Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

Medical journal

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 published by CIG Media Group

CIG Media Group

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 (Cancer Information Group). It was published as Clinical Lymphoma through June 2005, when it changed its name to Clinical Lymphoma & Myeloma. It obtained its current name in January 2010 to reflect new additions to its scope. The journal publishes articles on detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of lymphoma

Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...

, myeloma, leukemia

Leukemia

Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...

, and related disorders including macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia is the presence of increased levels of macroglobulins in the circulating blood.A plasma cell dyscrasia resembling leukemia with cells of lymphocytic, plasmacytic, or intermediate morphology, which secrete an immunoglobulin M monoclonal component. There is diffuse infiltration of...

, amyloidosis

Amyloidosis

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, and plasma-cell dyscrasia

Dyscrasia

Dyscrasia is a concept from ancient Greek medicine with the word "dyskrasia", meaning bad mixture.The concept of dyscrasia was developed by the ancient Greek physician Galen , who elaborated a model of health and disease as a structure of elements, qualities, humors, organs, and temperaments...

s. The main emphasis is on recent scientific developments in all areas related to lymphoma, myeloma and leukemia. Specific areas of interest include clinical research and mechanistic approaches, drug sensitivity and resistance, gene and antisense therapy, pathology, markers, and prognostic indicators, chemoprevention strategies, multimodality therapy, and integration of various approaches.

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, EMBASE

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 Excerpta Medica, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, CINAHL

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 (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Chemical Abstracts, and Journal Citation Reports

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Article types

The journal publishes editorials, original research papers, comprehensive reviews, current treatment reports, case reports, brief communications, current trials, translational medicine pieces, and a "Meeting Highlights" section.