Table 1.

Review of regimens for the treatment of DLBCL and high-grade B-celllymphoma

StudyDesignSample size by treatmentOutcome
Petrich et al Retrospective, multicenter R-CHOP (n = 100) Median PFS: 
R-HyperCVAD (n = 65) R-CHOP: 7.8 mo 
DA EPOCH-R (n = 64) Intensive regimens including R-HyperCVAD, DA EPOCH-R, and CODOX-M/IVAC: 21.6 mo; P = .0463 
R-CODOX-M/IVAC (n = 42) Median OS: 
Other (n = 40) No difference between regimens 
Oki et al Retrospective, single center R-CHOP (n = 57) CR: 
R-HyperCVAD/MA (n = 34) R-CHOP 40%; R-EPOCH 68%; R-HyperCVAD/MA 68% 
DA EPOCH-R (n = 28) EFS: 
R-CODOX-M (n = 2) R-EPOCH vs R-CHOP HR of 0.37 (0.18-0.77; P = ..008) 
Other (n = 8) R-HyperCVAD/MA vs R-CHOP HR 0.61 (0.36-1.05; P = .074) 
OS: 
R-EPOCH vs R-CHOP HR of 0.47 (0.19-1.14; P = .96) 
R-HyperCVAD/MA vs R-CHOP HR of 0.67 (0.37-1.21; P = .187) 
Howlett et al Meta-analysis R-CHOP (n = 180) Median PFS: 
DA EPOCH-R (n = 91) R-CHOP 12.1 mo 
Dose-intensive treatment including R-HyperCVAD/MA and R-CODOX-M/IVAC (n = 123) DA EPOCH-R 22.2 mo 
Dose intensive 18.9 mo 
Relative risk reduction for progression of 34% for DA EPOCH-R compared with R-CHOP (P = .032) 
Insignificant relative risk reduction of 26% for dose intensive treatments vs R-CHOP (P = .088) 
StudyDesignSample size by treatmentOutcome
Petrich et al Retrospective, multicenter R-CHOP (n = 100) Median PFS: 
R-HyperCVAD (n = 65) R-CHOP: 7.8 mo 
DA EPOCH-R (n = 64) Intensive regimens including R-HyperCVAD, DA EPOCH-R, and CODOX-M/IVAC: 21.6 mo; P = .0463 
R-CODOX-M/IVAC (n = 42) Median OS: 
Other (n = 40) No difference between regimens 
Oki et al Retrospective, single center R-CHOP (n = 57) CR: 
R-HyperCVAD/MA (n = 34) R-CHOP 40%; R-EPOCH 68%; R-HyperCVAD/MA 68% 
DA EPOCH-R (n = 28) EFS: 
R-CODOX-M (n = 2) R-EPOCH vs R-CHOP HR of 0.37 (0.18-0.77; P = ..008) 
Other (n = 8) R-HyperCVAD/MA vs R-CHOP HR 0.61 (0.36-1.05; P = .074) 
OS: 
R-EPOCH vs R-CHOP HR of 0.47 (0.19-1.14; P = .96) 
R-HyperCVAD/MA vs R-CHOP HR of 0.67 (0.37-1.21; P = .187) 
Howlett et al Meta-analysis R-CHOP (n = 180) Median PFS: 
DA EPOCH-R (n = 91) R-CHOP 12.1 mo 
Dose-intensive treatment including R-HyperCVAD/MA and R-CODOX-M/IVAC (n = 123) DA EPOCH-R 22.2 mo 
Dose intensive 18.9 mo 
Relative risk reduction for progression of 34% for DA EPOCH-R compared with R-CHOP (P = .032) 
Insignificant relative risk reduction of 26% for dose intensive treatments vs R-CHOP (P = .088) 

CODOX-M/IVAC, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, methotrexate, ifosfamide, and etoposide cytarabine; EFS, event free-survival.

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