Bortezomib and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Summary

RATIONALE: Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth. Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Giving bortezomib together with rituximab may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well giving bortezomib together with rituximab works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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Start

2004-08

Primary completion

2005-08

Completion

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Publications

• Results de Vos S, Goy A, Dakhil SR, Saleh MN, McLaughlin P, Belt R, Flowers CR, Knapp M, Hart L, Patel-Donnelly D, Glenn M, Gregory SA, Holladay C, Zhang T, Boral AL. Multicenter randomized phase II study of weekly or twice-weekly bortezomib plus rituximab in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular or marginal-zone B-cell lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Oct 20;27(30):5023-30. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.7980. Epub 2009 Sep 21.

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