Bortezomib plus rituximab versus rituximab in patients with high-risk, relapsed, rituximab-naive or rituximab-sensitive follicular lymphoma: subgroup analysis of a randomized phase 3 trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The randomized phase 3 LYM3001 trial in relapsed follicular lymphoma (FL) demonstrated higher overall (ORR) and complete response (CR) rates and prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) with bortezomib-rituximab versus rituximab. We report findings in high-risk patients (FL International Prognostic Index [FLIPI] score ≥3, and high tumor burden by modified Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomas Folliculaires [GELF] criteria).

Methods

Patients aged ≥18 years with grade 1/2 FL, ≥1 measurable lesion, and documented relapse or progression following prior therapy, rituximab-naïve or rituximab-sensitive, were enrolled at 164 centers in 29 countries across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Patients were randomized (1:1) to five 5-week cycles of bortezomib-rituximab (bortezom

SUBMITTER: Zinzani PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3502148 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature