NCCN Guidelines Insights: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Version 2.2019.

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Version 2.2019. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2019 Jan;17(1):12-20 Authors: Wierda WG, Byrd JC, Abramson JS, Bilgrami SF, Bociek G, Brander D, Brown J, Chanan-Khan AA, Chavez JC, Coutre SE, Davis RS, Fletcher CD, Hill B, Kahl BS, Kamdar M, Kaplan LD, Khan N, Kipps TJ, Ma S, Malek S, Mato A, Mosse C, Neppalli VT, Shadman M, Siddiqi T, Stephens D, Wagner N, Dwyer MA, Sundar H Abstract Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is generally characterized by an indolent disease course. Histologic transformation (also known as Richter's transformation) to more aggressive lymphomas, such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or Hodgkin lymphoma, occurs in approximately 2% to 10% of patients and is associated with a poor prognosis. These NCCN Guidelines Insights discuss the recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with histologic transformation. PMID: 30659125 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Natl Compr Canc Netw Source Type: research