%0 Journal Article %A Witzens-Harig, Mathias %A Benner, Axel %A McClanahan, Fabienne %A Klemmer, Jennifer %A Brandt, Julia %A Brants, Elke %A Rieger, Michael %A Meissner, Julia %A Hensel, Manfred %A Neben, Kai %A Dreger, Peter %A Lengfelder, Eva %A Schmidt-Wolf, Ingo %A Krämer, Alwin %A Ho, Anthony D %T Rituximab maintenance improves survival in male patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Results of the HD2002 prospective multicentre randomized phase III trial. %J British journal of haematology %V 171 %N 5 %@ 0007-1048 %C Oxford [u.a.] %I Wiley-Blackwell55962 %M DKFZ-2017-03825 %P 710 - 719 %D 2015 %X In the multicentre prospective randomized HD2002 trial, rituximab maintenance therapy (375 mg/m(2) every 3 months for 2 years) versus observation was evaluated for CD20(+) B-cell lymphoma. Out of 321 patients [161 randomized to the treatment group (TG), 160 to the observation group (OG)], 295 data sets were evaluable for statistical analysis. Estimated 5-year relapse-free survival (RFS) was 81 %K Antineoplastic Agents (NLM Chemicals) %K Rituximab (NLM Chemicals) %F PUB:(DE-HGF)16 %9 Journal Article %$ pmid:26449739 %R 10.1111/bjh.13652 %U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/127803