Evaluation of Long-Term Daily Administration of Oral Low-Dose Etoposide in Elderly Patients with Relapsing or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nozomi Niitsu ◽  
Masanori Umeda
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ◽  
Daily Administration ◽  
Non Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma

scholarly journals Association between Azathioprine Therapy and Lymphoma in Rheumatoid Disease

1987 ◽  
Vol 80 (7) ◽  
pp. 428-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
P I Pitt ◽  
A H Sultan ◽  
M Malone ◽  
V Andrews ◽  
E B D Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ◽  
Rheumatoid Disease ◽  
Azathioprine Therapy ◽  
Non Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma ◽  
High Incidence

Three out of 41 patients treated with azathioprine and low-dose corticosteroids from 1976 to 1983 developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This strikingly high incidence of lymphoma may be a reflection of long-term use of azathioprine.

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