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Video

Is there a cure for DLBCL?

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• August 29, 2024

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Learn about the possibility of a cure for DLBCL in this video.

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Healthtree contact Elif Yilmaz, MD

Elif Yilmaz, MD

Healthtree contact Leandro Cerchietti, MD

Leandro Cerchietti, MD

Healthtree contact Praveen Ramakrishnan, MD

Praveen Ramakrishnan, MD

Transcript

Is there a cure for DLBCL? DLBCL is in fact one of the most curable malignancies. About 60 to 70 percent of the patients diagnosed with DLBCL, considering all stages, can be cured from DLBCL. The gratifying part of being a lymphoma doctor, treating DLBCL is very exciting as our cure rates are increasing and over two-thirds of people with DLBCL can sometimes be cured with upfront treatment. Yeah, so most patients are being treated with a treatment called Archop, which is a standard treatment which is a combination of immunotherapy and several chemotherapies given altogether. The response rates are very high, so majority of patients get cured with this treatment and a proportion, a minor proportion of the patient that can be 30 percent may not respond as well, so requiring additional treatment or eventually can relapse of the disease.

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