Efficacy and safety of new anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies versus rituximab for induction therapy of CD20⁺ B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Rituximab combined with chemotherapy is the first-line induction therapy of CD20 positive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (CD20⁺ B-NHL). Recently new anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been developed, but their efficacy and safety compared with rituximab are still controversial. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library for eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared new anti-CD20 mAbs with rituximab in induction therapy of B-NHL. The primary outcomes are progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), additional outcomes include event-free survival (EFS), disease-free survival (DFS), overall response rate (ORR), complete response rate (CRR) and incidences of adverse events (AEs). Time-to-event data were pooled as hazard ratios (HRs) using

SUBMITTER: Luo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7864901 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature