Successful treatment of refractory low grade duodenal lymphoma with rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody

Am J Clin Oncol. 2003 Aug;26(4):408-10. doi: 10.1097/01.COC.0000026485.57632.1E.

Abstract

Duodenal lymphoma accounts for a small percentage of gastrointestinal tumors and has a very poor prognosis. The majority of patients have little or no cure with limited time of remission. Median survival is 5 to 10 years, and most patients die of lymphoma, its complications, or complications of therapy. We report a patient with lymphoma refractory to treatment with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone, who was successfully treated with rituximab, a CD-20 monoclonal antibody.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antigens, CD20
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / drug therapy*
  • Rituximab
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antigens, CD20
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Rituximab