Rituximab in lymphocyte predominance Hodgkin's disease: a case series.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Rituximab in combination with chlorambucil or radiation therapy may be an effective and less-toxic therapeutic alternative for patients with lymphocyte predominance Hodgkin's disease (LPHD). We treated 6 patients with LPHD with weekly rituximab at 375 mg/m2 for 4 weeks, followed by either radiation therapy or chlorambucil. Four patients had previously untreated disease and 2 had relapsed LPHD. All patients had no evidence of disease progression at a median follow-up time of 12.5 months after receiving rituximab therapy (range, 6-39 months) and a median follow-up time of 6.5 months after completion of chlorambucil or radiation therapy (range, 3-25 months). Further follow-up is warranted to evaluate response duration and late toxicity of this novel treatment strategy
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ibom, VK; Prosnitz, RG; Gong, JZ; Moore, JO; DeCastro, CM; Prosnitz, LR; Rizzieri, DA; Gockerman, JP
Published Date
- September 2003
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 4 / 2
Start / End Page
- 115 - 118
PubMed ID
- 14556684
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1526-9655
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.3816/clm.2003.n.021
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States