Summary: antibody therapy with rituximab.
Although rituximab has gained increasing
use in the therapy of extranodal marginal
zone lymphomas of MALT type, the
curative potential of this modality is
unknown. Further studies are necessary
to advance our understanding of the role
of antibiotic or antiviral therapy for this
entity.
Competing interests: None.
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Source: Abecasis, Goncalo - Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan

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