Combined Rituximab and Lenalidomide Treatment for Untreated Patients With Follicular Lymphoma

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the combined treatment of lenalidomide and rituximab in controlling the Follicular Lymphoma disease and also increase the length of response compared to the available standard combination chemotherapy treatment for Follicular Lymphoma.

Timeline

Start

2011-12-29

Primary completion

2024-04-30

Completion

2024-04-30

Publications

• Background Morschhauser F, Fowler NH, Feugier P, Bouabdallah R, Tilly H, Palomba ML, Fruchart C, Libby EN, Casasnovas RO, Flinn IW, Haioun C, Maisonneuve H, Ysebaert L, Bartlett NL, Bouabdallah K, Brice P, Ribrag V, Daguindau N, Le Gouill S, Pica GM, Martin Garcia-Sancho A, Lopez-Guillermo A, Larouche JF, Ando K, Gomes da Silva M, Andre M, Zachee P, Sehn LH, Tobinai K, Cartron G, Liu D, Wang J, Xerri L, Salles GA; RELEVANCE Trial Investigators. Rituximab plus Lenalidomide in Advanced Untreated Follicular Lymphoma. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 6;379(10):934-947. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1805104.
• Background Fowler NH, Davis RE, Rawal S, Nastoupil L, Hagemeister FB, McLaughlin P, Kwak LW, Romaguera JE, Fanale MA, Fayad LE, Westin JR, Shah J, Orlowski RZ, Wang M, Turturro F, Oki Y, Claret LC, Feng L, Baladandayuthapani V, Muzzafar T, Tsai KY, Samaniego F, Neelapu SS. Safety and activity of lenalidomide and rituximab in untreated indolent lymphoma: an open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Nov;15(12):1311-8. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70455-3. Epub 2014 Oct 15.
• Background Ahmadi T, Chong EA, Gordon A, Aqui NA, Nasta SD, Svoboda J, Mato AR, Schuster SJ. Combined lenalidomide, low-dose dexamethasone, and rituximab achieves durable responses in rituximab-resistant indolent and mantle cell lymphomas. Cancer. 2014 Jan 15;120(2):222-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28405. Epub 2013 Oct 7.
• Background Delfau-Larue MH, Boulland ML, Beldi-Ferchiou A, Feugier P, Maisonneuve H, Casasnovas RO, Lemonnier F, Pica GM, Houot R, Ysebaert L, Tilly H, Eisenmann JC, Le Gouill S, Ribrag V, Godmer P, Glaisner S, Cartron G, Xerri L, Salles GA, Fest T, Morschhauser F. Lenalidomide/rituximab induces high molecular response in untreated follicular lymphoma: LYSA ancillary RELEVANCE study. Blood Adv. 2020 Aug 11;4(14):3217-3223. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001955.
• Gower N, Feugier P, Westin J, Schiano De Colella JM, Tilly H, Palomba ML, Julia E, Damaj GL, Durand A, Flinn I, Lemonnier F, Morineau N, Ysebaert L, Bartlett N, Thieblemont C, Ribrag V, Gastinne T, Dony A, Fouillet L, Guidez S, Houot R, Da Silva MG, Barnes J, Bijou F, Cartron G, Garcia-Sancho AM, Eradat H, Cheminant M, Guillermo AL, Abrisqueta P, Abraham J, Sarkozy C, Izutsu K, Crochet G, Sehn LH, Gkasiamis A, Yge ML, Chartier L, Fowler N, Xerri L, Salles G, Morschhauser F. Lenalidomide plus rituximab for previously untreated advanced follicular lymphoma: the 10-year RELEVANCE trial analysis. Blood. 2026 Jun 18;147(25):3061-3068. doi: 10.1182/blood.2026033126.
• Laurent C, Trisal P, Tesson B, Seth S, Beyou A, Roulland S, Lesne B, Van Acker N, Cerapio JP, Chartier L, Guille A, Stokes ME, Huang CC, Huet S, Gandhi AK, Morschhauser F, Xerri L. Follicular lymphoma comprises germinal center-like and memory-like molecular subtypes with prognostic significance. Blood. 2024 Dec 12;144(24):2503-2516. doi: 10.1182/blood.2024024496.

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