Rituximab Combined With Chemotherapy in Burkitt's Lymphoma

Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to prove the efficacy of the following new regimen treatment: * Administration of anti-CD20 (Rituximab) combined with chemotherapy. * Combined treatment with high doses of methotrexate and high doses of cytarabine with conventional cytostatics (block C) * Prophylactic administration of G-CSF after all chemotherapy cycles * local irradiation after 6 cycle if CNS was affected or if there are residual tumour

Timeline

Start

2006-08

Primary completion

2013-12

Completion

2013-12

Publications

• Background Hoelzer D, Ludwig WD, Thiel E, Gassmann W, Loffler H, Fonatsch C, Rieder H, Heil G, Heinze B, Arnold R, Hossfeld D, Buchner T, Koch P, Freund M, Hiddemann W, Maschmeyer G, Heyll A, Aul C, Faak T, Kuse R, Ittel TH, Gramatzki M, Diedrich H, Kolbe K, Fuhr HG, Fischer K, Schadeck-Gressel C, Weiss A, Strohscheer I, Metzner B, Fabry U, Gokbuget N, Volkers B, Messerer D, Uberla K. Improved outcome in adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 1996 Jan 15;87(2):495-508.
• Background Reiter A, Schrappe M, Tiemann M, Ludwig WD, Yakisan E, Zimmermann M, Mann G, Chott A, Ebell W, Klingebiel T, Graf N, Kremens B, Muller-Weihrich S, Pluss HJ, Zintl F, Henze G, Riehm H. Improved treatment results in childhood B-cell neoplasms with tailored intensification of therapy: A report of the Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster Group Trial NHL-BFM 90. Blood. 1999 Nov 15;94(10):3294-306.
• Background Thomas DA, Cortes J, O'Brien S, Pierce S, Faderl S, Albitar M, Hagemeister FB, Cabanillas FF, Murphy S, Keating MJ, Kantarjian H. Hyper-CVAD program in Burkitt's-type adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 1999 Aug;17(8):2461-70. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.8.2461.
• Background Adde M, Shad A, Venzon D, Arndt C, Gootenberg J, Neely J, Nieder M, Owen W, Seibel N, Wilson W, Horak ID, Magrath I. Additional chemotherapy agents improve treatment outcome for children and adults with advanced B-cell lymphomas. Semin Oncol. 1998 Apr;25(2 Suppl 4):33-9; discussion 45-8.
• Background Mounier N, Briere J, Gisselbrecht C, Emile JF, Lederlin P, Sebban C, Berger F, Bosly A, Morel P, Tilly H, Bouabdallah R, Reyes F, Gaulard P, Coiffier B. Rituximab plus CHOP (R-CHOP) overcomes bcl-2--associated resistance to chemotherapy in elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Blood. 2003 Jun 1;101(11):4279-84. doi: 10.1182/blood-2002-11-3442. Epub 2003 Feb 6.
• Background Lee EJ, Petroni GR, Schiffer CA, Freter CE, Johnson JL, Barcos M, Frizzera G, Bloomfield CD, Peterson BA. Brief-duration high-intensity chemotherapy for patients with small noncleaved-cell lymphoma or FAB L3 acute lymphocytic leukemia: results of cancer and leukemia group B study 9251. J Clin Oncol. 2001 Oct 15;19(20):4014-22. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2001.19.20.4014.
• Background Zinzani PL, Martelli M, Magagnoli M, Pescarmona E, Scaramucci L, Palombi F, Bendandi M, Martelli MP, Ascani S, Orcioni GF, Pileri SA, Mandelli F, Tura S. Treatment and clinical management of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma with sclerosis: MACOP-B regimen and mediastinal radiotherapy monitored by (67)Gallium scan in 50 patients. Blood. 1999 Nov 15;94(10):3289-93.
• Background Oriol A, Ribera JM, Esteve J, Sanz MA, Brunet S, Garcia-Boyero R, Fernandez-Abellan P, Marti JM, Abella E, Sanchez-Delgado M, Penarrubia MJ, Besalduch J, Moreno MJ, Borrego D, Feliu E, Ortega JJ; PETHEMA Group, Spanish Society of Hematology. Lack of influence of human immunodeficiency virus infection status in the response to therapy and survival of adult patients with mature B-cell lymphoma or leukemia. Results of the PETHEMA-LAL3/97 study. Haematologica. 2003 Apr;88(4):445-53.

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