What lymphoproliferative disorder has a very favorable response to highly aggressive chemotherapy with no radiotherapy?
a. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
b. Mycosis fungoides
c. Hodgkin lymphoma
d. Burkitt lymphoma
ANS: D
Burkitt lymphoma has a very favorable response rate to aggressive chemotherapy, primarily because most of the cells are in an active phase of the cell cycle at any one time. Cure rates are very high.
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A. the presence of the nitrogen atom. B. the organic acid group. C. the side chain group G. D. the arrangement of the C, N, and O atoms.
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