
“We believe that the combination of [Tafa-Len-R-CHOP] is a potential new standard for frontline therapy for patients with intermediate or high-risk [DLBCL] or [HGBL],” said Georg Lenz, MD.
Andrea Eleazar, MHS is an assistant editor for Targeted Oncology, covering gastrointestinal cancers, leukemias/lymphomas, and topics in public health, health policy, & oncology practice.
Andrea holds a Master of Health Science in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, as well as a BS in Public Health and certificate in Writing & Publishing from Drexel University.
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“We believe that the combination of [Tafa-Len-R-CHOP] is a potential new standard for frontline therapy for patients with intermediate or high-risk [DLBCL] or [HGBL],” said Georg Lenz, MD.

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