Adjuvant Low Dose Total Body Irradiation in Elderly Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the application of low dose total body irradiation following chemo-immuntherapy in elderly patients with aggressive with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma would be safe and potentially benecicial adjuvant therapy

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Key information

Conditions

Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

previously untreated, pathology verified aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the diffuse large B-cell type according to the WHO classification. Age between 60 years and 80 years.Positive for an anti-CD20 antibody. Good performance status and normal initial normal blood count.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with previous lymphoma associated with immune suppression of any sort. Diagnosis or history of indolent lymphoma or other malignancies. Marked impairment of any vital organ such as the heart, lung, liver or kidneys.

Treatment and study plan

low dose total body irradiation

Radiation

Low dose total body irradiation is given 3 weeks after the end of chemo-immunetherapy in the form of 4 daily fractions 0.2 Gy per fraction to be repeated after 2 weeks of rest

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Aarhus

Other

Collaborators

Aarhus University Hospital
Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective Multicenter Phase II Study of MabThera (Rituximab) Plus 2 Weekly CHOP Followed by Low Dose Total Body Irradiation in Elderly Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Important dates

Study start: 2003
Primary completion: 2007
Study completion: 2008
First posted: Feb 3, 2009
Registry last updated: Feb 3, 2009

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