Abstract:Elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have a worse prognosis than younger patients. It might be associated with the failure to receive standard care in these patients and the adverse biological characteristics of the disease. The R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) regimen is the standard first-line therapy for DLBCL. However, multiple factors such as the age of patients, the tolerance to the treatment, the molecular biological characteristics, and the risk stratification should also be considered. Currently, the modified first-line therapeutic strategies for the elderly patients with DLBCL were mostly based on the R-CHOP regimen with the addition of a single drug or chemotherapy, aiming to improve the safety and efficacy of the treatment.