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Trial reportMedicine2017

Efficacy of rituximab combined with CHOP for treating patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Xin Hu, Min Zeng, Shun-E Yang, Xiao Liang, Shan-Shan Ding, Li Guo, Shan Li, Shu-Juan Wen

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Trial report in Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin HuDepartment of Lymphoma Department of Chest Radiotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Xinjiang, Urumqi, China.
Min Zeng
Shun-E Yang
Xiao Liang
Shan-Shan Ding
Li Guo
Shan Li
Shu-Juan Wen
Xinjiang Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab combined with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) for treating patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

methodsA total of 144 patients with DLBCL were randomly divided into intervention group and control group, 72 patients in each group. The patients in the control group received cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy, while the participants in the intervention group received R-CHOP. The primary endpoint was relapse-free survival (RFS) and the secondary endpoints were overall survival rate (OSR) and adverse events (AEs).

resultsOne hundred thirty-four patients completed the study. The intervention with R-CHOP did not show greater efficacy than CHOP in the estimated median follow-up time (intervention group 33 months vs control group 29 months, P = .15). In addition, no significant differences in the 5-year RFS (intervention group 81% vs placebo group 76%, P = .28) or the 5-year OSR (intervention group 93% vs placebo group 91%, P = .53) were found between the 2 groups. The AEs were also similar between the 2 groups.

conclusionThis study demonstrated that R-CHOP, when compared with CHOP alone, could not improve the RFS and OS of patients with DLBCL. Additionally, both groups had similar safety profiles.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleHumansLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrednisoneRituximabSingle-Blind MethodSurvival RateAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinPrednisoneRituximabVincristine

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PMID29137041
PMCPMC5690734
OpenAlexW2767611153

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