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daepoch-r

1.Dunleavy K, Fanale MA, Abramson JS, et al. Dose-adjusted EPOCH-R (etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and rituximab) in untreated aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with MYC rearrangement: a prospective, multicentre, single-arm phase 2 study. The Lancet Haematology. 2018;5(12):e609-e617. doi:10.1016/S2352-3026(18)30177-7

  • Design: Phase III trial

  • Number of patients: 491

  • Patients characteristics: Most patients (74%) had stage III or IV disease; International Prognostic Index (IPI) risk groups included 26% IPI 0 to 1, 37% IPI 2, 25% IPI 3, and 12% IPI 4 to 5

  • Agent:

    • Intervention: DA-EPOCH-R (dose-adjusted etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and rituximab)
    • Control: R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone)
  • Treatment line: Frontline therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

  • Trial Acronym or NCTId Number: Alliance/CALGB 50303 (NCT00118209)

  • Comparison of outcomes:

    2y OutcomeDA-EPOCH-RR-CHOP
    Progression-free Survival78.9%75.5%
    Overall Survival86.5%85.7%
    Response Ratenot reportednot reported