oncology · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Updated answer - 9/18/23

The role for allogeneic stem cell transplantation in follicular lymphoma has become increasingly narrow as the therapeutic armamentarium has expanded. In the current state, even for early-relapsing patients, it would generally not be an early consideration; such patients are...

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