Open AccessSurgery and Chemotherapy versus Chemotherapy Only in Older Persons with Primary Intestinal Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Author(s) -
Limei Zhang,
He Huang,
Zhao Wang,
Xiaojie Fang,
Huangming Hong,
Yung Chang Chen,
Fangfang Li,
Yuyi Yao,
Zegeng Chen,
Fei Pan,
Xiaoqian Li,
Meiting Chen,
Robert Peter Gale,
Yang Liang,
Tongyu Lin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s330273
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , diffuse large b cell lymphoma , retrospective cohort study , lymphoma , oncology , stage (stratigraphy) , gastroenterology , surgery , paleontology , biology
The management of primary intestinal diffuse large B cell lymphoma (PI-DLBCL) in elderly patients (aged >60 years) remains controversial. We conducted a retrospective study to assess the efficacy of different treatment strategies and prognostic factors for elderly Chinese patients with PI-DLBCL.