Burkitt lymphoma

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September 2026 · 1

2026-09-10This recordBurkitt lymphoma
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2020 · 2

2012 · 1

2012MilestoneBurkitt lymphoma
Genomic landscape: ID3, TCF3 and CCND3
Schmitz and Richter (Nature, Nature Genetics) define the cooperating mutations.

2010 · 1

2010GuidelineBurkitt lymphoma
Guideline Inter-B-NHL Ritux 2010 (NEJM 2020); NCI PDQ: Children and adolescents, all stages
Risk-stratified LMB or BFM regimen with intrathecal therapy; rituximab added for high-risk (stage III with high LDH, stage IV, leukaemic) disease per Inter-B-NHL Ritux 2010; low-intensity pre-phase and tumour lysis prophylaxis.

1990 · 1

1990MilestoneCyclophosphamide
LMB89 establishes short intensive therapy
French SFOP protocol cures most children including stage IV.

1982 · 1

1982MilestoneMYC
MYC mapped to the translocation breakpoint
Dalla-Favera and Taub show MYC is juxtaposed to the immunoglobulin heavy-chain locus.

1972 · 1

1972MilestoneBurkitt lymphoma
t(8;14) translocation identified (Manolov and Manolova)
A milestone in how this cancer is treated.

1964 · 1

1964MilestoneBurkitt lymphoma
Epstein-Barr virus discovered in Burkitt lymphoma cells
Epstein, Achong and Barr identify the first human tumour virus.

1958 · 1

1958MilestoneBurkitt lymphoma
Denis Burkitt describes the jaw tumour of African children
Later maps its distribution to the malaria belt.