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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma treatment details. Radiation, Biologic therapy.

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.

Survival: monthsCountry:Canada
Toxiciy Grade:5City/State/Province:Montreal
Treatments:Radiation, Biologic therapyHospital:Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Drugs:Journal:Link
Date:Apr 2014

Description:

Patients:
This study involved 93 indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients who had received prior rituximab-based biologic therapy. The median patient age was 59 years and 53.8% were male.

Treatment:
Patients received biologic therapy with tositumomab (a monoclonal antibody that binds to the CD20 protein on the surface of lymphoma cells) and radiation therapy with I131-tositumomab (radiation-labeled form of tositumomab).

Toxicities:
Treatment-related deaths due to infection, respiratory failure, and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) were reported, as was grade 3-4 fatigue, shortness of breath, and pain.

Results:
The median overall survival was 59.8 months.

Support:
This study was funded by GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.

Correspondence: Dr. Harold J. Olney; email: harold.olney.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca



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