bendamustine effective in rituximab-refractory nhl

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Inpharma 1612 - 3 Nov 2007 Bendamustine is effective in patients with relapsed, rituximab-refractory non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), according to the results of a pivotal multicentre phase III trial. 100 such patients were treated with bendamustine to assess efficacy and safety. Overall, the two primary endpoints, the response rate and the median duration of response, were 75% and 9.2 months, respectively. Nausea, fatigue, neutropenia, diarrhoea and vomiting were the most commonly reported adverse events during the trial. Cephalon Inc. Cephalon Announces Positive Results from Its Pivotal Study of TREANDA in Patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Media Release : 23 Oct 2007. Available from: URL: http://www.cephalon.com 809081393 1 Inpharma 3 Nov 2007 No. 1612 1173-8324/10/1612-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved

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Page 1: Bendamustine effective in rituximab-refractory NHL

Inpharma 1612 - 3 Nov 2007

■ Bendamustine is effective in patients withrelapsed, rituximab-refractory non-Hodgkin’slymphoma (NHL), according to the results of a pivotalmulticentre phase III trial. 100 such patients weretreated with bendamustine to assess efficacy andsafety. Overall, the two primary endpoints, theresponse rate and the median duration of response,were 75% and 9.2 months, respectively. Nausea,fatigue, neutropenia, diarrhoea and vomiting were themost commonly reported adverse events during thetrial.Cephalon Inc. Cephalon Announces Positive Results from Its Pivotal Study ofTREANDA in Patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Media Release : 23Oct 2007. Available from: URL: http://www.cephalon.com 809081393

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Inpharma 3 Nov 2007 No. 16121173-8324/10/1612-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved