Abstract | PURPOSE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: Herein we review clinical experience with tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab ( Bexxar; Corixa Corporation; South San Francisco, CA; and GlaxoSmithKline; Philadelphia, PA) in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. RESULTS:
Therapy with Bexxar has demonstrated high response rates and long durations of response compared with unconjugated anti-CD20 antibodies in patients with relapsed low-grade and transformed low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Iodine-131 (I-131) has a long history of clinical experience, an excellent safety record, and favorable nuclear and pharmacologic properties. Importantly, the gamma emissions of iodine-131 facilitate accurate dosimetry to calculate the appropriate patient-specific therapeutic activity to deliver a predetermined total-body dose of radiation, thereby minimizing hematologic toxicity. In clinical trials of Bexxar, objective response rates ranged from 54%-71% in heavily pretreated patients. In the pivotal trial, the number of patients with a longer duration of response after treatment with Bexxar was significantly greater than the number of patients with a longer duration of response after their last qualifying chemotherapy regimen. In 76 newly diagnosed patients, the objective response rate was 97%, and 63% of patients achieved complete responses. CONCLUSION: These data suggest that Bexxar will become an important new option in the treatment of indolent lymphoma.
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Authors | Julie M Vose |
Journal | The oncologist
(Oncologist)
Vol. 9
Issue 2
Pg. 160-72
( 2004)
ISSN: 1083-7159 [Print] England |
PMID | 15047920
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antineoplastic Agents
- tositumomab I-131
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Topics |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
(therapeutic use)
- Antineoplastic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Humans
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
(radiotherapy)
- Radioimmunotherapy
(methods)
- Treatment Outcome
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