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Rituximab Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With HIV-Related Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

NCT00031902

Phase 1 Unknown Lymphoma Trials Office
Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining rituximab with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of rituximab plus combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have HIV-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Timeline

Start
2001-10
Primary completion
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Bleomycin Unknown Intravenous
Subject Prednisolone Other / unclassified Oral
Subject Rituximab Monoclonal antibody
Subject Vincristine Small molecule Intravenous

Indications