Lymphoma
Conditions
Keywords
lymphoma, aggressive, chemotherapy, dose-dense
Brief summary
To investigate if a dose-dense chemotherapy with weekly chemotherapy compared to standard treatment every 3 weeks results in better survival in aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Detailed description
Patients are randomized to receive dose-dense CEOP/IMVP-Dexa chemotherapy or standard 3-weekly CHOP.
Interventions
Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 i.v. d 1, epirubicin 70 mg/m2 i.v d 1, vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 i.v. d 1+8, prednisolone 100 mg p.o. d 1-5, ifosfamide 2000 mg/m2 i.v. d 15-17, etoposide 100 mg/m2 i.v. d 15-17, dexamethasone 40 mg p.o. or i.v. d 15-19, methotrexate 800 mg/m2 i.v. d 22. Mesna was given with ifosfamide, calcium-folinate rescue after methotrexate. Filgrastim was given on days 2-7, 9-12, 18-21, 23-28
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* 18 and 70 years of age * Centrally reviewed, histologically proven diffuse large B-cell, anaplastic large-cell, or peripheral T-cell unspecified * Measurable disease * All stages
Exclusion criteria
* Lymphoblastic or Burkitt histology * CNS-disease * HIV-positive * pregnant or lactating women * Pretreatment * Other malignancy * Concomitant diseases that forbid chemotherapy