This phase II/III trial compares the side effects and activity of oral azacitidine in combination with the standard drug therapy (reduced dose rituximab-cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone \[R-miniCHOP\]) versus R-miniCHOP alone in treating patients 75 years or older with newly diagnosed diffuse large B cell lymphoma. R-miniCHOP includes a monoclonal antibody (a type of protein), called rituximab, which attaches to the lymphoma cells and may help the immune system kill these cells. R-miniCHOP also includes prednisone which is an anti-inflammatory medication and a combination of 3 chemotherapy drugs, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and vincristine. These 3 chemotherapy drugs, as well as oral azacitidine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Combining oral azacitidine with R-miniCHOP may shrink the cancer or extend the time without disease symptoms coming back or extend patient's survival when compared to R-miniCHOP alone.
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Excess toxicity as a result of adding oral azacitidine (CC-486) to reduced dose rituximab-cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-miniCHOP) (Safety run-in)
Timeframe: Up to completion of cycle 6
Progression-free survival (PFS) (Phase II)
Timeframe: From date of registration to date of first observation of progressive disease according to the 2014 Lugano classification, or death due to any cause, assessed up to 1 year
Overall survival (Phase III)
Timeframe: From date of registration to date of death due to any cause, assessed up to 2 years