Safety of rituximab in a patient with chronic renal failure and low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma

J Cancer Res Ther. 2015 Jul-Sep;11(3):646. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.148677.

Abstract

An 82-year-old man, with known chronic renal failure and a creatinine clearance (CrCl) of 18 mL/min, was diagnosed with low-grade marginal zone non-Hodgkinlymphoma (NHL) of his right orbit. He received rituximab as single treatment (375 mg/m 2 every 3 weeks). After eight cycles, almost complete response was obtained, rituximab was extremely well-tolerated, and his creatinine levels remained stable throughout the whole treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Orbital Neoplasms
  • Rituximab / adverse effects
  • Rituximab / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Rituximab