TY - BOOK AU - Ayman Elsayed Elfakharany AU - Ahmed Abdelmabood Zeeneldin , AU - Amgad Ahmad Shaheen , AU - Ayman Abdelsamie Gaber , TI - Treatment outcomes of diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin{u2019}s lymphoma presenting to Tanta cancer center / PY - 2014/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ayman Elsayed Elfakharany , KW - DLBC KW - Egyptian National Cancer Institute KW - Tanta Cancer Center N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - National Cancer Institute - Department of Medical Oncology; Issued also as CD N2 - Introduction: DLBC-NHL is the most common lymphoid neoplasm and constitutes almost 50% of all NHLs. Methods: This thesis includes 485 patients was conducted to study the outcomes in patients with DLBC-NHL among patients treated at Tanta Cancer Center (TCC) between 2003 and 2006 and followed up till March 2014. Results: 88% of patients received CTx being CHOP in 72.4% of cases. CR was achieved in 62.1%, PFS was 21.4 months. The median OS was 20 months. Conclusions: Outcomes of DBLC-NHL at TCC is comparable to those in the literature. Adding Rituximab is recommended to further improve the treatment ER -