Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine and Prednisone (R-CHOP) Plus Metformin in Diffuse Large-B-cell Lymphoma

Summary

Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of metformin as an adjunct to RCHOP chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large-B cell lymphoma

Timeline

Start

2017-10-01

Primary completion

2018-08-27

Completion

2019-01-27

Publications

• Background Asensio-Lopez MC, Lax A, Pascual-Figal DA, Valdes M, Sanchez-Mas J. Metformin protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: involvement of the adiponectin cardiac system. Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Nov 15;51(10):1861-71. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.08.015. Epub 2011 Aug 25.
• Background Shi WY, Xiao D, Wang L, Dong LH, Yan ZX, Shen ZX, Chen SJ, Chen Y, Zhao WL. Therapeutic metformin/AMPK activation blocked lymphoma cell growth via inhibition of mTOR pathway and induction of autophagy. Cell Death Dis. 2012 Mar 1;3(3):e275. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2012.13.
• Background Alkhatib Y, Abdel Rahman Z, Kuriakose P. Clinical impact of metformin in diabetic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients: a case-control study. Leuk Lymphoma. 2017 May;58(5):1130-1134. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1239822. Epub 2016 Oct 5.

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