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Whether it is a first diagnosis, or relapsed or refractory DLBCL, DLBCL Support Source is here to provide information and support to help you make sense of your diagnosis and understand your next steps.
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This shows how a person’s journey with DLBCL may progress over time. Remember, every person is unique. Your healthcare team will work with you to help develop a plan that’s right for you. Don’t be afraid to ask questions; your healthcare team is your best source of information.
Finding out that you or a loved one has DLBCL can be overwhelming, and it’s natural to feel a range of emotions. It’s important to remember you are not alone. Your healthcare team will work with you to help you determine your next steps.
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It’s important to understand that there are treatment options available for people with DLBCL. Your healthcare team will work with you to determine a disease management plan that best meets your needs.
is often used to treat first-line DLBCL.
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After treatment for a first diagnosis of DLBCL, 50% to 60% of people achieve remission. This means that the signs and symptoms of DLBCL have decreased (known as partial remission), or disappeared (known as complete remission).
Sometimes, DLBCL may return following a period of remission after treatment. This is known as “relapse,” and it may occur in 30% to 40% of people treated for DLBCL.
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At times, DLBCL may not respond to a first treatment. This is known as “refractory DLBCL,” and it occurs in about 10% of people following treatment.
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Even if DLBCL relapses or becomes refractory, it is important not to lose hope. There are still treatment options and management approaches that may be available for people with relapsed or refractory DLBCL. Your healthcare team will work with you to develop a treatment plan that best meets your needs.
Chemotherapy
These drugs treat cancer by killing rapidly dividing cells throughout the body or by stopping them from dividing. Chemotherapy can be given alone or in combination with other treatment options. Chemotherapy may be given orally, by injection under the skin, or intravenously and can affect both normal and cancer cells.
Targeted Therapy
A type of cancer treatment that helps block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecular targets on cancer cells. These treatments can affect both normal and cancer cells.
Stem-Cell Transplant
All blood cells are formed from special cells called blood stem cells, which can be damaged or destroyed by radiation or high-dose chemotherapy. A stem-cell transplant replaces damaged or destroyed cells with healthy stem cells.
CAR-T Therapy
An abbreviation for “chimeric antigen receptor T-cell” therapy. A type of cancer treatment in which a type of immune cells called T cells are taken from a patient’s blood and modified in the laboratory so they will attack cancer cells.
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Caregivers play an important role in the lives of those with DLBCL. Find support here.
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