Rituximab and DHAP followed by intensive therapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation as first-line therapy for mantle cell lymphoma.
We report on a series of 24 patients with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma treated with four to six courses of DHAP-rituximab followed by autologous stem cell transplantation for patients <65 years. Three-year overall survival (OS) and event free survival (EFS) rates were 69% and 65% respectively, for the 24 patients. In intent-to-treat analysis, 3-year OS and EFS were 75% and 76% for the 17 patients < 65 years old. This treatment is quite feasible and compares favourably with other regimens.
de Guibert
Sophie
S
Jaccard
Arnaud
A
Bernard
Marc
M
Turlure
Pascale
P
Bordessoule
Dominique
D
Lamy
Thierry
T
D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D020522:Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000069283:Rituximab; D015996:Survival Rate; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D003561:Cytarabine; D000069283:Rituximab; D003907:Dexamethasone; D002945:Cisplatin