Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Histological diagnosis of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, according to the WHO classification. 2) Newly diagnosed, previously untreated primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (patients who received corticosteroids alone are eligible for this study). 3) Positive for CD20 in lymphoma cells by immunohistochemistry or flowcytometry. 4) Age 18-59 years. 5) Performance status (ECOG): 0-2. 6) Having evaluable lesion. 7) No major organ dysfunction. 8) Patient's written informed consent before registration.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Uncontrollable hypertension. 2) History of myocardial infarction or angina or cardiomyopathy. 3) HBs antigen positive, HCV antibody positive or HIV antibody positive. 4) Accompanying interstitial pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis, or severe emphysema (all apparently diagnosed by chest X-ray). 5) Severe infections. 6) Liver cirrhosis, either biopsy proven or clinically diagnosed. 7) Active double cancer: overlapping cancer or asynchronous cancer within 5 years. Carcinoma in situ, intramucosal cancers, and other equivalent lesions are not included for the active double cancer. 8) Women during pregnancy, lactation period or of childbearing potentials not using a reliable contraceptive method. 9) Use of major tranquilizer, antidepressant or antimanic, or severe psychosis. 10) History of allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complete response rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Progression-free survival, overall survival, incidence of adverse events, and utility of response criteria with FDG-PET/CT | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Cancer Center Hospital Hematology Division