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Mutation or polymorphism of the CD20 gene is not associated with the response to R-CHOP in diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients.
Leukemia research - 1 Jun 2009
Sar Aylin, Perizzolo Marco, Stewart Doug, Mansoor Adnan, Difrancesco Lisa M, Demetrick Douglas J
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BACKGROUND: Rituximab, a chimeric antibody targeted to the human CD20 molecule, is a major component of the R-CHOP protocol used to treat patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). It is also a very expensive drug. Though the response rate of R-CHOP is higher than that of CHOP alone, patients may still experience a poor response. One possible mechanism that may mediate the poor response to R-CHOP is...
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