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Long term side effects of chemo- and radiotherapy
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Poor prognosis of patients with relapse or refractory disease
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Small amount of malignant cells (Hodgkin)
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Residual dormant cells lead to relapse
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Good target antigens (CD20, CD30, others)
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Lymphoma well vascularized
Rationale for immunotherapy of malignant lymphoma