Rituximab in B-Lineage Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Author(s) -
Sébastien Maury,
Sylvie Chevret,
Xavier Thomas,
Dominik Heim,
Thibaut Leguay,
Françoise Huguet,
Patrice Chevallier,
Mathilde Hunault,
Nicolas Boissel,
Martine EscoffreBarbe,
U Hess,
Norbert Vey,
JeanMichel Pig,
Thorsten Braun,
Jean-Pierre Marolleau,
JeanYves Cahn,
Yves Chalandon,
Véronique Lhéritier,
Kheïra Beldjord,
Marie C. Béné,
Norbert Ifrah,
Hervé Dombret
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1605085
Subject(s) - rituximab , lineage (genetic) , lymphoblastic leukemia , medicine , immunology , leukemia , cancer research , biology , antibody , genetics , gene
Treatment with rituximab has improved the outcome for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Patients with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) may also have the CD20 antigen, which is targeted by rituximab. Although single-group studies suggest that adding rituximab to chemotherapy could improve the outcome in such patients, this hypothesis has not been tested in a randomized trial.
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