Friday, December 14, 2007

Curing Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Researchers announce possible cure for mantle cell lymphoma.


Danish researchers may have found a cure for mantle cell lymphoma, according to a study presented at the American Society of Hematology meeting.

Researchers at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen used a "complex regimen that included immunochemotherapy" to treat "159 people with mantle cell lymphoma."

They administered "six cycles of immunochemotherapy, aimed at arousing the immune system, followed by high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support."

The researchers found that, among the "114 people who completed treatment, 72 percent were disease-free at five years."

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