Randomized Study for Patients With Follicular Lymphoma Needing Treatment

Inclusion Criteria

• •study 1 (young patients): being less than 61 years old with a follicular lymphoma and needing to be treated because of high LDH level, high beta-2 microglobulin level, poor performance status, or large tumoral mass (lymph node \>7 cm, symptomatic splenomegaly, pleura effusion, or sign of compression by the tumor mass)
• •study 2 (elderly patients): being older than 60 years with a follicular lymphoma and needing to be treated because of high LDH level, high beta-2 microglobulin level, poor performance status, or large tumoral mass (lymph node \>7 cm, symptomatic splenomegaly, pleura effusion, or sign of compression by the tumor mass)