title: A dexamethasone, vinblastine, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, methotrexate and bleomycin (D-VICEMB) protocol as first-line treatment of patients aged 70 years or older affected by intermediate/high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: We treated 30 consecutive untreated patients aged > 70 years with advanced aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with 6 courses of cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone, etoposide, bleomycin, vinblastine and dexamethasone (D-VICEMB). The global response was 93%. The 6-year overall survival and progression-free survival were 50%, and disease-free survival was 63%.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Angrilli
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pennese
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Marzio
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liberatore
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fioritoni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015996:Survival Rate; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D005047:Etoposide; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008727:Methotrexate