Treatment of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL)
III. Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
Monoclonal antibodies are designed in a laboratory to target specific cells.
Rituximab is the most common monoclonal antibody therapy.
This therapy may be used in combination with chemotherapy.
IV. Radioimmunotherapy
Radioimmunotherapy makes use of monoclonal antibodies to deliver radiation to the malignant cells. The antibodies attach themselves to a cancer cell and directly deliver a dose of radiation.
This mode of treatment has been employed to treat certain types of B-cell lymphoma when it recurs or if the lymphoma does not respond to other treatment.
I am a new nonhodgkins lymphoma stage 2 patient. I would love to visit with others that are in the processs of treatment. Carol
Hi , my father is corrrectly being diagnosed with NHL case of stage III. He has large B cell type lymphoma , with swelling in neck area. He is receiving his 4th chemotherapy , and is fit from exterior. How many chemo shots youhave undertaken. Can you please share your experience ?
I was not aware that the NHL can arise in the brain. I thought that the brain area was a priviledged site, an area that is in no contact with our immune system [blood and lymphatics]. Please explain further.
Frequent use of phenoxyacetic acid herbicides, in particular, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, has been associated with 2- to 8-fold increases of NHL in studies conducted in Sweden, Kansas, Nebraska, Canada, and elsewhere.