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Blood cancers, including lymphoma, are extremely heterogeneous and can involve a variety of treatment options, often in combination. Some form of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or a combination is typically used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.
The first steps in participating in treatment are to ask questions, learn about options, and work closely with the doctor. Being a self-advocate and an active participant in one’s own healthcare can be a positive experience and may help restore hope and control following a diagnosis.
Lymphoma is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal immune system cells (T cells or B cells), which travel through the body. Some of the immunotherapy drugs used in lymphoma are designed to recognize unique proteins on the surface of lymphoma cells.
Hodgkin lymphoma is a highly curable form of cancer. Most people with Hodgkin lymphoma will receive combination chemotherapy, some with and some without radiation. Other treatments may include stem cell or bone marrow transplantation.
There are various treatment options for FL based on the severity of associated symptoms and the rate of cancer growth. If patients show no or very few symptoms, physicians may recommend not to treat the disease right away, an approach referred to as active surveillance (“watch and wait”).
MCL is usually diagnosed once it has spread throughout the body, and the majority of these patients will require treatment. While mantle cell lymphoma is considered a difficult cancer to treat, tremendous progress has been made in the discovery of new treatments for the disease. Active Surveillance
Many patients who are treated for lymphoma are given combination chemotherapy, which means two or more drugs, instead of single-agent therapy. These chemotherapy drugs are given in a specific order (schedule) during certain days of each treatment cycle—this is called a treatment regimen.
Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that targets proteins that control how cancer cells grow, divide and spread. As researchers learn more about the DNA changes and proteins that drive cancer, they are better able to design treatments that target these proteins.
Integrative medicine in cancer care, called integrative oncology, combines traditional or conventional cancer care with complementary therapies. The goal of complementary therapies is to lessen the side effects of the disease and its treatment and to improve the patient’s quality of life.
T-Cell Lymphoma: Treatment Options. Since there are so many different types of T-cell lymphoma, treatment varies widely. Standard lymphoma therapies may include chemotherapy, immunotherapy (like antibody drug conjugates) radiation, stem cell transplantation, and surgery.