Quantitative PCR analysis for Bcl-2/IgH in a phase III study of Yttrium-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan as consolidation of first remission in patients with follicular lymphoma. combination with radiation primes durable antitumor immune responses in mouse models of lymphoma. Spin and bias: the tip of the iceberg Vera-Badillo et al. [1] have to be congratulated for uncovering a problem with reporting of...

EMEA has approved Y-radiolabelled ibritumomab tiuxetan, Zevalin, in Europe for the treatment of adult patients with rituximab-relapsed or -refractory CD20+ follicular Bcell non-Hodgkin ́s lymphoma (NHL) in January 2004. The number of European nuclear medicine departments using Zevalin is continuously increasing, since the therapy is often considered successful. The Therapy-, the Oncologyand the ...

Lymphoma patients with persistent disease undergoing autologous transplantation have a very poor prognosis in the rituximab era. The addition of radioimmunotherapy to the conditioning regimen may improve the outcome for these patients. In a prospective, phase 2 study, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of the addition of (90)Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan to the conditioning chemotherapy in patients ...

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) comprises both indolent forms, including follicular lymphoma (FL) and marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), and aggressive forms, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). FL and DLBCL are the most common subtypes of indolent and aggressive NHL, respectively. Although these lymphomas exhibit different clinical behaviors and outcomes, th...

BODY: Objectives : Therapeutic options are limited for aggressive high-grade NHL pts not suitable to high dose chemotherapy. Y-90-Ibritumomab-Tiuxetan has already been demonstrated active in elderly pts with resistantrefractory DLBCL at standard activity, however response is usually of short duration. Increasing RIT dose-intensity could improve and prolong efficacy. We evaluated feasibility and...

UNLABELLED This study aimed at identifying clinical factors for predicting hematologic toxicity after radioimmunotherapy with (90)Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan or (131)I-tositumomab in clinical practice. METHODS Hematologic data were available from 14 non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients treated with (90)Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan and 18 who received (131)I-tositumomab. The percentage baseline at nadir and 4 w...

UNLABELLED The prognosis for fit patients with mantle cell lymphoma has improved with intensive strategies. Currently, the role of maintenance/consolidation approaches is being tested as relapses continue to appear. In this trial we evaluated the feasibility, safety and efficacy of rituximab-hyperCVAD alternating with rituximab-methotrexate-cytarabine followed by consolidation with (90)Y-ibritu...

BACKGROUND To determine the efficacy and side-effects of (90)Y ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin) as front-line treatment in patients with early-stage extranodal indolent lymphoma of the ocular adnexa (orbit, conjunctiva, or eyelid). PATIENTS AND METHODS From August 2004 to November 2007, 12 patients with stages I-E extranodal indolent lymphoma of the ocular adnexa were enrolled in a prospective ...

The radiosensitivity of lymphomas as well as the local targeted delivery of high doses of radiation make radioimmunotherapy (RIT) an attractive therapeutic option. RIT is indeed an underestimated tool. In follicular lymphoma (FL), RIT represents one of the most effective single agents. The two most commonly used radioimmunoconjugates are Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin ) and I-tositumomab, both...

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