Hodgkins Lymphoma
the main cell involved
what is reed-sternberg cell
the main cells involved
what are B and T cells?
doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine
what is ABVD?
rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone
what is R-CHOP?
50% of patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma are infected with
what is epstein bar virus?
painless, rubbery, enlarged lymph nodes
what is clinical presentation?
the most common type of NHL
what is diffuse large B cell?
has a black box warning for pulmonary fibrosis
what is bleomycin?
causes cardiotoxicity
what is doxorubicin?
having a fever of 98 degree F or higher, unintentional weight loss of >10% over a period of a 6 months or less, drenched in sweat
what are B symptoms
stages I-IV are defined by this
what is ann arbor staging?
highly aggressive b-cell lymphoma that comes from a proliferating b-cell
what is burkitts?
a patient who is 30 years old presents with relapse HL and is given a medication that can cause PML
what is brentuximab?
dexamethasone, cisplatin, high-dose cytarabine
what is DHAP?
premedicate a patient with acetaminophen and an antihistamine
what is rituximab?
5% of patients will have this subtype of HL
what is nodular lymphocyte predominant?
stage I and II
what are the localized stages?
can have an extravasation reaction
what is dacarbazine?
alkylating agent of the R-CHOP regimen
what is cyclophosphamide?
common to see extranodal presentation
what is Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma?
bulky disease, extranodal involvement, b symptoms, 3 or more lymph node areas
what is unfavorable disease?
requires 6 cycles of treatment
what is stage III and IV?
ABDV stage III number of cycles
platinum agent of the relapse treatment regimen
what is cisplatin?
nitrogen mustard; alkylating agent
bendamustine