Lymphoma survey: a collective experience in the Greater Manila Area

ABSTRACT

123 cases of malignant lymphoma with histologic documentation were reviewed from the files of four contributors from the newly organized Philippine Board of Medical Oncology. Twenty-seven cases of HL and 96 cases of NHL were analyzed according to age, sex, geopgraphic distribution, clinical staging , clinical features, response to therapy, survival time in relation to stage and response to therapy, and non-medical factors which directly affect the prognosis. Multiple drug therapy consisting mainly or cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone were utilized; nitrogen mustard, chlorambucil and mitomycin were also used. Prognosis was good, compatible with long term survival, especially in those who had adequate, continuing therapy. (Summary)