Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Service Executive.

The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved cyclophosphamide in combination with prednisolone and vincristine for reimbursement as a treatment option for the treatment of patients with relapsed / refractory low grade B cell Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). The regimen states that rituximab is to be included for the treatment of CD20 positive patients.

This is written in the approval document as:

Treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory low grade B cell Non Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).

Citation

riTUXimab, Cyclophosphamide, vinCRIStine and prednisoLONE R-CVP Therapy-21 days, 2022, version number 3, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 21/07/2024, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/lymphoma-myeloma/r-cvp-v3-293.pdf

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type	Biomarker(s)	Cancer type	Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+)	CD20 +	Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma	Cyclophosphamide, Prednisolone, Rituximab, Vincristine