Ten-year survival rate for
low-grade lymphoma is 75%, and for the high-grade disease, 5-year survival rate is less than 50% (10).
(1-5) It is a
low-grade lymphoma with an excellent prognosis.
Peter - partner at the practice in Thirsk, North Yorks, written about by James Herriot - said: "You fear the worst but it came back as a
low-grade lymphoma, which wasn't too bad.
The new clinical trial is expected to involve 15 patients with
low-grade lymphoma. Other experts have described the results as promising, but cautioned that what works on rodents in labs may not necessarily work on people.
In November 1997 she underwent bronchoscopy; washings showed "atypical lymphoid cells suspicious for lymphoma." The slides from the 1993 biopsy of the tissue around the right kidney were looked at again, and thought to be consistent with
low-grade lymphoma, present but not recognized when her adenocarcinoma of the stomach was diagnosed.
While CTCL is often regarded as a
low-grade lymphoma, it is slowly progressive and can take anywhere from several years to upwards of ten to reach tumor stage.
(iv) Nonlocalized bladder lymphoma occurred in 17 patients: one with
low-grade lymphoma of the MALT type, four with follicle centre lymphomas, and 12 with large cell lymphomas.
Prognostic value of serum beta-2 microglobulin in
low-grade lymphoma. Ann Intern Med.
Zelenetz et al., "Treatment of transformed and refractory
low-grade lymphoma with Bexxar therapy is associated with improvements in quality of life," in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society of Hematology (ASH '01), 2001, abstract no 1790.
However, she has also been diagnosed with
low-grade lymphoma. Although incurable it can be successfully kept at bay and next month she will start a two-year treatment programme involving a low dose of chemotherapy every eight weeks.
Cats with
low-grade lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract typically have long-term survival."
CTCL is a
low-grade lymphoma and usually develops very slowly.
