Newly Diagnosed Mature B-ALL, Burkitt's Lymphoma and Other High-grade Lymphoma in Adults

Summary

The study evaluates the efficacy and tolerability of alternating short cycles of high-dose and conventional chemotherapy in combination with rituximab in CD20 positive patients, followed by local radiation therapy in the case of initial mediastinal or central nervous system (CNS) involvement or a residual tumor after chemotherapy. A dose-reduced regimen is offered for patients estimated to be over 55 years, biologically.

Timeline

Start

2002-07

Primary completion

2010-06

Completion

2010-06

Publications

• Results Hoelzer D, Walewski J, Dohner H, Viardot A, Hiddemann W, Spiekermann K, Serve H, Duhrsen U, Huttmann A, Thiel E, Dengler J, Kneba M, Schaich M, Schmidt-Wolf IG, Beck J, Hertenstein B, Reichle A, Domanska-Czyz K, Fietkau R, Horst HA, Rieder H, Schwartz S, Burmeister T, Gokbuget N; German Multicenter Study Group for Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Improved outcome of adult Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia with rituximab and chemotherapy: report of a large prospective multicenter trial. Blood. 2014 Dec 18;124(26):3870-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-03-563627. Epub 2014 Oct 30.

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