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by up-front ASCT if the patient had received prior treatment for the FL and one center advised up-front consolidation with ASCT followed by allogeneic SCT. However, all responders mentioned that they regularly individualized treatment based on patient characteristics. The results obtained from the 9 non-academic hospitals were similar, as expected because of the consulting role of the academic medical centers. We conclude that there is no consensus on first line treatment of TFL, even in a small country like the Netherlands.
The data we present in this thesis add to existing information on diagnosis and treatment in TFL with the purpose to generate ideas for improvement of diagnosis and treatment and for future studies in this specific patient group.
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