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What is your approach to the upfront treatment of anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK positive, with low IPI score in a young person?
With the advent of many new agents, any thought to initial therapy different from CHOP or CHOEP?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
ALK positive ALCL is the most responsive of the aggressive PTCL’s to chemotherapy, and the majority of young patients can be cured with an anthracycline containing chemotherapy regimen. Either CHOP or CHOEP (ie CHOP plus etoposide) are frequently used. In a young healthy patient I favor CHOEP ...
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