drugset / Trial / NCT00689845

Combination Chemotherapy and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Primary Mediastinal Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

NCT00689845

Non-randomizedTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Giving rituximab together with one of five different combination chemotherapy regimens may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying giving rituximab together with combination chemotherapy to see how well it works in treating patients with primary mediastinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Timeline

Start
2007-06
Primary completion
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Bleomycin Unknown Intravenous
Subject Cyclophosphamide Other / unclassified Intravenous
Subject Cytarabine Small molecule Subcutaneous
Subject Doxorubicin Other / unclassified Intravenous
Subject Etoposide Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Ifosfamide Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Methotrexate Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Prednisolone Other / unclassified Oral
Subject Prednisone Other / unclassified Oral
Subject Rituximab Monoclonal antibody Intravenous
Subject Vincristine Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Vindesine Small molecule Intravenous
Background filgrastim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous

Indications