Initial treatment, in combination with chemotherapy In an open-label randomised trial, a total of 322 previously untreated patients with follicular lymphoma were randomised to receive either CVP chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide 750 mg/ m2, vincristine 1.4 mg/ m2 up to a maximum of 2 mg on day 1, and prednisolone 40 mg/ m2/ day on days 1 -5) every 3 weeks for 8 cycles or MabThera 375 mg/ m2 in combination with CVP (R-CVP).