Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor thankful for clinical trial
When Ian Leybas was diagnosed with a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma called peripheral T-cell lymphoma in 2019, he and his wife educated themselves on the disease and looked up treatment options.
“We were being proactive, getting multiple opinions,” says Ian, who was 45 at the time.
They lived in southeast Oklahoma and visited three different hospitals before coming to MD Anderson on Oct. 21, 2019.
“MD Anderson...
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