Abstract
The optimal treatment of follicular lymphoma (FL) is not established. Rituximabs value potentially dilutes the impact of chemotherapy on FL. We reviewed 337 cases of FL treated initially with rituximab as monotherapy or with chemotherapy at the University of Iowa/Mayo Clinic from 2002 to 2009, investigating the association between chemotherapy delivery of cyclophosphamide or doxorubicin and survival. With median follow-up duration of 52.7 months, event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were similar between the two groups, with a trend toward better EFS in the R-chemotherapy cohort (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.24, p = 0.28). In the R-chemotherapy group, increased total dose delivery and delivered dose intensity of doxorubicin were associated with improved EFS only in patients who did not receive R-maintenance (HR = 0.81; p = 0.02 and HR = 0.94; p = 0.04). Cyclophosphamide delivery was not associated with EFS. Thus, in the immunochemotherapy era, chemotherapy delivery strategy requires re-evaluation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2365-2372 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Leukemia and Lymphoma |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 3 2015 |
Keywords
- Follicular lymphoma
- dose intensity
- immunochemotherapy
- treatment delivery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research