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Study aim
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Evaluate the efficiency of 177Lu-DOTA-RITUXIMAB in CD20-positive B-cell lymphoma patients.
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Design
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This is an interventional clinical trial with a single group design of 10 patients, performing between December 2021 and March 2023 that will be followed between treatment sessions.
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Settings and conduct
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Patients will be selected and justified in the nuclear medicine center of the Persian Gulf hospital at Bushehr. The consent form is obtained and finally, the treatment will be performed with intravenous injection of 177Lu-DOTA-RITUXIMAB. Eight to twelve weeks after therapy, the patients will be restaged using 18F-FDG PET/CT. Physical examination, performance status, blood chemistry, hematology, and urine analysis were recorded at baseline. Blood tests will be performed weekly up to week 10 or until recovery from nadir.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Histologically confirmed relapsed or refractory CD20-positive B-cell lymphoma, age greater than 18 years, life expectancy more than 3 months, not pregnant or lactating women, performance status of 2 or better, having appropriate hematological parameters, and signed informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria: Patients who had previously undergone radiation therapy to the pelvis, femora, or lumbar spine or high-dose treatment with stem cell transplantation.
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Intervention groups
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We are going to use a single group of 10 patients to evaluate the efficiency of 177Lu-DOTA-RITUXIMAB in the treatment of CD20-positive B-cell lymphoma patients.
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Main outcome variables
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Clinical response to 177Lu-DOTA-RITUXIMAB, Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT); Cumulative Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and/or Recommended Phase II Dose