Combination Chemotherapy Followed By Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-12-05
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing
so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving the drugs in different
ways may kill more cancer cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage cancer
cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen followed by radiation
therapy is more effective in treating aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying two combination chemotherapy regimens
followed by radiation therapy to compare how well they work in treating patients with
aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group