Indolent Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas (NHLs) are slow growing, low-grade cancers (as opposed to aggressive cancers). These cancers are often very responsive to treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy. However, the early stages of some of these diseases are less responsive, so the "Watch and Wait" method of treatment may be employed.
Radioimmunotherapy is also beginning to become a mainstream treatment with promising results. The Zevalin regimen has been approved for certain types of NHL.
Patients who are looking for more advanced treatment or who have lymphoma that does not respond to standard treatment may want to consider a clinical study. Click here to find clinical trials in your area.
The following are some of the cancers classified as indolent lymphomas:
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