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our experience, this has a seven-year projection in terms of survival and DFS of<br />

62% and 59% respectively. The relationships between survival and prognostic<br />

factors are unclear in this particular lymphoma. A randomized study was set up<br />

in October 1992 by the EBMT/UK Lymphoma Groups to investigate these questions.<br />

A similar study carried out on other poor-prognosis lymphomas would<br />

undoubtely prove useful.<br />

The decision to undertake transplantation is influenced by procedure related<br />

mortality which in our experience is 11%. In 1988, Goldstone reported<br />

similar mortality figures (13%). The use of hematopoietic growth factors or peripheral<br />

stem cells would reduce this problem

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