Pneumococcal infections remain frequent and potentially fatal. To prevent them, two anti-pneumococcal vaccines exist: a 13-valent conjugate vaccine (Prevenar®) and a 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine (Pneumovax®). For their utilization, several studies approved a prime-boost strategy. It consist two administer Pneumovax® at least two months later than Prevenar®. Patients with diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) have a higher-risk to develop a pneumococcal infection. The main reason is immunosuppression, induced by rituximab (B cell depletion), chemotherapy and lymphoma. Patients are treated by immunochemotherapy, combining rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) and conventional chemotherapy (CHOP). However, those patients have a low rate of vaccination (about 15%).
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Proportion of responder patients at the end of treatment.
Timeframe: - day of Prevenar® administration, - day of Pneumovax® injection (2 months after Prevenar® injection) - six weeks after Pneumovax® injection - 1 month after last R-CHOP cycle, - at six months after end of treatment.