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Childhood, adolescent and young adult non‐Hodgkin lymphoma: state of the science
Author(s) -
Cairo Mitchell S.,
Pinkerton Ross
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/bjh.14035
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , hodgkin lymphoma , disease , young adult , anaplastic large cell lymphoma , multidisciplinary approach , pediatrics , oncology , immunology , political science , law
Summary The 5th International Symposium on Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult ( CAYA ) Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma ( NHL ) was held in Varese, Italy, from 21–25 October 2015. This review represents a summary of the scientific sessions of this international symposium including childhood, adolescent and young adult ( AYA ) NHL in countries with limited socio‐economic resources, AYA NHL , anaplastic large cell lymphoma, post‐transplant lymphoproliferative disease, B‐cell NHL , lymphoblastic lymphoma, T/natural killer cell NHL and immunological therapies in NHL . Most importantly, the new International Paediatric NHL Staging System ( IPNHLSS ) and International Paediatric NHL Response Criteria ( IPNHLRC ) were introduced during the symposium. The symposium brought together a multinational and multidisciplinary group of clinicians and basic scientists focused in this field of haematological malignancies.