MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA

Mantle cell lymphoma is difficult to cure. It is an aggressive type and people are often diagnosed in the later stages of the disease.

By 'aggressive', means the lymphoma grows very quickly. Unfortunately, it often comes back fairly soon after you get it into remission.

If you have been diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma your doctor may suggest you join a clinical trial. Consult your GP or contact us for local information or view planned trials.

Trials most often compare the best known standard treatment with an experimental treatment that doctors hope will work better.

TREATMENTS

Doctors treat mantle cell lymphoma with one or more of these treatments:

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is the most common type of treatment for people with mantle cell lymphoma.

Radiotherapy

This is usually used if you have 2 or more lymph nodes affected or an organ and one or more groups of lymph nodes affected on the same side of your diaphragm.

Steroid therapy

Steroids are substances made naturally in the body. They can also be made artificially and used as drugs.

Biological therapy

Biological therapy usually uses drugs made from natural substances produced by the body to fight cancer.