T cell lymphoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 18-65 years 2. All stages, including stage I with bulk (>= 7.5 cm) 3. Confirmed histological diagnosis of peripheral T cell NHL of the following types: peripheral T-cell lymphoma PTCL-NOS Angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, only if primary systemic and ALK-negative intestinal T/NK-cell lymphoma (± enteropathy) hepatosplenic gamma-delta lymphoma subcutaneous panniculitis-like PTCL extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type 4. Performance status: ECOG 0 - 2 (Karnofsky index: 60 - 100%). ECOG 3 is acceptable, if lymphoma related. 5. Measurable disease 6. written consent of the patient 7. life expectancy of 3 months or longer
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Stage I with IPI 0 and without bulk 2. Already initiated lymphoma therapy 3. Serious accompanying disorder or impaired organ function, in particular: - severe cardiac dysfunction (NYHA class II-IV; LVEF 150 umol/l, unless related to NHL - Hepatic: bilirubin >2.5 times the upper reference limit, unless related to NHL - Uncontrollable diabetes mellitus (prephase treatment with prednisone!) 4. T-cell malignanies of other categories 5. CNS involvement 6. Known hypersensitivity to the medications to be used, especially murine or chimeric antibodies 7. uncontrolled asthma or allergy 8. Known HIV-positivity 9. Active hepatitis infection, active CMV infection, active systemic fungal infection, active infection with mycobacterium tuberculosis or atypical tuberculosis 10. Suspicion that patient compliance will be poor 11. Simultaneous participation in any other study protocol 12. Prior chemo- or radiotherapy for malignancy 13. Other concomitant malignant disease (history of active cancer during the past 5 years, except basal carcinoma of the skin or stage 0 cervical carcinoma) 14. Non-conformity to eligibility criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Event-free survival at 3 yr | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| overall survival at 3 yr progression-free survival at 3 yr responses (%CR and %PR), at the end of therapy time to progression relation CD52 expression and response-rate safety addition of alemtuzumab to CHOP measured by incidences of infections | — |
Countries
Netherlands