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Trial reportCancer science2008

Phase II study of a salvage regimen using cyclophosphamide, high-dose cytarabine, dexamethasone, etoposide, and rituximab in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Yasuhiro Oki, Michinori Ogura, Harumi Kato, Ako Kikuchi, Hirofumi Taji, Yoshitoyo Kagami, Aya Oshiro, Akane Tsujimura, Kazuhito Yamamoto, Yasuo Morishima

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in Cancer science, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. RB and CHASER as induction therapy for transplant-eligible mantle cell lymphoma.Journal of clinical and experimental hematopathology : JCEH · 2025
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  18. Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.Journal of clinical and experimental hematopathology : JCEH · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yasuhiro OkiDepartment of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan.
Michinori Ogura
Harumi Kato
Ako Kikuchi
Hirofumi Taji
Yoshitoyo Kagami
Aya Oshiro
Akane Tsujimura
Kazuhito Yamamoto
Yasuo Morishima

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) remains challenging. We investigated the efficacy and safety of salvage chemoimmunotherapy (CHASER) in patients with relapsed or refractory B-NHL who had radiographically measurable disease and adequate major organ function. The CHASER treatment consisted of: rituximab 375 mg/m(2), day 1; cyclophosphamide 1200 mg/m(2), day 3; cytarabine 2 g/m(2), days 4 and 5; etoposide 100 mg/m(2), days 3-5; and dexamethasone 40 mg, days 3-5. The treatment was repeated every 3 weeks up to a total of four courses in the absence of disease progression. Thirty-two patients were enrolled and received a median of four courses of treatment (range 1-4 courses) per patient. Twenty patients (63%) were previously treated with rituximab-containing regimens. The median age was 54 years (range 28-67 years). The treatment was generally well tolerated, with major toxicities being grade 4 neutropenia (n = 32), thrombocytopenia requiring transfusion (n = 28), and grade 3 transaminase elevation (n = 2). Overall response rates in the entire group, and in patients with indolent (n = 17) and aggressive (n = 15) diseases were 84%, 100% and 67%, respectively. Responses were observed similarly in patients with (n = 20) and without (n = 12) previous rituximab exposure (85% and 83%, respectively). Stem cell harvest was successful in 19 of 22 patients. The median time to treatment failure for the entire group was 24.5 months. This promising result of high activity and favorable toxicity profile warrants further investigation in large-scale multicenter trials.

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Salvage TherapyAdultAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideCytarabineDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, DrugEtoposideFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHumansImmunotherapyAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedCyclophosphamideCytarabineDexamethasoneEtoposideRituximab

Identifiers

PMID17991293
PMCPMC11159101

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