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My cousin has large cell non hodgkins lymphoma. she has an infiltration of her liver. how is this treated & side effects? she's in stage 3.

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Dr. Ephraim Hochberg
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Medical Oncology 27 years experience
Multi-drug chemo: The standard treatment regimen is rchop chemotherapy given outpatient every 3 weeks for a total of 6 doses. Sometimes physicians will add an additional drug Methotrexate to protect the brain.
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