diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients who have been aounced as non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 2)Patients with histologically confirmed diffuse large B-Cell lymphomas (WHO classification 2008) 3)Patients with CD20-positive non-Hodgkin lymphoma on immunohistochemistry or flowcytometry. 4)Ann Arbor Stage:II, III, IV 5)Patients must have measurable disease. 6)Patients who were not previously treated. 7)Patients aged from 18 to 70 years old 8)ECOG performance status 0-3 9)Life expectancy greater than 4 months. 10)Patients must have normal marrow and organ function as defined below 10-1) Bone marrow function Absolute neutrophil count >= 1000/mm3 Platelet count >= 50,000/mm3 Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL 10-2) Liver funciton AST, ALT <= 2.5 x ULN ALP <= 2.5 x ULN Total bilirubin <= 1.5 x ULN 10-3) Renal function Serum creatinine <= 2.0 x ULN 10-4) Cardiac function Normal electrocardiogram and cardiac function (without severe heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia) 11)Patients who give a written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with HIV or HTLV-1. 2)Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, malignant hypertension, congestive heart failure, coronary insufficiency, a new onset of myocardial infarction within 3 months , liver cirrhosis, uncontrolled hyperglycemia, renal failure, pulmonary fibrosis, or bleeding tendency. 3)Patients with another active malignancy 4)Patients who are pregnant or lactating, or have an intention to get pregnant 5)Patients with severe mental disease. 6)Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy prior to entering the study. 7)Patients who are judged inappropriate for the entry into the study by the principle doctor.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Remission rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| response rate, survival time, safety | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Gifu University Hospital First Department of Internal Medicine