Results of different randomized studies comparing chemotherapy to rituximab plus chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
| Trial, Median follow-up, Treatment . | Study characteristics . | EFS or FFS, % . | Pvalue . | OS, % . | Pvalue . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviations: CR, complete remission; EFS, event-free survival; FFS, failure-free survival; OS, overall survival; NS, not significant; NA, not available | |||||
| *secondary analysis; †both rituximab arms only; ‡for 6×R-CHOP-14 versus 6×CHOP-14 | |||||
| GELA10 | DLBCL | EFS | < .0001 | .0004 | |
| 7 years | 60–80 y | ||||
| R-CHOP | All IPI | 42 | 53 | ||
| CHOP | Intent-to-treat analysis | 25 | 36 | ||
| US Intergroup | |||||
| (ECOG/ | DLBCL | ||||
| CALGB) study11 | Age >60 y | ||||
| 3 years | All IPI | FFS | |||
| R-CHOP* | Intent-to-treat analysis | 52 | .003 | 67 | .05 |
| CHOP | 39 | 58 | |||
| 2 years* | |||||
| R-CHOP | 77 | < .001 | NA | NA | |
| R-CHOP + MR | 79 | ||||
| CHOP + MR | 74 | ||||
| CHOP | 45 | ||||
| MinT14 | EFS | ||||
| 3 years | |||||
| DLBCL | |||||
| R-chemotherapy | age < 60 y | 79 ± | < .0001 | 93 | .0001 |
| chemotherapy | IPI score 0–1 | 59 | 84 | ||
| Intent to treat analysis | |||||
| RICOVER19 | EFS | ||||
| 3 years | |||||
| 6×CHOP-14 | DLBCL | 47 | < .001† | 68 | .003‡ |
| 8×CHOP-14 | Age 61–80 y | 52 | 66 | ||
| 6×R-CHOP-14 | All IPI | 66 | 78 | ||
| 8×R-CHOP-14 | 63 | 72 | |||
| Trial, Median follow-up, Treatment . | Study characteristics . | EFS or FFS, % . | Pvalue . | OS, % . | Pvalue . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviations: CR, complete remission; EFS, event-free survival; FFS, failure-free survival; OS, overall survival; NS, not significant; NA, not available | |||||
| *secondary analysis; †both rituximab arms only; ‡for 6×R-CHOP-14 versus 6×CHOP-14 | |||||
| GELA10 | DLBCL | EFS | < .0001 | .0004 | |
| 7 years | 60–80 y | ||||
| R-CHOP | All IPI | 42 | 53 | ||
| CHOP | Intent-to-treat analysis | 25 | 36 | ||
| US Intergroup | |||||
| (ECOG/ | DLBCL | ||||
| CALGB) study11 | Age >60 y | ||||
| 3 years | All IPI | FFS | |||
| R-CHOP* | Intent-to-treat analysis | 52 | .003 | 67 | .05 |
| CHOP | 39 | 58 | |||
| 2 years* | |||||
| R-CHOP | 77 | < .001 | NA | NA | |
| R-CHOP + MR | 79 | ||||
| CHOP + MR | 74 | ||||
| CHOP | 45 | ||||
| MinT14 | EFS | ||||
| 3 years | |||||
| DLBCL | |||||
| R-chemotherapy | age < 60 y | 79 ± | < .0001 | 93 | .0001 |
| chemotherapy | IPI score 0–1 | 59 | 84 | ||
| Intent to treat analysis | |||||
| RICOVER19 | EFS | ||||
| 3 years | |||||
| 6×CHOP-14 | DLBCL | 47 | < .001† | 68 | .003‡ |
| 8×CHOP-14 | Age 61–80 y | 52 | 66 | ||
| 6×R-CHOP-14 | All IPI | 66 | 78 | ||
| 8×R-CHOP-14 | 63 | 72 | |||