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The effectiveness of bendamustine and rituximab treatment for relapsed and refractory CLL patients

Posted by on Mar 11, 2017 in Leukemia | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study looked at the effectiveness and safety of chemotherapy with bendamustine (Treanda) combined with rituximab (Rituxan) treatment in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The authors concluded this combination of treatments is an effective and safe treatment for patients with relapsed CLL. Some...

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The effectiveness of methylprednisolone and rituximab treatment for advanced stage CLL

Posted by on Mar 11, 2017 in Leukemia | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study looked at the effectiveness and safety of high dose steroid treatment with methylprednisolone (Medrol) combined with rituximab (Rituxan) for late stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The authors concluded this combination of treatments is more effective than methylprednisolone treatment alone, but that there are serious...

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