title: [Treatment outcome analysis of CTOP or CHOP regimen in newly diagnosed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients-results of a prospective, open, randomized, multicenter clinical trial].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the efficacy and toxicity of CTOP and CHOP regimen for newly diagnosed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  From Oct 2006 to Jun 2009, 196 patients enrolled into this clinical trial from 72 centers in China were randomized into CTOP or CHOP group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 154 patients evaluated, 105 assigned in CTOP group and 49 in CHOP. Complete remission (CR) rate was 73.3%, and response rate (RR) was 87.6% in CTOP group and CR rate 71.4%, RR 86.2% in CHOP group, respectively (both P > 0.05). For B cell lymphomas, there was no difference in outcome between the two groups, but for T cell lymphomas, CR was 71.1% in CHOP, being significantly higher than that of 58.8% in CHOP group. There was no difference in hematological toxicity, GI reaction, liver and kidney function abnormality, but the occurrence of grade 3-4 alopecia in CTOP group (12.4%) was significantly lower than that in CHOP group (40.8%). The progress-free survival and overall survival (PFS and OS) at 1-, 2-, 3-year in CTOP group were 79%, 64.8%, 51.4% and 82.9%, 70.5%, 58.1%respectively; while in CTOP group were 77.6%, 61.2%, 49% and 81.6%, 67.3%, 55.1% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CTOP regimen has similar effectiveness to CHOP regimen in newly diagnosed aggressive NHL, but with less side effects, and better efficacy for T cell lymphomas.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School Ruijin Hospital 200025, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jin-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: De-Pei
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jun-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone