Table 1.

Results of different randomized studies comparing chemotherapy to rituximab plus chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

Trial, Median follow-up, TreatmentStudy characteristicsEFS or FFS, %PvalueOS, %Pvalue
Abbreviations: CR, complete remission; EFS, event-free survival; FFS, failure-free survival; OS, overall survival; NS, not significant; NA, not available 
*secondary analysis; both rituximab arms only; for 6×R-CHOP-14 versus 6×CHOP-14 
GELA10  DLBCL EFS < .0001  .0004 
7 years 60–80 y     
R-CHOP All IPI 42  53  
CHOP Intent-to-treat analysis 25  36  
US Intergroup 
(ECOG/ DLBCL     
CALGB) study11  Age >60 y     
3 years All IPI FFS    
R-CHOP* Intent-to-treat analysis 52 .003 67 .05 
CHOP  39  58  
2 years* 
R-CHOP  77 < .001 NA NA 
R-CHOP + MR  79    
CHOP + MR  74    
CHOP  45    
MinT14   EFS    
3 years 
 DLBCL     
R-chemotherapy age < 60 y 79 ± < .0001 93 .0001 
chemotherapy IPI score 0–1 59  84  
 Intent to treat analysis     
RICOVER19   EFS    
3 years 
6×CHOP-14 DLBCL 47 < .001 68 .003 
8×CHOP-14 Age 61–80 y 52  66  
6×R-CHOP-14 All IPI 66  78  
8×R-CHOP-14  63  72  
Trial, Median follow-up, TreatmentStudy characteristicsEFS or FFS, %PvalueOS, %Pvalue
Abbreviations: CR, complete remission; EFS, event-free survival; FFS, failure-free survival; OS, overall survival; NS, not significant; NA, not available 
*secondary analysis; both rituximab arms only; for 6×R-CHOP-14 versus 6×CHOP-14 
GELA10  DLBCL EFS < .0001  .0004 
7 years 60–80 y     
R-CHOP All IPI 42  53  
CHOP Intent-to-treat analysis 25  36  
US Intergroup 
(ECOG/ DLBCL     
CALGB) study11  Age >60 y     
3 years All IPI FFS    
R-CHOP* Intent-to-treat analysis 52 .003 67 .05 
CHOP  39  58  
2 years* 
R-CHOP  77 < .001 NA NA 
R-CHOP + MR  79    
CHOP + MR  74    
CHOP  45    
MinT14   EFS    
3 years 
 DLBCL     
R-chemotherapy age < 60 y 79 ± < .0001 93 .0001 
chemotherapy IPI score 0–1 59  84  
 Intent to treat analysis     
RICOVER19   EFS    
3 years 
6×CHOP-14 DLBCL 47 < .001 68 .003 
8×CHOP-14 Age 61–80 y 52  66  
6×R-CHOP-14 All IPI 66  78  
8×R-CHOP-14  63  72  
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