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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
Patients with relapsed or primary refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who achieve complete response (CR) before autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) generally have better outcomes than those who achieve only partial response (PR). We investigated whether adding rituximab to the ifosfamide-carboplatin-etoposide (ICE) chemotherapy regimen (RICE) could increase the CR rate of patients with DLBCL under consideration for ASCT. Thirty-six eligible patients were treated with RICE, and 34 received all 3 planned cycles. The CR rate was 53%, significantly better than the 27% CR rate (P =.01) achieved among 147 similar consecutive historical control patients with DLBCL treated with ICE; the PR rate was 25%. Febrile neutropenia was the most frequent grade 3 or 4 nonhematologic toxicity; it occurred in 7.5% of delivered cycles. No patient had RICE-related toxicity that precluded ASCT. The median number of CD34(+) cells per kilogram mobilized was 6.3 x 10(6). Progression-free survival rates of patients who underwent transplantation after RICE were marginally better than those of 95 consecutive historical control patients who underwent transplantation after ICE (54% vs 43% at 2 years; P =.25). RICE appears to induce very high CR rates in patients with relapsed and refractory DLBCL; however, further studies are necessary to determine whether this treatment regimen will improve outcomes after ASCT.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3684-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Antigens, CD34, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Carboplatin, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Etoposide, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Ifosfamide, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Lymphoma, B-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Neutropenia, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Salvage Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:14739217-Transplantation, Autologous
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Rituximab and ICE as second-line therapy before autologous stem cell transplantation for relapsed or primary refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. kewalrat@mskcc.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't