The role of front-line anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimens in peripheral T-cell lymphomas.

ABSTRACT: Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) are a heterogenous group of aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphomas that are incurable in the majority of patients with current therapies. Outcomes associated with anthracycline-based therapies are suboptimal, but remain the standard of care for most patients, even though the benefits of this approach remain uncertain. This study retrospectively examined outcomes in a cohort of North American PTCL patients treated with both anthracycline- and nonanthracycline-containing regimens. The incorporation of anthracycline-containing regimens was associated with improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Patients treated with nonanthracycline-containing regimens were more likely to have high-risk features and were less likely to undergo high-d

SUBMITTER: Briski R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4042304 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature