title: Early stage gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphomas: results of a randomized trial comparing chemotherapy alone versus chemotherapy + involved field radiotherapy. (IELSG 4). [corrected].
abstract: Here, we present the results of a randomised clinical trial carried out between 1998 and 2004, evaluating the possible role of radiotherapy (RT) as consolidation treatment after induction chemotherapy (CT) in diffuse large B-cell (DLBC) gastric lymphoma. Fifty-four patients were enrolled and all received anthracycline containing regimens as induction CT. Patients were evaluated after four to six cycles and those in complete remission (CR) were randomised to receive gastric involved field (IF) RT or two addition cycles of the same CT. Forty-five patients (83%) were randomised after the induction CT. Clinical results of patients allocated to the RT arm showed a significant reduction in incidence of local relapse versus patients who received CT alone. However, overall survival was not different between the two arms. Our results confirm that CT could be considered as first line therapy for newly diagnosed gastric DLBC lymphoma; IF RT delivered in those patients achieving CR after induction CT is able to prevent local relapse.
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematoncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. giovanni.martinelli@ieo.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gigli
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: Pier Francesco
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Ferrucci
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zucca
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crosta
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pruneri
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Preda
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piperno
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gospodarowicz
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavalli
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moreno Gomez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome