TREATMENT OF SMALL NON-CLEAVED CELL LYMPHOMA IN THE ADULT

Small non-cleaved cell lymphoma is one of the most rapidly growing mal ignancies and in children is highly curable. However, in adults, the d isease is disseminated in approximately one half of the patients, and with standard chemotherapy used for lymphoma, is less curable than it is in children, especially in patients presenting with bone marrow inv olvement. However, recent developments in clinical management using in tensive dose therapy for this disease have improved the eventual outco me for these patients. This review focuses on some of these improvemen ts.