A 74-Year-Old Man With Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

Kami Maddocks, MD, presents the patient diagnosis and treatment history of a 74-year-old-man with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

An expert hematologist discusses choosing first-line therapy options for patients with follicular lymphoma.

Kami Maddocks, MD, explains the factors surrounding when and why a physician may choose to introduce maintenance therapy for a patient with follicular lymphoma.

Kami Maddocks, MD, highlights what findings may trigger a change in therapy or the introduction of a new agent into a patient’s current treatment.

Considerations for subsequent treatment options in the second-line setting for patients with follicular lymphoma are reviewed by an expert hematologist.

The challenges faced in treating patients beyond second-line treatment are addressed. Kami Maddocks, MD, reviews the frequency of patients who require third- and fourth-line treatment, in addition to the factors that affect treatment decisions in later lines of therapy.

Kami Maddocks, MD, lists the future directions and unmet needs present in treating relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

Citing clinical pearls from her own experience in working with patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, Kami Maddocks, MD, gives advice to colleagues in their efforts to combat follicular lymphoma.