2022年4月18日 · Burkitt lymphoma is a rare, fast-growing cancer. It typically affects children and, less frequently, young adults. Burkitt lymphoma symptoms come on suddenly and quickly get worse. Healthcare providers treat Burkitt lymphoma with intensive chemotherapy. Most of the time, Burkitt lymphoma goes into long-term remission after treatment.

2021年2月11日 · In this review, we highlight the clinical, pathologic, and genomic features, as well as standard and emerging treatment options for adult patients with BL. Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a highly aggressive, B-cell, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) characterized by the translocation and dysregulation of the protooncogene MYC.

2024年3月2日 · Intensive intravenous chemotherapy -- which usually involves a hospital stay -- is the preferred treatment for Burkitt lymphoma. Because Burkitt lymphoma can spread to the fluid surrounding...

2023年8月7日 · With intense chemotherapy treatment disease prognosis is excellent in children but poor in adults. Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is associated with Epstein Barr virus (EBV). The exact mechanism underlying EBV and B-cell malignancy remains unclear.

Different combination chemotherapy regimens are used to treat Burkitt lymphoma in children and adolescents. Younger patients tend to have excellent responses to chemotherapy and particularly high cure rates.

Burkitt lymphoma is a rare lymphoma entity that represents less than 5% of adult lymphomas. Although prognosis has improved with dose-dense therapy, Burkitt lymphoma remains an area of clinical and biological research with specificities due to the high incidence of CNS involvement and tumour lysis syndrome in patients with a high tumour burden. Few consensus …

Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a highly aggressive B cell neoplasm characterized by the translocation and deregulation of the MYC gene on chromosome 8. Three distinct clinical forms of BL are recognized: endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-associated.

2025年2月1日 · Burkitt lymphoma is a rare subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and in adults represents less than 5% of lymphoma cases, with an annual incidence of 2–7 cases per 1 000 000 person-years among adults in Europe. 1, 2 Burkitt lymphoma in adults has been less studied than in children, but data suggest important therapeutic improvements made in the …

2024年2月22日 · Burkitt lymphoma is very treatable. However, because it grows so fast, treatment should be started right away. If untreated, this type of cancer can quickly become severe. Intensive chemotherapy is usually given to treat Burkitt lymphoma.

Treatment usually includes chemotherapy together with a targeted drug called rituximab. Doctors call this chemoimmunotherapy. This page is about Burkitt lymphoma in adults. What is Burkitt lymphoma? Burkitt lymphoma is a type of fast growing (high grade) NHL. Lymphoma develops when white blood cells called lymphocytes grow out of control.