New combo therapy shows promise for lymphoma in seniors
NCT ID NCT00690560
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a treatment plan for adults aged 65 to 80 with a type of lymphoma (large B-cell). The plan combined standard chemotherapy with targeted antibodies and a radioactive drug. The goal was to see if this approach could better control the cancer. The study involved 30 participants and found that most responded well, though some had side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2007
- Finished
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Oct 2010
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed large B-cell lymphoma * Stage I, II, III, or IV disease * Bone marrow or lymph node involvement by small cell lymphoma allowed * No serious, progressive pathology (at investigator's discretion) * CD20-positive disease * Measurable disease * No prior indolent lymphoma, treated or not * No meningeal or CNS lymphoma PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * International prognostic index \< 2 (adjusted for age) * Life expectancy \> 3 months * ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal * Bilirubin ≤ 30 mmol/L * Creatinine ≤ 150 μmol/L * HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus negative (unless after vaccine) * No contraindication to chemotherapy or immunotherapy * No cancer in the past 5 years except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix * No contraindication to a venous catheter PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * At least 30 days since prior and no other concurrent investigational treatment * No prior therapy * No concurrent participation in another clinical study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 06189, France
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