Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Potentiates Rituximab in Patients With Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma: Results of a Phase II Study
Author(s) -
Guillaume Cartron,
Zhaoyang Lu,
Marion Baudard,
Tarik Kanouni,
Valérie Rouille,
Philippe Quittet,
Bernard Klein,
JeanFrançois Rossi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2007.13.7729
Subject(s) - medicine , follicular lymphoma , rituximab , follicular phase , granulocyte colony stimulating factor , granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor , lymphoma , granulocyte , cancer research , colony stimulating factor , oncology , immunology , cytokine , chemotherapy , haematopoiesis , stem cell , biology , genetics
We hypothesized that granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) could potentiate the clinical activity of rituximab given its individual and cooperative effects on Fc gamma RIIa- and Fc gamma RIIIa-expressing cells. A phase II clinical study combining GM-CSF and rituximab was initiated in patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma (FL) to determine the clinical and biologic responses, as well as safety of the combination.
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