Thalidomide Maintenance Treatment in DLBCL

Summary

This is a randomized, multi-center,phase III study to evaluate the ability of thalidomide maintenance therapy to prolong relapse-free survival in diffuse large B cell lymphoma(DLBCL).

Timeline

Start

2017-07-26

Primary completion

2019-12

Completion

2023-12

Publications

• Background Chaganti S, Illidge T, Barrington S, Mckay P, Linton K, Cwynarski K, McMillan A, Davies A, Stern S, Peggs K; British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Guidelines for the management of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol. 2016 Jul;174(1):43-56. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14136. Epub 2016 May 16. No abstract available.
• Background Michallet AS, Lebras L, Coiffier B. Maintenance therapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Curr Opin Oncol. 2012 Sep;24(5):461-5. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e3283562036.
• Background Aviles A, Cleto S, Huerta-Guzman J, Neri N. Interferon alfa 2b as maintenance therapy in poor risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in complete remission after intensive CHOP-BLEO regimens. Eur J Haematol. 2001 Feb;66(2):94-9. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2001.00272.x.
• Background Gisselbrecht C, Schmitz N, Mounier N, Singh Gill D, Linch DC, Trneny M, Bosly A, Milpied NJ, Radford J, Ketterer N, Shpilberg O, Duhrsen U, Hagberg H, Ma DD, Viardot A, Lowenthal R, Briere J, Salles G, Moskowitz CH, Glass B. Rituximab maintenance therapy after autologous stem-cell transplantation in patients with relapsed CD20(+) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: final analysis of the collaborative trial in relapsed aggressive lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Dec 20;30(36):4462-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.9416. Epub 2012 Oct 22.
• Background Crump M, Leppa S, Fayad L, Lee JJ, Di Rocco A, Ogura M, Hagberg H, Schnell F, Rifkin R, Mackensen A, Offner F, Pinter-Brown L, Smith S, Tobinai K, Yeh SP, Hsi ED, Nguyen T, Shi P, Hahka-Kemppinen M, Thornton D, Lin B, Kahl B, Schmitz N, Savage KJ, Habermann T. Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase III Trial of Enzastaurin Versus Placebo in Patients Achieving Remission After First-Line Therapy for High-Risk Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Jul 20;34(21):2484-92. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.65.7171. Epub 2016 May 23.
• Background Witzens-Harig M, Benner A, McClanahan F, Klemmer J, Brandt J, Brants E, Rieger M, Meissner J, Hensel M, Neben K, Dreger P, Lengfelder E, Schmidt-Wolf I, Kramer A, Ho AD. Rituximab maintenance improves survival in male patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Results of the HD2002 prospective multicentre randomized phase III trial. Br J Haematol. 2015 Dec;171(5):710-9. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13652. Epub 2015 Oct 9.
• Background Ji D, Li Q, Cao J, Guo Y, Lv F, Liu X, Wang B, Wang L, Luo Z, Chang J, Wu X, Hong X. Thalidomide enhanced the efficacy of CHOP chemotherapy in the treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma: A phase II study. Oncotarget. 2016 May 31;7(22):33331-9. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.8973.
• Background Maiolino A, Hungria VT, Garnica M, Oliveira-Duarte G, Oliveira LC, Mercante DR, Miranda EC, Quero AA, Peres AL, Barros JC, Tanaka P, Magalhaes RP, Rego EM, Lorand-Metze I, Lima CS, Renault IZ, Braggio E, Chiattone C, Nucci M, de Souza CA; Brazilian Multiple Myeloma Study Group (BMMSG/GEMOH). Thalidomide plus dexamethasone as a maintenance therapy after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation improves progression-free survival in multiple myeloma. Am J Hematol. 2012 Oct;87(10):948-52. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23274. Epub 2012 Jun 23.
• Background Spencer A, Prince HM, Roberts AW, Prosser IW, Bradstock KF, Coyle L, Gill DS, Horvath N, Reynolds J, Kennedy N. Consolidation therapy with low-dose thalidomide and prednisolone prolongs the survival of multiple myeloma patients undergoing a single autologous stem-cell transplantation procedure. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Apr 10;27(11):1788-93. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.8573. Epub 2009 Mar 9.

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