Phase II trial of the combination of denileukin diftitox and rituximab for relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Nam H. Dang, Luis Fayad, Peter McLaughlin, Jorge E. Romaguara, Fredrick Hagemeister, Andre Goy, Sattva Neelapu, Felipe Samaniego, Pamela L. Walker, Michael Wang, Maria A. Rodriguez, Ann T. Tong, Barbara Pro

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Abstract

Denileukin diftitox plus rituximab was evaluated in relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Of the 38 evaluable patients, 30 (80%) were rituximab-refractory. The overall response rate (ORR) was 32%, with six complete responses (CR) and six partial responses (PR). The median time to progression for responders was 8 months (range: 2-36+); two patients with rituximab-refractory follicular lymphoma were in CR at 25 and 36+ months. The ORR was 55% (4 CRs, 2 PRs) in 11/14 patients with rituximab-refractory follicular lymphoma, and 100% in the three patients with rituximab-sensitive tumour. Most toxicities were low grade and transient, and myelotoxicity was uncommon.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)502-505
Number of pages4
JournalBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume138
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2007

Keywords

  • Denileukin difitox
  • Follicular lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Rituximab

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology

MD Anderson CCSG core facilities

  • Clinical Trials Office

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