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Castelli R, Balzarotti M, Salvi E, Simona Rossi R, Lambertenghi Deliliers G, Bergamaschini L, Gidaro A. Risk-tailored treatment of splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Anticancer Drugs 2022; 33:e36-e42. [PMID: 34407041 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000001165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare lymphoproliferative disease involving B-cells and affecting elderly patients. SMZL plague peripheral blood and bone marrow, spleen. Lymph nodes are generally spared. SMZL is due to a protracted antigen stimulation of B lymphocytes and of microenvironment leading B-cell to polyclonal and then oligoclonal/monoclonal growth, promoting lymphoproliferation. Integration of the NOTCH2 and NFk-B signaling has been recently identified as the primary mechanism of neoplastic proliferation in SMZL. In total 20% of cases carry mutations in NOTCH2. Although SMZL has an indolent course, progression to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma occurs in about 10-15% of patients. Establishing the prognosis is a key step in disease management, depending on both individual risk and patients' health status. This review discusses tailored treatment of SMZL patients. Progression risk factors include nodal and extra-nodal involvement, peripheral lymphocytosis, anemia and thrombocytopenia. Patients with two or more score points have a median survival of <5 years. Watch and wait strategy is appropriate in low-risk and asymptomatic patients, whereas treatment of symptomatic patients ranges from splenectomy to rituximab monotherapy or associated with chemotherapy.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/therapeutic use
- Disease Progression
- Hepatitis B/pathology
- Hepatitis C/epidemiology
- Hepatitis C/pathology
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/surgery
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/physiopathology
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Neoplasm Staging
- Precision Medicine/methods
- Receptor, Notch2/genetics
- Receptor, Notch2/metabolism
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/immunology
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- Signal Transduction
- Splenectomy
- Splenic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Splenic Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Splenic Neoplasms/pathology
- Splenic Neoplasms/surgery
- Tumor Microenvironment/physiology
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- Roberto Castelli
- Università degli studi di Sassari, scienze mediche chirurgiche e sperimentali
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- Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Humanitas Cancer Center, Rozzano
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco, University of Milan
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- Service of Pathology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Luigi Sacco, University Hospital Milano
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco, University of Milan
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco, University of Milan
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Zhang S, Xuan Z, Zhang L, Lu J, Song P, Zheng S. Splenic marginal zone lymphoma: a case report and literature review. World J Surg Oncol 2020; 18:259. [PMID: 33004051 PMCID: PMC7532117 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-020-02030-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and much little is known about its clinical characteristics and management strategies. Here we present a case of SMZL and review relevant literature to provide a better recognition of this disease entity. CASE PRESENTATION A 49-year-old Chinese female was admitted to our hospital with complaints of abdominal distension and acid reflux. Physical examinations and imaging investigations suggested the presence of splenomegaly. Laboratory workups revealed mildly reduced white blood cell count otherwise was not remarkable. The patient underwent splenectomy. Histological examination combined with immunohistochemical analysis of the resected spleen confirmed the diagnosis of SMZL. The patient recovered uneventfully during follow-ups. CONCLUSIONS Due to the rarity and unspecific clinical features, SMZL is extremely challenging to be diagnosed preoperatively. Patients with SMZL are generally associated with favorable prognosis. Combining the staging characteristics of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and splenic primary lymphoma may assist in clinical staging management of SMZL.
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- Shiyu Zhang
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zhejiang Province, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Zhejiang Province, China.,Key Laboratory of the diagnosis and treatment of organ Transplantation, Research Unit of Collaborative Diagnosis and Treatment For Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Province, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, 310003, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zhejiang Province, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Zhejiang Province, China.,Key Laboratory of the diagnosis and treatment of organ Transplantation, Research Unit of Collaborative Diagnosis and Treatment For Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Province, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, 310003, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zhejiang Province, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Zhejiang Province, China.,Key Laboratory of the diagnosis and treatment of organ Transplantation, Research Unit of Collaborative Diagnosis and Treatment For Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Province, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, 310003, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zhejiang Province, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Zhejiang Province, China.,Key Laboratory of the diagnosis and treatment of organ Transplantation, Research Unit of Collaborative Diagnosis and Treatment For Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Province, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, 310003, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zhejiang Province, China. .,NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Zhejiang Province, China. .,Key Laboratory of the diagnosis and treatment of organ Transplantation, Research Unit of Collaborative Diagnosis and Treatment For Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Province, China. .,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, 310003, Hangzhou, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zhejiang Province, China. .,NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Zhejiang Province, China. .,Key Laboratory of the diagnosis and treatment of organ Transplantation, Research Unit of Collaborative Diagnosis and Treatment For Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Province, China. .,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, 310003, Hangzhou, China.
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de Pádua Covas Lage LA, Dos Santos FFC, Levy D, Moreira FR, Couto SCF, Culler HF, de Oliveira Costa R, Rocha V, Pereira J. Risk adapted approach: How to treat splenic marginal zone lymphoma in resource-poor settings? - The real-life experience of a Brazilian cancer treatment center. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:717. [PMID: 32746790 PMCID: PMC7397612 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07204-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare lymphoid B-cell malignant neoplasm with primary involvement of the spleen. It is a chronic disease, of indolent behavior and prolonged survival. However, 25% of cases have higher biological aggressiveness, propensity for histological transformation to high grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and shortened survival. Recognition of these cases of reserved outcome is important for selecting a risk-adapted therapeutic approach in a resource-poor settings. Methods We described clinical and epidemiological characteristics, survival analysis and prognostic factors in a retrospective cohort of 39 SMZL patients, treated in Latin America. Results We observed a predominance of female (71.8%), median age of 63 years and higher incidence of B symptoms (56.4%) and extra-splenic involvement (87.1%) than in European and North-American series. With a median follow-up of 8.7 years (0.6-20.2 years), estimated 5-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 76.9% and 63.7%, respectively. Factors with adverse prognostic impact on OS and PFS were Hb < 100 g/L, platelet count < 100 x 109/L, albumin < 3.5 g/dL, LDH > 480 U/L and high-risk Arcaini and SMZL/WG scores. Despite a relative low number of patients, no superiority was observed among the therapeutic regimens used including rituximab monotherapy, splenectomy and cytotoxic chemotherapy. Conclusion Therefore, in resource-poor settings, where access to immunotherapy is not universal for all SMZL patients, we suggest that first-line should consist on rituximab therapy for elderly patients or with high surgical risk or with at least 1 risk factor identified in our study. Remainders can be safely managed with splenectomy.
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- Luís Alberto de Pádua Covas Lage
- Department of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy of Medicine School, Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), Rua Maranhão, número 300, apartamento 13 - São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo (SP), 09541-000, Brazil.
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- Department of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy of Medicine School, Laboratory of Medical Investigation 19 (LIM-19), Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Statistical, Department of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy of Medicine School, Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy of Medicine School, Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Hematology and Hemotherapy, Centro Universitário Lusíadas, Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy of Medicine School, Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), Rua Maranhão, número 300, apartamento 13 - São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo (SP), 09541-000, Brazil.,Pró-Sangue Foundation (Sao Paulo Blood Bank), São Paulo, Brazil.,Churchill Hospital, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy of Medicine School, Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), Rua Maranhão, número 300, apartamento 13 - São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo (SP), 09541-000, Brazil
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Kalpadakis C, Pangalis GA, Angelopoulou MK, Sachanas S, Vassilakopoulos TP. Should rituximab replace splenectomy in the management of splenic marginal zone lymphoma? Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2018; 31:65-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kalpadakis C, Pangalis GA, Angelopoulou MK, Vassilakopoulos TP. Treatment of splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2016; 30:139-148. [PMID: 28288709 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a distinct lymphoma entity characterized by an indolent clinical course and prolonged survival. Treatment is not standardized, since there are no prospective randomized trials in large series of SMZL patients. Splenectomy and rituximab represent the most effective treatment strategies used so far. The addition of chemotherapy to rituximab has not further improved the outcome, although this issue requires further investigation. Rituximab monotherapy has been associated with high response rates (∼90%), with approximately half of these responses being complete, even at the molecular level. More importantly, many of these responses are long-lasting, with a reported 7-year progression-free survival (PFS) at the rate of 69%. Maintenance rituximab treatment has been associated with further improvement of the quality of response as well as longer response duration in studies derived from one group of investigators. Based on its high efficacy and the good safety profile, rituximab represent one of the best treatment options for SMZL patients. Moreover, rituximab retains its efficacy in the relapse setting in most cases. Splenectomy is a meaningful alternative to rituximab in patients with bulky splenomegaly and cytopenias, without extensive bone marrow infiltration, who are fit for surgery. However splenectomy cannot completely eradicate the disease and it is also associated with greater morbidity or even mortality compared to rituximab. The choice of one of these two treatment approaches (rituximab or splenectomy) should mainly be based on patient's characteristics and on the disease burden. Novel agents are currently testing in low grade lymphomas including a small number of SMZL patients with promising results.
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- Christina Kalpadakis
- Department of Haematology, Heraklion University Hospital, 71001, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Department of Haematology, Athens Medical Center-Psychikon Branch, 11525, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Haematology, National and Kapodistrian University, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Kalpadakis C, Pangalis GA, Angelopoulou MK, Sachanas S, Vassilakopoulos TP. Current and emerging treatment approaches for splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/21678707.2016.1198255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Christina Kalpadakis
- Department of Haematology, Heraklion University Hospital, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Haematology, National and Kapodistrian University, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology, Athens Medical Center- Psychikon Branch, Athens, Greece
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma: from genetics to management. Blood 2016; 127:2072-81. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-11-624312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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AbstractSplenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare B-cell malignancy involving the spleen, bone marrow, and frequently the blood. SMZL lymphomagenesis involves antigen and/or superantigen stimulation and molecular deregulation of genes (NOTCH2 and KLF2) involved in the physiological differentiation of spleen marginal zone B cells. Diagnosis requires either spleen histology or, alternatively, the documentation of a typical cell morphology and immunophenotype on blood cells coupled with the detection of intrasinusoidal infiltration by CD20+ cells in the bone marrow. Among B-cell tumors, deletion of 7q and NOTCH2 mutations are almost specific lesions of SMZL, thus representing promising diagnostic biomarkers of this lymphoma. Although the majority of SMZLs show an indolent course with a median survival of approximately 10 years, nearly 30% of patients experience a poor outcome. No randomized trials are reported for SMZL, and few prospective trials are available. A watch-and-wait approach is advisable for asymptomatic patients. Treatment options for symptomatic patients ranges from splenectomy to rituximab alone or combined with chemotherapy. In some geographic areas, a subset of patients with SMZL associates with hepatitis C virus infection, prompting virus eradication as an effective lymphoma treatment. It would be worthwhile to explore deregulated cellular programs of SMZL as therapeutic targets in the future; improved clinical and biological prognostication will be essential for identifying patients who may benefit from novel approaches.
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Samaniego F, Hagemeister F, Romaguera JE, Fanale MA, Pro B, McLaughlin P, Rodriguez MA, Neelapu SS, Fayad L, Younes A, Feng L, Berkova Z, Khashab T, Sehgal L, Vega-Vasquez F, Kwak LW. Pentostatin, cyclophosphamide and rituximab for previously untreated advanced stage, low-grade B-cell lymphomas. Br J Haematol 2015; 169:814-23. [PMID: 25828695 PMCID: PMC5278955 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We conducted a prospective phase II trial of pentostatin, cyclophosphamide and rituximab as initial therapy for patients with previously untreated advanced stage low-grade or indolent B-cell lymphomas (iNHLs). Of 83 evaluable patients, 91·6% attained an overall response and 86·8% a complete or unconfirmed complete response. The 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival rates were 73% and 93%, respectively. The 3-year PFS rate was significantly different for different diagnoses (P = 0·01): 83% [95% confidence interval (CI): 0·72, 0·96] for follicular lymphomas, 73% (95% CI: 0·54, 1·0) for marginal zone lymphomas and 61% (95% CI: 0·46, 0·81) for small lymphocytic lymphomas. The most common adverse events were haematological. Of 509 cycles of chemotherapy administered, grade 3 or 4 neutropenia was reported in 68 cycles (13% of cycles administered) and most frequently occurred during cycles 4-6. This is the first report demonstrating the effectiveness of pentostatin, cyclophosphamide and rituximab in patients with previously untreated iNHLs, including those over 60 years of age.
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- Felipe Samaniego
- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Lenglet J, Traullé C, Mounier N, Benet C, Munoz-Bongrand N, Amorin S, Noguera ME, Traverse-Glehen A, Ffrench M, Baseggio L, Felman P, Callet-Bauchu E, Brice P, Berger F, Salles G, Brière J, Coiffier B, Thieblemont C. Long-term follow-up analysis of 100 patients with splenic marginal zone lymphoma treated with splenectomy as first-line treatment. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 55:1854-60. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.861067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Matutes E. Clinical and biological diversity of splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 9:1185-9. [DOI: 10.1586/era.09.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kalpadakis C, Pangalis GA, Vassilakopoulos TP, Sachanas S, Angelopoulou MK. Treatment of splenic marginal zone lymphoma: should splenectomy be abandoned? Leuk Lymphoma 2013; 55:1463-70. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.845884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a lymphoma recognized as a distinct entity in the WHO classification of the lymphoid tumors. SMZL probably results from the expansion of a marginal zone B-cell driven by persistent antigen stimulation. SMZL is clinically and biologically heterogeneous. The SMZL Working Group has published guidelines for the diagnosis, workup and treatment of SMZL. There are no standard criteria to initiate treatment. A policy of watch and wait in asymptomatic patients is recommended. In symptomatic patients, data from retrospective studies suggest that rituximab with or without chemotherapy is the best strategy for SMZL. It is uncertain which is the optimal type of chemotherapy and whether patients may benefit from splenectomy prior chemoimmunotherapy. In the future, we may see progress with agents targeting known molecular lesions in SMZL.
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- Estella Matutes
- Haematopathology Unit, Hospital Clinic . Barcelona University, Villarroel, 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain +34 663 109 312 +34 932 275 717
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Cervetti G, Galimberti S, Pelosini M, Ghio F, Cecconi N, Petrini M. Significant efficacy of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine± rituximab in the treatment of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL): extended follow-up. Ann Oncol 2013; 24:2434-8. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kalpadakis C, Pangalis GA, Angelopoulou MK, Sachanas S, Kontopidou FN, Yiakoumis X, Kokoris SI, Dimitriadou EM, Dimopoulou MN, Moschogiannis M, Korkolopoulou P, Kyrtsonis MC, Siakantaris MP, Papadaki T, Tsaftaridis P, Plata E, Papadaki HE, Vassilakopoulos TP. Treatment of splenic marginal zone lymphoma with rituximab monotherapy: progress report and comparison with splenectomy. Oncologist 2013; 18:190-7. [PMID: 23345547 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Treatment of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) patients is not standardized. Recent data suggest that rituximab is highly effective and could be considered as initial therapy. AIM To assess the efficacy of rituximab monotherapy in a large series of patients with SMZL and compare these results with splenectomy results. METHODS The studied population included 85 patients. Fifty-eight received rituximab at a dose of 375 mg/m2 per week for 6 weeks as induction followed by maintenance at the same dose every 2 months for 1-2 years, whereas 27 patients were treated using splenectomy only. RESULTS The overall response rate to rituximab 2 months after the end of induction was 95% (complete response [CR], 45%; unconfirmed CR, 26%; partial response, 24%). The median times to hematologic and clinical response were 2 weeks and 3 weeks, respectively. Forty-three of 55 patients already completed the maintenance phase: 28 sustained their initial response, 14 improved their response, and one progressed. Eighty-five percent of splenectomized patients responded, and two were treated with rituximab as consolidation after splenectomy and achieved a CR. The 5-year overall and progression-free survival (PFS) rates for rituximab-treated and splenectomized patients were 92% and 77% (p = .09) and 73% and 58% (p = .06), respectively. Furthermore, maintenance therapy with rituximab resulted in a longer duration of response (at 5 years, PFS was 84% for patients receiving maintenance and 36% for patients without maintenance, p <.0001). CONCLUSIONS Rituximab is a very effective and well-tolerated therapy and may be substituted for splenectomy as the first-line treatment of choice for patients with SMZL.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/surgery
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Rituximab
- Splenectomy/adverse effects
- Splenectomy/methods
- Splenic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Splenic Neoplasms/pathology
- Splenic Neoplasms/surgery
- Treatment Outcome
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Affiliation(s)
- Christina Kalpadakis
- Department of Haematology, University Hospital of Heraklion, P.O. Box 1352, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Joshi M, Sheikh H, Abbi K, Long S, Sharma K, Tulchinsky M, Epner E. Marginal zone lymphoma: old, new, targeted, and epigenetic therapies. Ther Adv Hematol 2012; 3:275-90. [PMID: 23616915 PMCID: PMC3627321 DOI: 10.1177/2040620712453595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) is an indolent B-cell lymphoma arising from marginal zone B-cells present in lymph nodes and extranodal tissues. MZL comprises 5-17% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in adults. The World Health Organization categorizes MZL into three distinct types based on their site of impact: (1) splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL); (2) nodal marginal zone lymphoma (NMZL); (3) extranodal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, which can be subdivided into gastric and nongastric. The subgroups of MZL share some common features but are different in their biology and behavior. Owing to the rarity of MZL there are few randomized trials available comparing various treatment options and therefore treatment is controversial, lacking standard guidelines. Treatment should be patient tailored and can range from a 'watchful waiting' approach for asymptomatic patients without cytopenias to surgery or localized radiation therapy. Rituximab in combination with chemotherapy has resulted in longer failure-free survival than chemotherapy alone in patients with SMZL. Helicobacter pylori positive gastric MALT shows a good response rate to triple antibiotic therapy. Newer therapies such as bendamustine, everolimus, lenalidomide, vorinostat and phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors are in clinical trials for patients with relapsed or refractory MZL and have shown promising results. We are presently conducting clinical trials testing the efficacy of the epigenetic activity of cladribine as a hypomethylating agent in combination with the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) vorinostat and rituximab in patients with MZL. Further studies with the newer agents should be done both in newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory MZL to streamline the care and to avoid the use of toxic chemotherapies as initial treatment.
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- Monika Joshi
- The Hematology-Oncology and Biostatistics Divisions of the Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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Arcaini L, Rossi D. Nuclear factor-κB dysregulation in splenic marginal zone lymphoma: new therapeutic opportunities. Haematologica 2012; 97:638-40. [PMID: 22556352 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2011.058362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The incidental finding of an isolated splenomegaly during clinical assessment of patients evaluated for unrelated causes has become increasingly frequent because of the widespread use of imaging. Therefore, the challenging approach to the differential diagnosis of spleen disorders has emerged as a rather common issue of clinical practice. A true diagnostic dilemma hides in distinguishing pathologic conditions primarily involving the spleen from those in which splenomegaly presents as an epiphenomenon of hepatic or systemic diseases. Among the causes of isolated splenomegaly, lymphoid malignancies account for a relevant, yet probably underestimated, number of cases. Splenic lymphomas constitute a wide and heterogeneous array of diseases, whose clinical behavior spans from indolent to highly aggressive. Such a clinical heterogeneity is paralleled by the high degree of biologic variation in the lymphoid populations from which they originate. Nevertheless, the presenting clinical, laboratory, and pathologic features of these diseases often display significant overlaps. In this manuscript, we present our approach to the diagnosis and treatment of these rare lymphomas, whose complexity has been so far determined by the lack of prospectively validated prognostic systems, treatment strategies, and response criteria.
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Cervetti G, Galimberti S, Sordi E, Buda G, Orciuolo E, Cecconi N, Petrini M. Significant efficacy of 2-CdA with or without rituximab in the treatment of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL). Ann Oncol 2010; 21:851-854. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bennett M, Schechter GP. Treatment of Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma: Splenectomy Versus Rituximab. Semin Hematol 2010; 47:143-7. [PMID: 20350661 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2010.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Troussard X, Cornet E. Outline for writing an article for current treatment options in oncology: splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2008; 8:97-108. [PMID: 17634839 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-007-0015-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Two subtypes of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) are identified in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification: SMZL without villous lymphocytes and SMZL with villous lymphocytes in the peripheral blood (SLVL). SLVL is a rare leukemic and indolent B-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorder (B-CLPD) that we have to differentiate from hairy cell leukemia (HCL), B prolymphocytic leukemia (B-PLL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). Morphological examination associated with immunophenotyping is, in most cases, likely to distinguish these CD5 negative entities. However, the diagnosis can be difficult to make on morphological criteria, especially in patients without absolute lymphocytosis. Based on histologic, cytogenetic and molecular studies, SLVL emerges as a distinct entity. SLVL has a relatively clinical benign course but a few patients could require treatment, because of a symptomatic splenomegaly and/or a severe cytopenia. In symptomatic patients HCV negative, the frontline treatment remains questionable. Splenectomy, regarded as the most effective treatment, could be required for diagnostic purposes: however, relapse occur in 30% of cases. Fludarabine (FDR), a purine analogue and deoxycoformycin (DCF) can induce a maintained response in a substantial proportion of patients with SLVL and could be used as a first line treatment. In HCV + SLVL patients, antiviral treatment using alpha interferon and ribavirin can induce regression of SLVL.
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- Xavier Troussard
- Laboratoire d'hématologie, CHU de Caen Côte de Nacre, Caen, 14000, France.
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Matutes E, Oscier D, Montalban C, Berger F, Callet-Bauchu E, Dogan A, Felman P, Franco V, Iannitto E, Mollejo M, Papadaki T, Remstein ED, Salar A, Solé F, Stamatopoulos K, Thieblemont C, Traverse-Glehen A, Wotherspoon A, Coiffier B, Piris MA. Splenic marginal zone lymphoma proposals for a revision of diagnostic, staging and therapeutic criteria. Leukemia 2007; 22:487-95. [PMID: 18094718 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2405068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Since the initial description of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) in 1992, an increasing number of publications have dealt with multiple aspects of SMZL diagnosis, molecular pathogenesis and treatment. This process has identified multiple inconsistencies in the diagnostic criteria and lack of clear guidelines for the staging and treatment. The authors of this review have held several meetings and exchanged series of cases with the objective of agreeing on the main diagnostic, staging and therapeutic guidelines for patients with this condition. Specific working groups were created for diagnostic criteria, immunophenotype, staging and treatment. As results of this work, guidelines are proposed for diagnosis, differential diagnosis, staging, prognostic factors, treatment and response criteria. The guidelines proposed here are intended to contribute to the standardization of the diagnosis and treatment of these patients, and should facilitate the future development of clinical trials that could define more precisely predictive markers for histological progression or lack of response, and evaluate new drugs or treatments.
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- E Matutes
- Section of Haemato-Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma with or without villous lymphocytes (SLVL/SMZL) is a low grade B-cell lymphoma that affects patients in the sixth decade and has a median survival greater than 10 years. A substantial proportion of patients die from causes unrelated to the disease. Close to a third of the patients do not require intervention and a policy of watch and see is reasonable and recommended. There are several therapeutic options that have proved effective in these patients. Due to the natural history of the lymphoma, the main goal of all these treatments is to achieve control of the disease rather than its eradication. Retrospective designs of all documented studies, the lack of uniform response criteria and the heterogeneity in the patient's features makes interpretation of the data difficult. Splenectomy remains one of the first line options in patients fit for surgery. Amongst chemotherapy, purine analogues, in particular fludarabine in combination or not with Rituximab and Rituximab alone have a greater efficacy than alkylating agents in terms of achieving better quality of response and longer progression free survival; therefore these agents are recommended particularly in patients who are not candidates for surgery or relapse after splenectomy. In the small proportion of patients with concomitant hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, Interferon-alpha, ribavirin or a combination of both has demonstrated a significant activity with responses correlating with clearance of HCV RNA in the blood; therefore, these agents should be considered in the therapeutic scenario as a first line in these small cohort of patients. Patients that transform to high-grade lymphoma and the minority that have TP53 abnormalities should be treated with other schedules. Prospective randomized trials would be desirable to ascertain the independent prognostic factors and the biological features that predict disease progression and drug resistance to device the optimal management and treatment for SLVL/SMZL.
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- Estella Matutes
- Haemato-Oncology Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK.
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Tsimberidou AM, Catovsky D, Schlette E, O'Brien S, Wierda WG, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G, Wen S, Do KA, Lerner S, Keating MJ. Outcomes in patients with splenic marginal zone lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma treated with rituximab with or without chemotherapy or chemotherapy alone. Cancer 2006; 107:125-35. [PMID: 16700034 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The optimal management of patients with splenic marginal zone lymphoma/marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is controversial. The objective of this retrospective study was to compare the outcomes of patients with SMZL who received treatment with rituximab, rituximab plus chemotherapy, or chemotherapy alone. METHODS The Leukemia Service database was searched for patients with splenic lymphoma who were registered between May 1995 and October 2004. The indications for treatment were the same as those used for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. RESULTS SMZL was confirmed in 70 patients. The median age was 64 years. The median number of CD20 molecules per cell was 69 x 10(3). Forty-three patients required systemic therapy; rituximab in 26 patients, chemotherapy plus rituximab in 6 patients, and chemotherapy alone in 11 patients. Ten additional patients underwent splenectomy, and 17 patients were in the observation group. The overall response rates were 88% with rituximab, 83% with rituximab plus chemotherapy, and 55% with chemotherapy alone; the 3-year survival rates were 95%, 100%, and 55%, respectively. The 3-year failure-free survival (FFS) rates were 86%, 100%, and 45% in the rituximab, rituximab plus chemotherapy, and chemotherapy alone groups, respectively. Rituximab treatments resulted in longer survival and FFS compared with chemotherapy. Rituximab alone resulted in disappearance of splenomegaly in 92% of patients and normalization of absolute lymphocyte counts. In univariate analysis, younger age and rituximab-based therapy were predictive of longer FFS. CONCLUSIONS Rituximab with or without chemotherapy was found to have major activity in patients with SMZL. These results may be associated with high levels of cellular CD20 antigen sites. Rituximab should be the treatment of choice, at least in older patients with SMZL who have comorbid diseases.
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- Apostolia M Tsimberidou
- Department of Leukemia, Unit 428, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas77030, USA.
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N/A, 郭 欣, 王 夫, 于 洪, 杨 茂, 王 启, 杨 维. N/A. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2006; 14:429-433. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v14.i4.429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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