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How is Cutaneous lymphoma treated at Miami Cancer Institute?

Our team has the experience it takes to diagnose your condition and provide the most effective treatments. Together, we can improve your symptoms — along with your confidence and quality of life.

We offer the full range of treatment options, including:

  • Topical medicines. Creams or gels applied to the skin include steroids to reduce inflammation and retinoids to slow skin cell growth. We also offer topical chemotherapy (chemotherapy cream), which kills cancer cells in the top layer of your skin.
  • Systemic medicines. Certain oral (taken by mouth), injectable and IV medications attack cancer cells inside your body or help calm your immune system. These include biologics, which slow or stop inflammation, and immunotherapy medicines that help your immune system fight cancer. We also offer traditional chemotherapy medicines that kill cancer cells.
  • Light therapy. With this treatment, also called phototherapy, we use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill the cancerous cells in your skin. This treatment works especially well because the cells that cause cutaneous lymphoma are sensitive to UV light.
  • Radiation therapy. Different types of radiation kill cancer cells. Many people with cutaneous lymphoma benefit from a type of radiation treatment called total skin electron beam therapy. With this procedure, we use a machine to send radiation beams to targeted areas of your skin.
  • Photopheresis. During this procedure, we remove blood from your body and treat it with a special medicine that’s activated by UV light. We expose the blood containing this medication to UV light, then return it to your body.
  • Stem cell transplant for severe cases of CTCL. This procedure targets stem cells (cells that help your body create new blood cells). We replace your cancerous stem cells — or stem cells damaged by cancer treatments — with healthy ones. These healthy new stem cells make your immune system stronger.
  • Clinical trials. We’re currently recruiting patients for clinical trials of new treatments for severe, refractory (hard to treat) CTCL.

The number of treatments and how often you’ll need them depends on several factors. These include the type of cutaneous lymphoma you have and whether or not it’s spread beyond your skin. We also assess the type and severity of your symptoms.

For many patients, we start with frequent or aggressive treatments, then taper them down as symptoms begin to improve. Over time, you may shift to routine maintenance treatments that help keep your symptoms from flaring up.

Inmunoterapia

La inmunoterapia es un tratamiento avanzado para el cáncer que ayuda al sistema inmunitario a combatir la enfermedad. Puede ser un método eficaz para tratar trastornos hemáticos y es una de las innovaciones más prometedoras que existen hoy en día para el tratamiento, la cura y la prevención de determinados cánceres de la sangre, como mieloma múltiple, leucemia linfoblástica aguda, linfoma no hodgkiniano y enfermedad de Hodgkin.

Trasplantes de células madre y médula

La médula ósea es el tejido que se encuentra en el interior de los huesos y que produce glóbulos rojos, glóbulos blancos y plaquetas. Si presenta un trastorno hemático, se puede recurrir a un trasplante de médula ósea, también llamado trasplante de células madre. Mediante este procedimiento, se reemplazan los glóbulos sanguíneos dañados por células madre hematopoyéticas saludables.

El Programa de Trasplantes de Células Madre y Médula de Miami Cancer Institute de Baptist Health South Florida ofrece opciones de tratamiento avanzadas a pacientes con cánceres de la sangre, como leucemia, mieloma múltiple, linfoma no hodgkiniano y enfermedad de Hodgkin o linfoma de Hodgkin.

Junta multidisciplinaria para revisión de tumores

Un equipo multidisciplinario de expertos en cáncer, compuesto por cirujanos, oncólogos médicos, oncólogos radioterápicos, cirujanos plásticos reconstructivos, patólogos, radiólogos, asesores genéticos, genetistas médicos, trabajadores sociales, coordinadores para pacientes y personal de estudios clínicos, se reúne semanalmente para analizar determinados casos complejos e identificar el mejor tratamiento.

Estudios clínicos

Estudios clínicos

Miami Cancer Institute puede brindarle acceso a estudios clínicos que no se ofrecen en otros lugares. Los estudios clínicos permiten buscar nuevas maneras para tratar y diagnosticar el cáncer y se realizan habitualmente. Si existe un estudio adecuado a su caso, le explicaremos acerca de los beneficios y riesgos pertinentes.

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For more information or a referral to our program, contact Gabbie Dill, R.N., or Carmen Carvajal, R.N., using one of the following options:

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