Aggressive Lymphoma Management

Autologous stem cell support	A medical procedure to replace stem cells that have been damaged or destroyed with healthy stem cells taken from the bloodstream of the patient prior to starting chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Bendamustine	A type of chemotherapy that is administered through a drip into a vein in your arm or chest
CAR-T cell therapy	A type of treatment in which a patient's T cells are changed in the laboratory so they will attack cancer cells
Clinical trial	A study that compares the effects of one treatment with another
Chemotherapy	A type of cancer treatment using medicine that kills the cancer cells by damaging them so that they cannot reproduce and spread
Consolidation (therapy)	Treatment that is given after initial therapy has been successful. Consolidation therapy is used to kill any cancer cells that may be left in the body
Coronavirus	A group of viruses that cause disease in mammals and birds but may also affect humans
COVID-19	A disease caused by a type of coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2
Curative (treatment)	A treatment that is intended to cure the cancer
Cytarabine	A type of chemotherapy that is administered through a drip into a vein in your arm or chest, or via an injection under your skin
First-line (treatment)	The initial treatment given to a patient
Immunotherapy	A type of cancer treatment that stimulates the body’s immune system to fight the cancer
Intrathecal	Referring to the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord
Maintenance therapy	Treatment that is given to help keep cancer from coming back after it has disappeared following the initial therapy
Methotrexate	A type of chemotherapy that is administered through a drip into a vein in your arm or chest, or orally
Myelosuppressive (treatment)	Treatment that stops or slows the growth of blood-forming cells in the bone marrow
Neutropenia	An abnormally low level of neutrophils in the blood, which increases risk of infection
Neutrophils	A type of white blood cell that play an important role in fighting off infection
Palliative	Treatment given to relieve symptoms and reduce the suffering caused by cancer
Pandemic	A disease that is prevalent around the world
Prophylactic growth factors	Growth factors can reduce complications of chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression. They can prevent neutropenia and improve quality of life
Radiotherapy	Treatment involving the use of high-energy radiation, which is commonly used to treat cancer
Refractory (disease)	A disease that does not respond to treatment
Regimen	Treatment plan
Relapsed (disease)	A disease that has returned after a period of improvement
Rituximab	A type of targeted therapy. It is a type of monoclonal antibody and is administered through a drip into a vein in your arm or chest
Stem cells	Cells that can develop into many different cell types
Systemic (therapy)	Drugs that spread throughout the body to treat cancer cells wherever they may be. They include chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy
Targeted therapy	A type of cancer treatment that uses drugs or other substances to precisely identify and attack cancer cells, usually while doing little damage to normal cells
T cell	A type of white blood cell
White blood cell	A type of blood cell that is part of the body’s immune system. White blood cells help the body fight infections

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