News Health & Medicine Drug aids destruction of lymphoma cells By Nathan Seppa October 27, 2004 at 5:05 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print In the cancer called diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, certain white blood cells—B cells—in the lymph tissues proliferate out of control. These malignant immune cells crowd out their healthy comrades and impair a person’s ability to fight disease. Standard chemotherapy sends this lymphoma into remission only in 30 to 40 percent of patients.