Luminari Stefano, Bellei Monica, Biasoli Irene, Federico Massimo
Department of Oncology, Hematology and respiratory diseases, L'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia - UniMoRe, Modena, Italy.
Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter. 2012;34(1):54-9. doi: 10.5581/1516-8484.20120015.
Follicular lymphoma is the second most frequent non-Hodgkin lymphoma accounting for about 10-20% of all lymphomas in western countries. The median age at diagnosis is 60 years old. The clinical presentation is usually characterized by asymptomatic peripheral adenopathy in cervical, axillary, inguinal and femoral regions. Treatment options for patients with naïve or recurrent follicular lymphoma are still controversial, ranging from a "watch and wait" policy to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. More recently, the availability of rituximab has substantially changed follicular lymphoma therapeutic approaches to such an extent that R-Chemo is now the standard induction first-line treatment. This review provides a general overview of the state of the art in the management of follicular lymphoma and also, a brief description regarding the current prognostic tools available for treatment decisions.
滤泡性淋巴瘤是第二常见的非霍奇金淋巴瘤,在西方国家约占所有淋巴瘤的10%-20%。诊断时的中位年龄为60岁。临床表现通常以颈部、腋窝、腹股沟和股部无症状的外周淋巴结病为特征。初治或复发滤泡性淋巴瘤患者的治疗选择仍存在争议,范围从“观察等待”策略到造血干细胞移植。最近,利妥昔单抗的出现极大地改变了滤泡性淋巴瘤的治疗方法,以至于R-化疗现在是标准的诱导一线治疗。本综述概述了滤泡性淋巴瘤管理的最新进展,并简要描述了目前可用于治疗决策的预后工具。