Malignant Lymphomas – Past, Present and Future

Czech version

Authors: M. Trněný; P. Klener Jr.; R. Pytlík
Authors‘ workplace: I. interní klinika – klinika hematologie 1. LF UK a VFN v Praze
Published in: Klin Onkol 2015; 28(Supplementum 3): 55-63
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amko20153S55

Overview

This review summarizes the key steps on the way to understanding lymphoma biology and management. The history of lymphomas started in 1832 when Thomas Hodgkin first presented lymphomas. Classification of lymphoproliferative tumors has changed almost every 10 years as a reflection of deeper knowledge of this disease. Systemic therapy has developed in several steps starting by monotherapy with different chemotherapeutic agents, followed by the era of combination chemotherapy and by the rituximab era, which significantly changed the treatment paradigm. Several years ago, we entered into the fourth era characterized by many different targeted treatments. Radiotherapy remains an important part of lymphoma management. Lymphoproliferative tumors incidence is growing but mortality has started to decline starting in the year 2000 as the reflection of targeted therapy based on biology and pathogenesis.

Key words:
lymphoma – classification – chemotherapy − targeted therapy

This study was supported by grants of Internal Grant Agency of the Czech Ministry of Health No. NT13072-4/2012 a NT12193-5/2011 and PRVOUK-27/LF1/1.

The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE recommendation for biomedical papers.

Submitted:
1. 10. 2015

Accepted:
3. 10. 2015

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