Status:

UNKNOWN

Comparison of High-Dose Chemotherapy + Rituximab and CHOP + Rituximab in High-Risk Follicular Lymphoma

Lead Sponsor:

Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Turin, Italy

Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Osseo

Conditions:

Follicular Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intensified treatment plus Rituximab followed by autologous transplantation is superior to a conventional chemotherapy regimen also supplemented wi...

Detailed Description

The place of intensified regimens with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is poorly defined in FL at diagnosis . Most data arise from studies performed in the pre-Rituximab age. According to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Follicular Lymphoma at diagnosis
  • Stage \>I
  • age-adjusted I.P.I. score 2 or 3 or three or more adverse factors of the I.L.I. score

Exclusion

  • Serum positivity for HIV, HCV. HBsAg-positive only if active viral replication, assessed by HBV-DNA was present.
  • Major alterations of heart, lung, kidneys, liver, except for those directly disease-related;
  • Evidence of second tumors;
  • Previous chemotherapy( except patients who received limited radiotherapy);
  • Cerebral or CNS involvement.
  • Drug addiction or severe psychiatric disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2000

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

240 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00435955

Start Date

March 1 2000

Last Update

February 16 2007

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Divisione di Ematologia Universitaria

Torino, Italy, 10154