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Bendamustine Is Effective Therapy in Patients With Rituximab-Refractory, Indolent B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Results From a Multicenter Study
Bendamustine Is Effective Therapy in Patients With Rituximab-Refractory, Indolent B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Results From a Multicenter Study CANCER Kahl, B. S., Bartlett, N. L., Leonard, J. P., Chen, L., Ganjoo, K., Williams, M. E., Czuczman, M. S., Robinson, K. S., Joyce, R., Van der Jagt, R. H., Cheson, B. D. 2010; 116 (1): 106-114Abstract
Bendamustine hydrochloride is a novel alkylating agent. In this multicenter study, the authors evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of single-agent bendamustine in patients with rituximab-refractory, indolent B-cell lymphoma.Eligible patients (N = 100, ages 31-84 years) received bendamustine at a dose of 120 mg/m(2) by intravenous infusion on Days 1 and 2 every 21 days for 6 to 8 cycles. Histologies included follicular (62%), small lymphocytic (21%), and marginal zone (16%) lymphomas. Patients had received a median of 2 previous regimens (range, 0-6 previous regimens), and 36%were refractory to their most recent chemotherapy regimen. Primary endpoints included overall response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR). Secondary endpoints were safety and progression-free survival (PFS).An ORR of 75% (a 14% complete response rate, a 3% unconfirmed complete response rate, and a 58% partial response rate) was observed. The median DOR was 9.2 months, and median PFS was 9.3 months. Six deaths were considered to be possibly treatment related. Grade 3 or 4 (determined using National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria [version 3.0.19]. reversible hematologic toxicities included neutropenia (61%), thrombocytopenia (25%), and anemia (10%). The most frequent nonhematologic adverse events (any grade) included nausea (77%), infection (69%), fatigue (64%), diarrhea (42%), vomiting (40%), pyrexia (36%), constipation (31%), and anorexia (24%).Single-agent bendamustine produced a high rate of objective responses with acceptable toxicity in patients with recurrent, rituximab-refractory indolent B-cell lymphoma.
View details for DOI 10.1002/cncr.24714
View details for Web of Science ID 000273864600015
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