Opinion|Videos|September 23, 2026
An exciting future of new drugs and real-world studies
Author(s)Christina Poh, M.D.
Poh says treatment of follicular lymphoma is entering an exciting era in follicular lymphoma with multiple treatment options and an opportunity to be selective according to what a patient wants from therapy.
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Poh says treatment of follicular lymphoma is entering an exciting era in follicular lymphoma with multiple treatment options and an opportunity to be selective according to what a patient wants from therapy. She says answers to sequencing will come real-world studies. The ultimate goal is to turn follicular lymphoma into a manageable chronic disease while maintaining and hopefully improving a patient's quality of life.
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