TY - JOUR AU - Witzens-Harig, Mathias AU - Benner, Axel AU - McClanahan, Fabienne AU - Klemmer, Jennifer AU - Brandt, Julia AU - Brants, Elke AU - Rieger, Michael AU - Meissner, Julia AU - Hensel, Manfred AU - Neben, Kai AU - Dreger, Peter AU - Lengfelder, Eva AU - Schmidt-Wolf, Ingo AU - Krämer, Alwin AU - Ho, Anthony D TI - Rituximab maintenance improves survival in male patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Results of the HD2002 prospective multicentre randomized phase III trial. JO - British journal of haematology VL - 171 IS - 5 SN - 0007-1048 CY - Oxford [u.a.] PB - Wiley-Blackwell55962 M1 - DKFZ-2017-03825 SP - 710 - 719 PY - 2015 AB - 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 KW - Antineoplastic Agents (NLM Chemicals) KW - Rituximab (NLM Chemicals) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 C6 - pmid:26449739 DO - DOI:10.1111/bjh.13652 UR - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/127803 ER -