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J Oncol Pract. 2010 Mar;6(2):91-3. doi: 10.1200/JOP.200001.

Review of the safety and feasibility of rapid infusion of rituximab.

Journal of oncology practice

Jill Atmar

Affiliations

  1. Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

PMID: 20592783 PMCID: PMC2835489 DOI: 10.1200/JOP.200001

Abstract

Added to standard chemotherapy, rituximab improved survival in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; added to fludarabine-based regimens, it improved response and survival in patients with chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukemia.

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