Successful treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with rituximab and dose-adjusted CHOP therapy in a patient with concomitant end-stage renal disease requiring haemodialysis

Although malignancy is a fatal complication of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring haemodialysis, successful treatment of haematological malignancies has been rarely reported. We describe the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL; clinical stage, IVB) concomitant with ESRD. Before chemotherapy, haemodialysis was initiated, and one course of dose-adjusted CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone) therapy followed by eight courses of rituximab therapy were administered according to the performance status and degree of organ dysfunction. Consequently, the patient was disease free for 27 months. Thus, rituximab plus CHOP combination therapy was effective for NHL concomitant with ESRD.