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Title

Purine-Alkylator Combination In Follicular lymphoma Immuno-Chemotherapy for Older patients

Basic Trial Information

Purpose

Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most frequently occurring type of indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in developed countries. The annual incidence is highest in patients aged 60 or over (1). The disease is usually widespread at presentation and is not curable with currently available treatments. The clinical course is one of recurrent remissions and relapses, the median survival being approximately 10 years from diagnosis

In the UK, R-CVP is approved by NICE for the first-line treatment of FL and is consequently regarded as the standard induction regimen for patients of all ages.

Older patients are almost certainly under-represented in clinical trials of FL owing to a trend for treatment regimens to become ever more intensive and because of the increasing stringency of inclusion criteria. Consequently, there is a lack of data concerning the optimal R-chemotherapy induction regimen in this patient group. The present study aims to remedy this situation by targeting patients with FL aged 60 or over.

Trial Lead Organisations

• The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust
• University of Liverpool
• Chief Investigator: Professor Andrew Pettitt

Official Title

Purine-Alkylator Combination In Follicular lymphoma Immuno-Chemotherapy for Older patients

Trial Start Date

09/09/2009

References

Trial Coordinator

Matthew Bickerstaff

Trial Coordinator Email Address

oasis@liverpool.ac.uk

Trial Coordinator Contact No

0151 794 8934