Lymphoma: history, therapy and management of effects.

Abstract

Immunologic manipulation will see a resurgence in the next decade and will be more specific than in the 1970’s. Lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells, biologic response modifiers such as interferon and the interleukens, and radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies are examples of these techniques. Other therapeutic modalities which show promising results in certain tumor systems in the adult population are hyperthermia, both direct and extracorporeal, and photodynamic therapy. The latter is