drugset / Trial / NCT00004112
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Rituximab in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
RandomizedTreatment
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy plus rituximab is more effective than combination chemotherapy alone for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without rituximab in treating patients who have newly diagnosed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has not been treated previously.
Timeline
- Start
- 1999-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2000-12-01
- Completion
- 2003-03-01
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rituximab | Monoclonal antibody | — | Intravenous |
| Background | Cyclophosphamide | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Background | Doxorubicin | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Background | Prednisolone | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |
| Background | Prednisone | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |
| Background | Vincristine | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |