Clinical Trial: High Dose Therapy and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in HIV Related Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) at High Risk

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: First Line Treatment in HIV-related Large Cell Non Hodgkin Lymphoma at "High Risk", Including Early Consolidation With High Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transp

Brief Summary: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intensified first-line treatment, with conventional chemotherapy (CHOP) plus monoclonal antibody anti CD20, followed by high dose chemotherapy and PBSC transplantation in HIV-related aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma at "high risk" , according to the international prognostic index (IPI).