Pentostatin, and Rituximab With and Without Cyclophosphamide for Previously Untreated B-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Summary

This study aims to assess the rate of complete and overall response using rituximab and pentostatin with and without cyclophosphamide, to monitor and assess toxicity of this regimen, and to determine the overall and progression-free survival in CLL patients

Timeline

Start

2002-07

Primary completion

2006-07

Completion

2006-09

Publications

• Background Kay NE, Geyer SM, Call TG, Shanafelt TD, Zent CS, Jelinek DF, Tschumper R, Bone ND, Dewald GW, Lin TS, Heerema NA, Smith L, Grever MR, Byrd JC. Combination chemoimmunotherapy with pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab shows significant clinical activity with low accompanying toxicity in previously untreated B chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood. 2007 Jan 15;109(2):405-11. doi: 10.1182/blood-2006-07-033274. Epub 2006 Sep 28.
• Results Kay NE, Wu W, Kabat B, LaPlant B, Lin TS, Byrd JC, Jelinek DF, Grever MR, Zent CS, Call TG, Shanafelt TD. Pentostatin and rituximab therapy for previously untreated patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer. 2010 May 1;116(9):2180-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25028.
• Results Shanafelt TD, Lin T, Geyer SM, Zent CS, Leung N, Kabat B, Bowen D, Grever MR, Byrd JC, Kay NE. Pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab regimen in older patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer. 2007 Jun 1;109(11):2291-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22662.

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