| Literature DB >> 16615002 |
Nadeem Chaudhary1, Howard Ozer, David Huard, Stan Lightfoot, Sikandar Mesiya.
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori infection is strongly associated with low-grade gastric lymphoma, commonly known as mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. H. pylori eradication leads to complete remission in 80% of early stage MALT lymphomas. The treatment for early stage H. pylori-negative gastric MALT lymphoma is evolving. Rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 antibody, has shown response rates of approximately 50% with minimal toxicity in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We describe herein the clinical, endoscopic, and histologic features of a patient with H. pylori-negative gastric MALT lymphoma treated successfully with rituximab.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16615002 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-3205-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dig Dis Sci ISSN: 0163-2116 Impact factor: 3.199