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Chua BJG, Low CE, Yau CE, Tan YH, Chiang J, Chang EWY, Chan JY, Poon EYL, Somasundaram N, Rashid MFBH, Tao M, Lim ST, Yang VS. Recent updates on central nervous system prophylaxis in patients with high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Exp Hematol Oncol 2024; 13:1. [PMID: 38173015 PMCID: PMC10765685 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-023-00467-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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The use of central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) remains controversial. Although uncommon, CNS relapses are invariably fatal in this otherwise curable disease. Accurate identification of patients at risk and the optimal approach to CNS prophylaxis therefore remains an area of unmet need. The existing literature, largely retrospective in nature, provides mixed conclusions regarding the efficacy of CNS prophylaxis. The utility of CNS prophylaxis has itself been challenged. In this review, we dissect the issues which render the value of CNS prophylaxis uncertain. We first compare international clinical guidelines for CNS prophylaxis. We then interrogate the factors that should be used to identify high-risk patients accurately. We also explore how clinical patterns of CNS relapse have changed in the pre-rituximab and rituximab era. We then discuss the efficacy of CNS-directed approaches, intensification of systemic treatment and other novel approaches in CNS prophylaxis. Improved diagnostics for early detection of CNS relapses and newer therapeutics for CNS prophylaxis are areas of active investigation. In an area where prospective, randomized studies are impracticable and lacking, guidance for the use of CNS prophylaxis will depend on rigorous statistical review of retrospective data.
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- Bernard Ji Guang Chua
- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Dr, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Dr, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore.
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
- Translational Precision Oncology Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), 61 Biopolis Dr Proteos, Singapore, 138673, A*STAR, Singapore.
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Alderuccio JP, Nayak L, Cwynarski K. How I treat secondary CNS involvement by aggressive lymphomas. Blood 2023; 142:1771-1783. [PMID: 37702537 PMCID: PMC10862244 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023020168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (SCNSL) is a rare but clinically challenging scenario with historically disappointing outcomes. SCNSL refers to lymphoma that has spread into the CNS concurrently with systemic disease or CNS relapse during or after frontline immunochemotherapy, presenting with or without systemic lymphoma. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) denotes the most common entity, but an increased incidence is observed in other histologies, such as Burkitt lymphoma and mantle-cell lymphoma. The incidence, timing in disease course, location, evidence supporting the use of CNS prophylaxis, and treatment pathways vary according to histology. No randomized data exist to delineate the best treatment approaches with current recommendations based on retrospective and single-arm studies. However, a regimen comprising immunochemotherapy, incorporating agents that cross the blood-brain barrier, followed by thiotepa-containing conditioning and autologous stem-cell transplant outlined in the international MARIETTA study demonstrated improvement in outcomes, representing a major accomplishment in the care of patients with DLBCL with SCNSL. Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cell denotes a paradigm shift in the treatment of patients with systemic aggressive lymphomas, with emerging data also demonstrating efficacy without higher neurotoxicity in those with SCNSL. In this manuscript we discuss 5 clinical scenarios and review the evidence supporting our recommendations.
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- Juan Pablo Alderuccio
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Teng LC, Liao YM, Gau JP, Hsiao TH, Chen TC, Chen MH, Yeh SP, Teng CLJ. Clinical Features and Outcomes of Primary Breast Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Matched-Pair Study. Clin Med Insights Oncol 2023; 17:11795549231203142. [PMID: 37905234 PMCID: PMC10613402 DOI: 10.1177/11795549231203142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Background The influence of the breast as the primary site on the outcome of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and further changes in therapeutic strategies remain unclear. We aimed to compare the outcomes between primary breast and non-breast DLBCL and analyze the genetic profiles of some of the study cohorts using next-generation sequencing. Methods This matched-pair study reviewed the medical records of 19 patients with stage I and II primary breast DLBCL diagnosed between January 2005 and December 2021 on the basis of the Wiseman and Liao criteria, and we used 1:4 propensity score matching to identify patients with non-breast DLBCL as the control group. The overall response rate, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were the outcome measures. Results Patients with primary breast and non-breast DLBCL had a 5-year PFS of 72.6% and 86.9%, respectively (P = .206). These 2 groups also had comparable 5-year OS (86.9% vs 87.8%; P = .772). The breast as the primary site was not associated with inferior PFS (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.14; 95% CI: 0.66-6.96; P = .206) and OS (HR: 1.26; 95% CI: 0.27-5.93; P = .772). Conclusion Patients with primary breast DLBCL and those with non-breast DLBCL had comparable PFS and OS under rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) or R-CHOP-like regimens. Further investigations of the mutation profile, its clinical impact, potential central nervous system relapse, and prognosis of primary breast DLBCL are required.
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- Ling-Chiao Teng
- Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei City
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu
- Department of Public Health, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City
- Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung
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- Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung
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- Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung
- Department of Nursing, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung
- College of Nursing, Hung Kuang University, Taichung
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung
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- Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung
- Department of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung
- Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung
- Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung
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Baloda R, Sharma S, Anand R, Mandal P, Parakh N, Katti B, Singh V, Chandra J. Neurologic Complications in Patients With Lymphoreticular Malignancy: A Descriptive Cohort Study. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023; 45:e885-e891. [PMID: 37526372 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to study the spectrum of neurologic complications in children with lymphoreticular malignancy (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Hodgkin, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma) at diagnosis and during treatment and to determine the etiology of these complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this descriptive cohort study, conducted between November 2018 and March 2020, 204 children with a diagnosis of lymphoreticular malignancy were enrolled. The baseline investigations were done in all the cases. Those who developed neurological symptoms were evaluated with cerebrospinal fluid examination and radiologic and electrophysiologic studies as per indication and were managed according to standard management guidelines. RESULTS Of the 204 patients, 30 (14.7%) developed neurological complications. The majority of these complications (n=20/30; 87%) occurred during the intensive chemotherapy period. Common complications included acute methotrexate neurotoxicity (n=7), vincristine-induced neurotoxicity (n=7), central nervous system (CNS) relapse (n=4), and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (n=2). L-asparaginase-induced thrombosis (n=1), intramedullary compression syndrome (n=1), CNS infection (n=2), CNS hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (n=1), and steroid-induced myopathy (n=1) were also observed. The complications resolved in 21/30 (70%) patients after receiving appropriate treatment while the neurological complication persisted in 2/30 (6.7%) patients. Three patients (10%) abandoned the treatment, and 4 (13.3%) patients expired. CONCLUSIONS Neurologic complications in patients with lymphoreticular malignancy are quite variable, having common presenting symptoms but varying imaging abnormalities. By close follow-up and effective treatment, the morbidity and mortality of these complications can be minimized.
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- Radiodiagnosis, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
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Bobillo S, Wilson MR, Cwynarski K. Controversies in central nervous system prophylaxis of high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Curr Opin Oncol 2023; 35:382-388. [PMID: 37551947 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Central nervous system (CNS) relapse in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an uncommon but devastating complication with an overall survival of less than 6 months. This article will review the recent updates on CNS prophylaxis including new potential advances in the identification of high-risk patients. RECENT FINDINGS The identification of patients at a high risk of CNS relapse is based on clinical and biological features has improved over recent years; however, the of different CNS prophylaxis strategies including intrathecal chemotherapy and high-dose methotrexate have been recently questioned in several large retrospective studies. The analysis of cell-free circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the cerebrospinal fluid has been shown to identify patients with a high risk of CNS involvement and work is ongoing to identify how this can be used as a prognostic biomarker. SUMMARY Recent clinical retrospective data have questioned the effectiveness of intrathecal and high-dose methotrexate in the prevention of CNS relapse in high-risk DLBCL patients. The role of more sensitive methods to detect CNS involvement and the benefit of novel therapies in CNS relapse prevention are currently under evaluation.
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- Sabela Bobillo
- Department of Haematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospital, London, UK
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Chan JY, Somasundaram N, Grigoropoulos N, Lim F, Poon ML, Jeyasekharan A, Yeoh KW, Tan D, Lenz G, Ong CK, Lim ST. Evolving therapeutic landscape of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: challenges and aspirations. Discov Oncol 2023; 14:132. [PMID: 37466782 PMCID: PMC10361453 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-023-00754-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) represents the commonest subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and encompasses a group of diverse disease entities, each harboring unique molecular and clinico-pathological features. The understanding of the molecular landscape of DLBCL has improved significantly over the past decade, highlighting unique genomic subtypes with implications on targeted therapy. At the same time, several new treatment modalities have been recently approved both in the frontline and relapsed settings, ending a dearth of negative clinical trials that plagued the past decade. Despite that, in the real-world setting, issues like drug accessibility, reimbursement policies, physician and patient preference, as well as questions regarding optimal sequencing of treatment options present difficulties and challenges in day-to-day oncology practice. Here, we review the recent advances in the therapeutic armamentarium of DLBCL and discuss implications on the practice landscape, with a particular emphasis on the context of the healthcare system in Singapore.
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- Jason Yongsheng Chan
- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 30 Hospital Blvd, Singapore, 168583, Singapore.
- Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 30 Hospital Blvd, Singapore, 168583, Singapore
- Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
- Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
- Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
- Division of Radiation Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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- Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine A, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
- Lymphoma Genomic Translational Research Laboratory, Cellular and Molecular Research, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 30 Hospital Blvd, Singapore, 168583, Singapore.
- Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
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Bobillo S, Khwaja J, Ferreri AJM, Cwynarski K. Prevention and management of secondary central nervous system lymphoma. Haematologica 2023; 108:673-689. [PMID: 36384246 PMCID: PMC9973486 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (SCNSL) is defined by the involvement of the CNS, either at the time of initial diagnosis of systemic lymphoma or in the setting of relapse, and can be either isolated or with synchronous systemic disease. The risk of CNS involvement in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is approximately 5%; however, certain clinical and biological features have been associated with a risk of up to 15%. There has been growing interest in improving the definition of patients at increased risk of CNS relapse, as well as identifying effective prophylactic strategies to prevent it. SCNSL often occurs within months of the initial diagnosis of lymphoma, suggesting the presence of occult disease at diagnosis in many cases. The differing presentations of SCNSL create the therapeutic challenge of controlling both the systemic disease and the CNS disease, which uniquely requires agents that penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Outcomes are generally poor with a median overall survival of approximately 6 months in retrospective series, particularly in those patients presenting with SCNSL after prior therapy. Prospective studies of intensive chemotherapy regimens containing high-dose methotrexate, followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation have shown the most favorable outcomes, especially for patients receiving thiotepa-based conditioning regimens. However, a proportion of patients will not respond to induction therapies or will subsequently relapse, indicating the need for more effective treatment strategies. In this review we focus on the identification of high-risk patients, prophylactic strategies and recent treatment approaches for SCNSL. The incorporation of novel agents in immunochemotherapy deserves further study in prospective trials.
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- Sabela Bobillo
- Department of Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London
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- Lymphoma Unit, Department of Onco-Haematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London
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Tan JY, Qiu TY, Chiang J, Tan YH, Yang VS, Chang EWY, Poon E, Somasundaram N, Farid M, Tao M, Lim ST, Chan JY. Burkitt lymphoma - no impact of HIV status on outcomes with rituximab-based chemoimmunotherapy. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:586-596. [PMID: 35188049 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2027402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We analyzed the prognostic factors for treatment outcomes amongst 34 patients with adult Burkitt lymphoma (BL) who received rituximab with standard first-line chemotherapy. Seven patients had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated BL. Overall, we observed a complete remission (CR) rate of 91.2%, and 10-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was 84.8 and 88.2%, respectively. In patients with concomitant HIV, the prognosis was not different with 10-year PFS of 100% and OS of 88.2%. The majority (71.4%) of HIV-associated BL patients received dose-adjusted EPOCH-R (etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and rituximab) and had excellent outcomes with 100% CR and no relapses. Central nervous system (CNS) disease, bone marrow involvement and elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels more than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) were associated with poorer survival outcomes. Patients with refractory disease, whilst uncommon (n = 4), had dismal outcomes. Patients with adult BL, including HIV-related cases, harbor generally good prognosis in the modern era.
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- Jing Yuan Tan
- Singhealth Internal Medicine Residency, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Singhealth Internal Medicine Residency, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
- Oncology Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
- Oncology Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
- Oncology Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
- Oncology Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Singapore
- Oncology Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Davis J, Kimbrough EO, Alhaj Moustafa M, Jiang L, Gupta V, Parent E, Tun HW. Successful CNS-Centric Therapeutic Management and Genomic Profiling of Primary Cranial Vault Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. J Blood Med 2023; 14:49-55. [PMID: 36712581 PMCID: PMC9879025 DOI: 10.2147/jbm.s391094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Primary cranial vault lymphoma (PCVL) is a rare lymphoma involving the skull with or without extra- and intracranial extension. Most cases of PCVL are diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). We report a case of primary cranial vault diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PCV-DLBCL) that was successfully treated with anthracycline-based chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) alternating with central nervous system (CNS)-directed CIT with high-dose methotrexate and high-dose cytarabine. CNS-centric therapy was given for suspected cerebral cortical involvement and presumed elevated risk of CNS recurrence. The patient has remained in complete remission for 4.25 years following treatment. We suggest that PCV-DLBCL is potentially curable with CNS-directed therapy. Additionally, we provide genomic profiling results indicating an indeterminate cell of origin and multiple genetic mutations which are not frequently seen in DLBCL.
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- Jordan Davis
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA,Correspondence: Han W Tun, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road South, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA, Tel +1 904 953 7290, Fax +1 904 953 2315, Email
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Jian Y, Ding G, Yang D, Du J. B‑cell lymphoblastic lymphoma‑associated renal damage: A case report and literature review. Exp Ther Med 2023; 25:85. [PMID: 36684654 PMCID: PMC9849848 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2023.11784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) is a highly malignant form of lymphoma with rapid progression and high mortality. According to the World Health Organization immunophenotype, it is classified into T-lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) and B-lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LBL). B-LBL often involves lymph nodes and extranodal locations, such as the skin, bones, and soft tissues. However, renal damage as an initial symptom is very rare in B-LBL. The present study presented a rare case of renal involvement in a 30-year-old male patient with B-LBL presenting with acute renal failure with bilateral renal enlargement. Renal involvement is rare in B-LBL, and nephrologists should improve the understanding of this disease.
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- Yonghong Jian
- Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China,Correspondence to: Dr Juan Du, Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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Lin Z, Chen X, Liu L, Zeng H, Li Z, Xu B. The role of central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis in preventing DLBCL patients from CNS relapse: A network meta-analysis. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022; 176:103756. [PMID: 35809794 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Secondary central nervous system (CNS) relapses are an uncommon yet devastating complication in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Although several prophylaxis attempts were employed clinically in order to reduce the CNS relapse rate, the optimal management remained uncertain. METHODS We employed conventional meta-analysis along with Network meta-analysis to investigate an optimal prophylactic strategy. The primary outcome was CNS relapse rate. RESULTS A total of thirty-six studies comprising 5 RCTs, one clinical trial and 30 observational studies were included. Rituximab overall was superior in reducing CNS relapse rate, and the statistical significance exists (RR 0.79(0.68-0.93), p = 0.004). In rituximab era, none of intravenous, intrathecal administration or novel target agents could significantly decrease CNS relapse rate in high CNS risk patients. Intensive chemotherapy regimen containing HD-MTX with HD-Ara-C (SUCRA 93.4 %) was ranked as the first in reducing CNS relapse rate followed by no prophylaxis (SUCRA 57.5 %), HD-MTX (SUCRA 53.1 %), IT (SUCRA 34.5 %) and lenalidomide maintenance (SUCRA 11.5 %). In addition, intercalated HD-MTX had a trend of reducing CNS relapse but without statistical significance (RR 0.86(0.44-1.68), p = 0.67). However, i-HD-MTX was associated with increased grade 3-4 toxicities and prolonged inpatient stay. Early HD-MTX exposure also increased the treatment related death. CONCLUSION Our network meta-analysis provides an overview of the relative efficacy of all available CNS prophylaxis strategies in DLBCL. In rituximab era, none of intravenous, intrathecal administration or novel target agents could significantly decrease CNS relapse rate in high CNS risk patients. Further studies with prospective, randomized clinical trials as well as with more focus on novel target agents that could spread blood-brain barriers are suggested.
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- Zhijuan Lin
- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China.
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China.
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Evolution of therapy for limited stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Blood Cancer J 2022; 12:33. [PMID: 35210407 PMCID: PMC8867133 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-021-00596-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), with limited-stage DLBCL defined as stage I or II disease. Risk stratification, initial treatment options, and relapse patterns are distinct from advanced-stage DLBCL, but there is limited data on the impact of biologic features on outcome. Patients have excellent outcomes, with ~90% survival at 2 years. Over the past several years, sequential prospective trials and large registry studies have evaluated the optimal number of chemotherapy cycles and implemented PET-adapted approaches to reduce the need for radiotherapy. Special consideration must still be given to cases of bulky disease, extranodal disease, fully resected scenarios, and adverse biologic features such as high-grade B-cell lymphoma with double/triple hit rearrangements. This review presents the evolution of a modern management approach, with a discussion of recent treatment-defining studies.
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Fang Y, Su N, Ma S, Cai J, Zhong L, Li W, Huang H, Li Z, Huang H, Xia Y, Liu P, Guo L, Li Z, Wu Y, Tian X, Wang J, Zhang Y, Cai Q. Optimization of high-dose methotrexate prophylaxis for central nervous system relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a multicenter analysis. Ann Hematol 2022; 101:595-605. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04739-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Gini G, Di Rocco A, Nassi L, Arcari A, Tisi MC, Loseto G, Olivieri A, Gentile M, Annibali O, Cabras MG, Chiappella A, Rusconi C, Ferreri AJM, Balzarotti M. CNS Prophylaxis: How Far Is Routine Practice From the Guidelines? Focus on a Nationwide Survey by the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi (FIL). Front Oncol 2021; 11:730194. [PMID: 34804924 PMCID: PMC8602788 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.730194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Guido Gini
- Clinic of Hematology, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Traslational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University, Roma, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont and AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, IRCCS Ospedale Oncologico, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Hematology Unit, A.O of Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy
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- Unit of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University "Campus Bio-Medico", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta`della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy
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Anastasiou M, Mamez AC, Masouridi S, Vargas MI, Hadaya K, Egervari K, Chalandon Y. Successful treatment of central nervous system lymphoproliferative disorder in a kidney-pancreas and stem cell transplanted patient using intrathecal rituximab. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:14/8/e238236. [PMID: 34353823 PMCID: PMC8344276 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Central nervous system lymphoproliferative disorder (CNS-PTLD) after organ transplant is a unique clinicopathological entity and is associated with poor survival rates. When the CNS is involved, intravenous rituximab might not be the treatment of choice, due to its poor CNS penetration. However, intrathecal (IT) administration of rituximab has shown to be safe and efficient in small studies and in case series. We report here the case of a patient with late development of CNS-PTLD after kidney-pancreas transplantation who achieved complete remission after surgical resection and four cycles of IT rituximab and we provide a review of the literature for this treatment option.
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- Maria Anastasiou
- Oncology, Division Hematology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Oncology, Division Hematology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Oncology, Division Hematology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Nephrology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Service of Clinical Pathology, Department of Genetic Medicine, Laboratory and Pathology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Oncology, Division Hematology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
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First-Line Treatment for Primary Breast Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Using Immunochemotherapy and Central Nervous System Prophylaxis: A Multicenter Phase 2 Trial. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12082192. [PMID: 32781541 PMCID: PMC7463683 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12082192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There are limited data from prospective controlled trials regarding optimal treatment strategies in patients with primary breast diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In this phase 2 study (NCT01448096), we examined the efficacy and safety of standard immunochemotherapy and central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis using intrathecal methotrexate (IT-MTX). Thirty-three patients with newly diagnosed primary breast DLBCL received six cycles of rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) and four fixed doses of IT-MTX (12 mg). The median age was 50 years (range, 29-75), and all patients were females. According to the CNS-International Prognostic Index, most patients (n = 28) were categorized as the low-risk group. Among the 33 patients, 32 completed R-CHOP, and 31 completed IT-MTX as planned. With a median follow-up of 46.1 months (interquartile range (IQR), 31.1-66.8), the 2-year progression-free and overall survival rates were 81.3% and 93.5%, respectively. Six patients experienced treatment failures, which included the CNS in four patients (two parenchyma and two leptomeninges) and breast in two patients (one ipsilateral and one contralateral). The 2-year cumulative incidence of CNS relapse was 12.5%. Although standard R-CHOP and IT-MTX without routine radiotherapy show clinically meaningful survival outcomes, this strategy may not be optimal for reducing CNS relapse and warrants further investigation.
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Hutchings M, Ladetto M, Buske C, de Nully Brown P, Ferreri AJM, Pfreundschuh M, Schmitz N, Balari AS, van Imhoff G, Walewski J. ESMO Consensus Conference on malignant lymphoma: management of 'ultra-high-risk' patients. Ann Oncol 2019; 29:1687-1700. [PMID: 29924296 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) consensus conference on malignant lymphoma was held on 20 June 2015 in Lugano, Switzerland, and included a multidisciplinary panel of 25 leading experts. The aim of the conference was to develop recommendations on critical subjects difficult to consider in detail in the ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines. The following areas were identified: (1) the elderly patient, (2) prognostic factors suitable for clinical use and (3) the 'ultra-high-risk' group. Before the conference, the expert panel was divided into three working groups; each group focused on one of these areas in order to address clinically relevant questions relating to that topic. All relevant scientific literature, as identified by the experts, was reviewed in advance. During the consensus conference, each working group developed recommendations to address each of the questions devised by their group. These recommendations were then presented to the entire multidisciplinary panel and a consensus was reached. This manuscript presents recommendations regarding the management of the following 'ultra-high-risk' situations: (1) early central nervous system relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, (2) primary refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and (3) plasmablastic lymphoma. Results, including a summary of evidence supporting each recommendation, are detailed in this manuscript. All expert panel members approved this final article.
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- M Hutchings
- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Hematology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm and Department of Internal Medicine III, Institute of Experimental Cancer Research University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Onco-Hematology Medicine, Unit of Lymphoid Malignancies, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Innere Medizin I, University Klinik des Saarlandes, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Servei d'Hematologia, Institut Català d'Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Lymphoid Malignancies, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute - Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland
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Ma J, Li Q, Shao J, Ma Y, Lin Z, Kang H, Chen B. Central Nervous System Involvement in Patients with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: Analysis of the Risk Factors and Prognosis from a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:10175-10185. [PMID: 31819650 PMCID: PMC6896928 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s225372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for central nervous system (CNS) involvement in systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients and to explore prognostic for DLBCL patients with CNS involvement (relapse or progression). Patients and methods This was a retrospective cohort study in our hospital. Data were collected from all DLBCL patients diagnosed in our institutes from January 2013 to June 2018. Clinical information was collected from medical records. Results The participants included 138 patients with DLBCL. Among them, 38 patients were diagnosed as CNS lymphoma, including 15 patients exhibited CNS involvement while DLBCL was pathologically confirmed, and 23 patients developed CNS lymphoma during or after initial chemotherapy. The median disease-free interval to CNS involvement was 13 months. Multivariate analysis identified elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level [hazard ratio (HR)=4.035; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.147-14.195] was an independent predictor of CNS involvement. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) time of DLBCL patients with CNS involved were 12.5 months and 22 months, respectively. Multivariate prognostic analysis showed that eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) score>2(P=0.018; HR=7.333; 95% CI: 1.424-42.002), elevated serum LDH level (P=0.046; HR=6.510; 95% CI: 1.035-40.949), deep lesion (P=0.005; HR=10.957; 95% CI: 2.050-58.569), and CNS with systemic involvement (P=0.023; HR=2.730; 95% CI: 1.151-6.479) were independent poor prognostic factors for the patients. The cases with lymphocyte absolute count >0.75×109/L (HR=0.047; 95% CI: 0.003-0.732) had better prognosis. The OS of DLBCL patients with secondary CNS lymphoma was inferior to DLBCL patients without CNS involvement. There was no significant difference between the patients with CNS and extra-CNS involvement. There was no significant difference between the patients with CNS involvement and stage III-IV DLBCL cases without CNS lymphoma. Conclusion In conclusion, elevated serum LDH was independent high-risk factor for secondary CNS lymphoma. For DLBCL patients with CNS involvement, ECOG score>2, elevated serum LDH level, deep lesion, lymphocyte absolute count ≤0.75×109/L and CNS with systemic involvement retained a significant association with outcome.
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- Jingjing Ma
- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China
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Clinical Effect of CD25 on the Prognosis of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma with Secondary Central Nervous System Relapse. Pathol Oncol Res 2019; 26:1843-1850. [PMID: 31768966 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-019-00778-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In the present study, we investigated the effects of immunophenotyping on prognosis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with central nervous system (CNS) relapse treated with rituximab-CHOP (R-CHOP). CNS relapse occurred in 9.5% of DLBCL patients. At the diagnosis of DLBCL, CD25 was detected in 14.3% of cases. CD25 positivity correlated with an advanced stage, higher R-IPI, higher CNS-IPI, the presence of B symptoms, the presence of extranodal involvement >1, and bone involvement. Moreover CNS relapse was more frequently observed in patients with CD25+ than in those with CD25-. The univariate analysis showed that an advanced stage, high-risk R-IPI, high-risk CNS-IPI, bone involvement, and CD25+ were associated with shorter overall survival (OS). The multivariate analysis confirmed that CD25+ and high-risk CNS-IPI were independent adverse prognostic factors for shorter OS. A Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed the potential of CD25+ as a prognostic factor in patients with CNS relapse and that it correlated with shorter survival. The present results showed that the expression of CD25 in DLBCL patients with CNS relapse was associated with the patient prognosis independent other prognostic factors. The establishment of a treatment strategy for CNS relapse patients with CD25+ DLBCL cells is needed to improve poor outcomes.
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Eyre TA, Djebbari F, Kirkwood AA, Collins GP. Efficacy of central nervous system prophylaxis with stand-alone intrathecal chemotherapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy in the rituximab era: a systematic review. Haematologica 2019; 105:1914-1924. [PMID: 31488560 PMCID: PMC7327624 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.229948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma remains uncommon but catastrophic. The benefit of standalone intrathecal prophylaxis in reducing CNS recurrence is unclear and remains controversial. No systematic review analysing the evidence for stand-alone intrathecal prophylaxis has been performed in the era of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy. A comprehensive search (01/2002-01/2019) was systematically performed using Ovid MEDLINE®, Ovid EMBASE® and Cochrane. Studies were selected from a total of 804, screened based on predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria, and were critically appraised. Three post hoc analyses (RICOVER-60, RCHOP-14/21, GOYA), one prospective database and 10 retrospective series were included. 7,357 rituximab/obinutuzumab-exposed patients were analysed. The median percentage receiving intrathecal prophylaxis was 11.9%. Cumulative CNS relapse incidence ranged from 1.9% at 6.5 years to 8.4% at 5 years. Median time (of medians) to CNS relapse was 10 months. 73% developed isolated CNS relapses, 24% concurrent CNS/systemic relapse, and 3% post-systemic relapse. Reported CNS relapse sites were: parenchymal (58%), leptomeningeal (27%), and both (12%). Event rates were low resulting in limited power within each study to provide robust univariable/multivariable analysis. Intrathecal prophylaxis was not a univariable or multivariable factor associated with a reduction in CNS relapse in any study. We found no strong evidence for the benefit, or indeed genuine lack of benefit, of stand-alone intrathecal prophylaxis in preventing CNS relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma-treated patients using anthracycline-based immunochemotherapy. Current published study designs limit the strength of such conclusions.
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- Toby A Eyre
- Department of Clinical Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
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- Department of Pharmacy, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
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- Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
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Santambrogio E, Nicolosi M, Vassallo F, Castellino A, Novo M, Chiappella A, Vitolo U. Aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphomas: risk factors and treatment of central nervous system recurrence. Expert Rev Hematol 2019; 12:787-796. [DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1643232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Elisa Santambrogio
- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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Secondary Diffuse Choroid Plexus B-Cell Lymphoma: Case Report and Review of Literature. World Neurosurg 2019; 128:18-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Eyre TA, Kirkwood AA, Wolf J, Hildyard C, Mercer C, Plaschkes H, Griffith J, Fields P, Gunawan A, Oliver R, Booth S, Martinez‐Calle N, McMillan A, Bishton M, Fox CP, Collins GP, Hatton CSR. Stand‐alone intrathecal central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis provide unclear benefit in reducing CNS relapse risk in elderly DLBCL patients treated with R‐CHOP and is associated increased infection‐related toxicity. Br J Haematol 2019; 187:185-194. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Toby A. Eyre
- Department of Haematology Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford UK
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- Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre UCL Cancer Institute, UCL London UK
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- Department of Haematology Great Western Hospital Swindon UK
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- Department of Haematology Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford UK
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- Department of Haematology Great Western Hospital Swindon UK
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- Department of Haematology Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London UK
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- Department of Haematology Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London UK
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- Department of Haematology University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol UK
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- Department of Haematology Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Reading UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham UK
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- Department of Haematology Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford UK
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- Department of Haematology Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford UK
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Lee K, Yoon DH, Hong JY, Kim S, Lee K, Kang EH, Huh J, Park CS, Lee SW, Suh C. Systemic HD-MTX for CNS prophylaxis in high-risk DLBCL patients: a prospectively collected, single-center cohort analysis. Int J Hematol 2019; 110:86-94. [PMID: 31115880 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-019-02653-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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We evaluated the efficacy of systemic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) for CNS prophylaxis in a prospectively recruited cohort of DLBCL patients at high risk of CNS relapse. High-risk CNS relapse was defined as the involvement of ≥ 2 extranodal sites with elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); CNS international prognostic index (CNS-IPI) ≥ 4; or involvement of high-risk extranodal sites, including bone marrow, breasts, testes, and paranasal sinuses. Overall, 130 patients who received at least two cycles of standard chemoimmunotherapy were evaluated; of these, 64 patients received additional systemic HD-MTX, either on day 15 of alternating cycles or 2-5 weeks after completion of primary therapy. Patients receiving HD-MTX showed a generally higher risk of CNS relapse than the other 66 patients not receiving prophylaxis. The estimated 2-year cumulative CNS relapse, progression-free survival and overall survival rates were 8.1%, 66.3%, and 77.5%, respectively, in patients who received systemic HD-MTX and 6.9%, 67.4%, and 71.4%, respectively, in patients without prophylaxis, with no significant between-group differences. Although this study does not show that systemic HD-MTX is definitively effective, these results may be of help to other researchers investigating the utility of HD-MTX prophylaxis in mitigating negative risk factors.
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- Kyoungmin Lee
- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
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Alderuccio JP, Lossos IS. DA-EPOCH-R for Adult Burkitt's Lymphoma: Pros and Cons. J Oncol Pract 2019; 14:676-678. [PMID: 30423268 DOI: 10.1200/jop.18.00624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Juan Pablo Alderuccio
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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Integration of cell of origin into the clinical CNS International Prognostic Index improves CNS relapse prediction in DLBCL. Blood 2019. [PMID: 30617197 DOI: 10.1182/blood‐2018‐07‐862862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) relapse carries a poor prognosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Integrating biomarkers into the CNS-International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI) risk model may improve identification of patients at high risk for developing secondary CNS disease. CNS relapse was analyzed in 1418 DLBCL patients treated with obinutuzumab or rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone chemotherapy in the phase 3 GOYA study. Cell of origin (COO) was assessed using gene-expression profiling. BCL2 and MYC protein expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. The impact of CNS-IPI, COO, and BCL2/MYC dual-expression status on CNS relapse was assessed using a multivariate Cox regression model (data available in n = 1418, n = 933, and n = 688, respectively). High CNS-IPI score (hazard ratio [HR], 4.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-12.3; P = .02) and activated B-cell‒like (ABC) (HR, 5.2; 95% CI, 2.1-12.9; P = .0004) or unclassified COO subtypes (HR, 4.2; 95% CI, 1.5-11.7; P = .006) were independently associated with CNS relapse. BCL2/MYC dual-expression status did not impact CNS relapse risk. Three risk subgroups were identified based on the presence of high CNS-IPI score and/or ABC/unclassified COO (CNS-IPI-C model): low risk (no risk factors, n = 450 [48.2%]), intermediate risk (1 factor, n = 408 [43.7%]), and high risk (both factors, n = 75 [8.0%]). Two-year CNS relapse rates were 0.5%, 4.4%, and 15.2% in the respective risk subgroups. Combining high CNS-IPI and ABC/unclassified COO improved CNS relapse prediction and identified a patient subgroup at high risk for developing CNS relapse. The study was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01287741.
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Integration of cell of origin into the clinical CNS International Prognostic Index improves CNS relapse prediction in DLBCL. Blood 2019; 133:919-926. [PMID: 30617197 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-07-862862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) relapse carries a poor prognosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Integrating biomarkers into the CNS-International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI) risk model may improve identification of patients at high risk for developing secondary CNS disease. CNS relapse was analyzed in 1418 DLBCL patients treated with obinutuzumab or rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone chemotherapy in the phase 3 GOYA study. Cell of origin (COO) was assessed using gene-expression profiling. BCL2 and MYC protein expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. The impact of CNS-IPI, COO, and BCL2/MYC dual-expression status on CNS relapse was assessed using a multivariate Cox regression model (data available in n = 1418, n = 933, and n = 688, respectively). High CNS-IPI score (hazard ratio [HR], 4.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-12.3; P = .02) and activated B-cell‒like (ABC) (HR, 5.2; 95% CI, 2.1-12.9; P = .0004) or unclassified COO subtypes (HR, 4.2; 95% CI, 1.5-11.7; P = .006) were independently associated with CNS relapse. BCL2/MYC dual-expression status did not impact CNS relapse risk. Three risk subgroups were identified based on the presence of high CNS-IPI score and/or ABC/unclassified COO (CNS-IPI-C model): low risk (no risk factors, n = 450 [48.2%]), intermediate risk (1 factor, n = 408 [43.7%]), and high risk (both factors, n = 75 [8.0%]). Two-year CNS relapse rates were 0.5%, 4.4%, and 15.2% in the respective risk subgroups. Combining high CNS-IPI and ABC/unclassified COO improved CNS relapse prediction and identified a patient subgroup at high risk for developing CNS relapse. The study was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01287741.
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Qualls D, Abramson JS. Advances in risk assessment and prophylaxis for central nervous system relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Haematologica 2018; 104:25-34. [PMID: 30573511 PMCID: PMC6312016 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.195834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Central nervous sytem recurrence of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is an uncommon but devastating event, making identification of patients at high risk for relapse within the central nervous system essential for clinicians. Modern risk stratification includes both clinical and biological features. A validated clinical risk model employing the five traditional International Prognostic Index risk factors plus renal or adrenal involvement can identify a high-risk patient population with a central nervous system recurrence risk of greater than 10%. Lymphoma involvement of certain discrete extranodal sites such as the testis also confers increased risk, even in stage I disease. Adverse biological risk factors for central nervous system relapse include presence of translocations of MYC, BCL2 and/or BCL6, in so-called double- or triple-hit lymphoma. Immunohistochemically detectable co-expression of MYC and BCL2 in the absence of translocations also portends an increased risk of relapse within the central nervous system, particularly in the setting of the activated B-cell-like subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The role, method, and timing of prophylactic therapy remain controversial based on the available data. We review both intrathecal and systemic strategies for prophylaxis in high-risk patients. Our preference is for systemic methotrexate in concert with standard chemoimmunotherapy in the majority of cases. Several novel agents have also demonstrated clinical activity in primary and secondary central nervous system lymphoma and warrant future investigation in the prophylactic setting.
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- David Qualls
- Center for Lymphoma, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Lymphoma, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Intrathecal Central Nervous System Prophylaxis in Patients With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma at an Academic Healthcare System. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2018; 19:89-94. [PMID: 30528416 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2018.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Intrathecal chemoprophylaxis is often administered to patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) to lower the rates of central nervous system (CNS) relapse, although its benefit has not been well-described. Prognostic models, including the CNS-International Prognostic Index (IPI), have been developed to aid in identifying patients at highest risk for CNS relapse. PATIENTS AND METHODS We evaluated 112 patients diagnosed with DLBCL from 2009 to 2016 at Emory Healthcare and classified them as high (n = 44) or low risk (n = 68) for CNS relapse and compared CNS prophylaxis rates and relapse rates between groups. The primary outcome was to compare the CNS relapse rate in high-risk patients who received intrathecal prophylaxis with patients who did not. RESULTS Twenty-six patients (14 high-risk and 12 low-risk) received intrathecal prophylaxis. Only 4 of 112 patients experienced a CNS relapse, including 1 in the high-risk group and 3 in the low-risk group. Among 14 high-risk patients who received intrathecal prophylaxis, no patient experienced CNS relapse compared with 1 of 30 high-risk patients without prophylaxis (P = 1.0). CONCLUSION Given the low rates of CNS relapse in this series, it is difficult to discern the impact of current risk stratification combined with intrathecal prophylaxis on outcomes. Our observation that many high-risk patients did not receive prophylaxis, whereas many low-risk patients received prophylaxis emphasizes the need for a standardized approach.
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OPINION STATEMENT Central nervous system (CNS) relapse is an undesirable event in the course of patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with a median survival of approximately 6 months following CNS relapse. CNS prophylaxis for the prevention of CNS recurrence, in addition to the standard R-CHOP chemotherapy, is thus preferable. For an overall relapse risk of 2-5%, administration of CNS-directed therapies for all patients with DLBCL is unnecessary and prophylaxis should be targeted for the high-risk patients. CNS-International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI) score has enabled risk stratification with risk ranging < 1% (low-risk group) compared to > 10% (high-risk group). The latter could be considered for CNS prophylaxis. CNS-IPI, however, is not perfect and may not capture patients with high-risk extra-nodal sites such as testicular DLBCL. Cell-of-origin and MYC/BCL2 expression can further build on CNS-IPI to narrow higher risk patients. CNS prophylaxis strategies are controversial. Common strategies include intrathecal (IT) chemotherapy and systemic CNS penetrants such as methotrexate. IT chemotherapy does not adequately penetrate the brain parenchyma and hence it is insufficient in preventing parenchymal CNS recurrences. Most experts promote systemic methotrexate for high-risk groups, which penetrates both the leptomeningeal and parenchymal CNS compartments. Even though systemic CNS prophylaxis is widely promoted over IT alone, its efficacy is unclear. Ongoing efforts in search for appropriate CNS prophylaxis strategies are warranted. My personal practice is to administer systemic high-dose methotrexate in conjunction with R-CHOP chemotherapy for eligible patients deemed at a high risk of CNS recurrence, especially those with high-risk CNS-IPI and extra-nodal involvement.
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- Roopesh Kansara
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology/Hematology, CancerCare Manitoba, University of Manitoba, 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada.
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Mörth C, Valachis A, Sabaa AA, Molin D, Flogegård M, Enblad G. Does the omission of vincristine in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma affect treatment outcome? Ann Hematol 2018; 97:2129-2135. [PMID: 30091025 PMCID: PMC6182738 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3437-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The standard treatment for diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is rituximab with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine (VCR), and prednisone). Maintaining high dose intensity of cytotoxic treatment has been associated with better outcome but little is known about the role of maintaining VCR. This study aimed to answer whether the omission of vincristine due to neurotoxicity affects patient outcome. A Swedish cohort of patients primarily treated with curative intent for DLBCL or high-grade malignant B cell lymphoma was retrospectively analyzed. In total, 541 patients treated between 2000 and 2013 were included. Omission of VCR was decided in 95 (17.6%) patients and was more often decided during the last three cycles (n = 86, 90.5%). The omission of VCR did not affect disease-free or overall survival neither in the whole cohort nor in elderly patients. On the contrary, the relative dose intensity of doxorubicin was associated with overall survival (p = 0.014). Kidney or adrenal involvement (p = 0.014) as well as bulky disease (p = 0.037) was found to be associated with worse overall survival. According to our results, clinicians can safely decide to omit VCR in case of severe neurotoxicity due to VCR but should be aware of the importance of giving adequate doses of doxorubicin during treatment given the growing body of evidence on the role of dose intensity on survival. Considering the association of bulky disease and kidney/adrenal manifestation of lymphoma on survival, further studies should focus on whether the treatment options for these subgroups need to be individualized.
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- Charlott Mörth
- Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. .,Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. .,Cancercentrum, Mälarsjukhuset, 63188, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
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- Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Falun General Hospital, Falun, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Gleeson M, Counsell N, Cunningham D, Chadwick N, Lawrie A, Hawkes EA, McMillan A, Ardeshna KM, Jack A, Smith P, Mouncey P, Pocock C, Radford JA, Davies J, Turner D, Kruger A, Johnson P, Gambell J, Linch D. Central nervous system relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the rituximab era: results of the UK NCRI R-CHOP-14 versus 21 trial. Ann Oncol 2018; 28:2511-2516. [PMID: 28961838 PMCID: PMC5834096 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Central nervous system (CNS) relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is associated with a dismal prognosis. Here, we report an analysis of CNS relapse for patients treated within the UK NCRI phase III R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone) 14 versus 21 randomised trial. Patients and methods The R-CHOP 14 versus 21 trial compared R-CHOP administered two- versus three weekly in previously untreated patients aged ≥18 years with bulky stage I–IV DLBCL (n = 1080). Details of CNS prophylaxis were retrospectively collected from participating sites. The incidence and risk factors for CNS relapse including application of the CNS-IPI were evaluated. Results 177/984 patients (18.0%) received prophylaxis (intrathecal (IT) methotrexate (MTX) n = 163, intravenous (IV) MTX n = 2, prophylaxis type unknown n = 11 and IT MTX and cytarabine n = 1). At a median follow-up of 6.5 years, 21 cases of CNS relapse (isolated n = 11, with systemic relapse n = 10) were observed, with a cumulative incidence of 1.9%. For patients selected to receive prophylaxis, the incidence was 2.8%. Relapses predominantly involved the brain parenchyma (81.0%) and isolated leptomeningeal involvement was rare (14.3%). Univariable analysis demonstrated the following risk factors for CNS relapse: performance status 2, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, IPI, >1 extranodal site of disease and presence of a ‘high-risk’ extranodal site. Due to the low number of events no factor remained significant in multivariate analysis. Application of the CNS-IPI revealed a high-risk group (4-6 risk factors) with a 2- and 5-year incidence of CNS relapse of 5.2% and 6.8%, respectively. Conclusion Despite very limited use of IV MTX as prophylaxis, the incidence of CNS relapse following R-CHOP was very low (1.9%) confirming the reduced incidence in the rituximab era. The CNS-IPI identified patients at highest risk for CNS recurrence. ClinicalTrials.gov ISCRTN number 16017947 (R-CHOP14v21); EudraCT number 2004-002197-34.
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- M Gleeson
- Department of Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK;.
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Oncology and Clinical Haematology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia;; Department of Medical Oncology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK;; Department of Haematology, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, UK
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- HMDS, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, East Kent Hospitals, Canterbury, UK
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- The University of Manchester and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Centre, Southampton, UK
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK
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Szczepanek D, Wąsik-Szczepanek E, Szymczyk A, Gromek T, Grywalska E, Podhorecka M, Hus M. Intraventricular treatment of secondary central nervous system lymphoma - Case study and literature overview. Neurol Neurochir Pol 2018; 52:410-414. [PMID: 29703403 DOI: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2018.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Secondary nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) is a rare extranodal form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). This applies to a particular form of lymphoma that does not originally derive from the central nervous system (CNS); it can be both an isolated form of relapse or a systemic part of disease progression. Due to poor prognosis and a lack of established algorithms of therapeutic procedures, it is a big challenge for physicians from many specializations. In our study, we present an interesting case of a patient with a relapsed form of SCNSL for whom a unique form of treatment was used - intraventricular administration of rituximab and methotrexate.
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- Dariusz Szczepanek
- Chair and Department of Neurosurgery and Paediatric Neurosurgery Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Haematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Haematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Medical University of Lublin, Poland; Independent Clinical Transplantology Unit Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Haematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Clinical Immunology Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Haematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Haematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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Sun X, Liu J, Wang Y, Bai X, Chen Y, Qian J, Zhu H, Liu F, Qiu X, Sun S, Ji N, Liu Y. Methotrexate-cytarabine-dexamethasone combination chemotherapy with or without rituximab in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma. Oncotarget 2018; 8:49156-49164. [PMID: 28467782 PMCID: PMC5564757 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Purpose High-dose methotrexate based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for patients with newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). The role of rituximab is controversial because of its large size, which limits its penetration of the blood-brain barrier. In this study, we investigated the efficacy and tolerability of adding rituximab to methotrexate-cytarabine-dexamethasone combination therapy (RMAD regimen). Results The patients treated with RMAD had a complete remission rate of 66.7% after induction chemotherapy; this rate was only 33.3% in patients treated with MAD alone (p = .011). The most common grade 1–3 adverse events were similar and included hematologic toxicity, increased aminotransferase levels, and gastrointestinal reactions. Multivariate analysis revealed that rituximab treatment was associated with longer progression-free survival (PFS, p = .005) but not overall survival (OS). Additionally, we observed that elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase was associated with shorter OS and PFS. Materials and Methods We retrospectively analyzed 60 immunocompetent patients with newly diagnosed PCNSL at Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2010 to June 2016. Twenty-four patients received 3–6 courses of 3.5 g/m2 methotrexate on day 1; 0.5–1 g/m2 cytarabine on day 2; and 5–10 mg dexamethasone on days 1, 2 and 3. Thirty-six patients received the same combination plus rituximab 375 mg/m2 on day 0. All patients repeated the treatment every 3 weeks. Conclusions High-dose methotrexate based chemotherapy with rituximab yields a higher complete remission rate and does not increase serious toxicities. PFS benefits from the addition of rituximab. OS has an increasing trend in patients treated with rituximab without statistical significance.
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- Xuefei Sun
- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Neuroimaging Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Della-Torre E, Campochiaro C, Cassione EB, Albano L, Gerevini S, Bianchi-Marzoli S, Bozzolo E, Passerini G, Lanzillotta M, Terreni M, Callea M, Trimarchi M, Mortini P, Tresoldi M, Acerno S, Dagna L. Intrathecal rituximab for IgG 4-related hypertrophic pachymeningitis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2018; 89:441-444. [PMID: 28819060 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Emanuel Della-Torre
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.,Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.,Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, IRCCS San Raffaele Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Medicine and Advanced Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.,Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Lemma SA, Kuusisto M, Haapasaari KM, Sormunen R, Lehtinen T, Klaavuniemi T, Eray M, Jantunen E, Soini Y, Vasala K, Böhm J, Salokorpi N, Koivunen P, Karihtala P, Vuoristo J, Turpeenniemi-Hujanen T, Kuittinen O. Integrin alpha 10, CD44, PTEN, cadherin-11 and lactoferrin expressions are potential biomarkers for selecting patients in need of central nervous system prophylaxis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Carcinogenesis 2017; 38:812-820. [PMID: 28854563 PMCID: PMC5862348 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgx061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) relapse is a devastating complication that occurs in about 5% of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients. Currently, there are no predictive biological markers. We wanted to study potential biomarkers of CNS tropism that play a role in adhesion, migration and/or in the regulation of inflammatory responses. The expression levels of ITGA10, CD44, PTEN, cadherin-11, CDH12, N-cadherin, P-cadherin, lactoferrin and E-cadherin were studied with IHC and IEM. GEP was performed to see whether found expressional changes are regulated at DNA/RNA level. IHC included 96 samples of primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL), secondary CNS lymphoma (sCNSL) and systemic DLBCL (sDLBCL). IEM included two PCNSL, one sCNSL, one sDLBCL and one reactive lymph node samples. GEP was performed on two DLBCL samples, one with and one without CNS relapse. CNS disease was associated with enhanced expression of cytoplasmic and membranous ITGA10 and nuclear PTEN (P < 0.0005, P = 0.002, P = 0.024, respectively). sCNSL presented decreased membranous CD44 and nuclear and cytoplasmic cadherin-11 expressions (P = 0.001, P = 0.006, P = 0.048, respectively). In PCNSL lactoferrin expression was upregulated (P < 0.0005). IEM results were mainly supportive of the IHC results. In GEP CD44, cadherin-11, lactoferrin and E-cadherin were under-expressed in CNS disease. Our results are in line with previous studies, where gene expressions in extracellular matrix and adhesion-related pathways are altered in CNS lymphoma. This study gives new information on the DLBCL CNS tropism. If further verified, these markers might become useful in predicting CNS relapses.
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- Siria A Lemma
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Department of Pathology, Institute of Diagnostics, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Institute of Diagnostics, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, 33521 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, 33521 Tampere, Finland.,Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Central Finland Central Hospital, Keskussairaalantie 19, 40620 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, FIMLAB, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, 33521 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cancer Center of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.,Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Central Finland Central Hospital, Keskussairaalantie 19, 40620 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Central Finland Central Hospital, Keskussairaalantie 19, 40620 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Institute of Diagnostics, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland
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- A J M Ferreri
- Unit of Lymphoid Malignancies, Department of Onco-Haematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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How I treat patients with aggressive lymphoma at high risk of CNS relapse. Blood 2017; 130:867-874. [PMID: 28611025 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-03-737460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) relapses are an uncommon yet devastating complication of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The identification of patients at high risk of secondary CNS relapse is therefore paramount. Retrospective data indicate prophylactic CNS-directed therapies may reduce the risk of CNS involvement; however, no consensus exists about dose, timing, or route of therapy. In addition, prophylaxis is not without risk of treatment-related complications and morbidity. Here, we present a series of case vignettes highlighting our approach to common dilemmas encountered in routine clinical practice. We review the method of assessing CNS relapse risk, factors that increase the likelihood of relapse including histologic subtype, MYC rearrangement, protein expression, and extranodal involvement, and review our clinical practice based on available evidence in administering CNS-directed prophylaxis.
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Tomita N, Yokoyama M, Yamamoto W, Watanabe R, Shimazu Y, Masaki Y, Tsunoda S, Hashimoto C, Murayama K, Yano T, Okamoto R, Kikuchi A, Tamura K, Sato K, Sunami K, Shibayama H, Takimoto R, Ohshima R, Takahashi H, Moriuchi Y, Kinoshita T, Yamamoto M, Numata A, Nakajima H, Miura I, Takeuchi K. The standard international prognostic index for predicting the risk of CNS involvement in DLBCL without specific prophylaxis. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 59:97-104. [PMID: 28593796 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1330541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is a serious complication in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and evaluating CNS risk is an important issue. Using the standard international prognostic index (IPI) and CNS-IPI, a recently proposed model including IPI risk factors and adrenal/kidney involvement, we assessed CNS risk in 1220 untreated DLBCL patients who received R-CHOP without prophylaxis. According to the standard IPI, the cumulative incidences of CNS involvement at 2 years were 1.3, 4.6, 8.8, and 12.7% in the low-, low-intermediate-, high-intermediate-, and high-risk groups, respectively (p <.001). This result is comparable with that of the CNS-IPI. Patients with breast involvement tended to have lower risk according to the standard IPI but showed frequent CNS involvement, similar to patients with testis involvement. The standard IPI is also a useful predictor of CNS involvement. Patients with breast/testis involvement would be candidates for prophylaxis regardless of the standard IPI risk.
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- Naoto Tomita
- a Bay-area Lymphoma Information Network , Tokyo , Japan.,b Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine , St. Marianna University School of Medicine , Kawasaki , Japan.,c Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology , Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine , Yokohama , Japan
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- a Bay-area Lymphoma Information Network , Tokyo , Japan.,d Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology , Cancer Institute Hospital , Tokyo , Japan.,e Ganken Ariake Lymphoma Study Group , Tokyo , Japan
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- f Department of Medical Oncology , Kanagawa Cancer Center , Yokohama , Japan
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- c Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology , Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine , Yokohama , Japan
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- g Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine , Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- h Department of Hematology and Immunology , Kanazawa Medical University , Kanazawa , Japan
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- i Division of Hematology , Tochigi Cancer Center , Utsunomiya , Japan
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- f Department of Medical Oncology , Kanagawa Cancer Center , Yokohama , Japan
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- j Department of Hematology , Gunma Cancer Center , Ota , Japan
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- k Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine , National Tokyo Medical Center, National Hospital Organization , Tokyo , Japan
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- l Department of Chemotherapy , Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center Komagome Hospital , Tokyo , Japan
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- m Department of Hematology/Oncology , Tokai University School of Medicine , Isehara , Japan
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- n Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine , Fukuoka University , Fukuoka , Japan
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- o Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine , Jichi Medical University , Shimotsuke , Japan
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- p Department of Hematology , National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center , Okayama , Japan
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- q Department of Hematology and Oncology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- r Fourth Department of Internal Medicine , Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine , Sapporo , Japan
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- s Department of Hematology , Yokohama City University Medical Center , Yokohama , Japan
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- t Department of Hematology and Rheumatology , Nihon University School of Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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- u Department of Internal Medicine , Sasebo City General Hospital , Sasebo , Japan
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- v Department of Hematology and Oncology , Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine , Nagoya , Japan
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- w Department of Hematology , Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Tokyo , Japan
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- x Department of Hematology/Immunology , Fujisawa City Hospital , Fujisawa , Japan
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- c Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology , Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine , Yokohama , Japan
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- b Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine , St. Marianna University School of Medicine , Kawasaki , Japan
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- a Bay-area Lymphoma Information Network , Tokyo , Japan.,e Ganken Ariake Lymphoma Study Group , Tokyo , Japan.,y Pathology Project for Molecular Targets , Cancer Institute Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research , Tokyo , Japan
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Carnevale J, Rubenstein JL. The Challenge of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2017; 30:1293-1316. [PMID: 27888882 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a challenging subtypes of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Emerging clinical data suggest that optimized outcomes are achieved with dose-intensive CNS-penetrant chemotherapy and avoiding whole brain radiotherapy. Anti-CD20 antibody-based immunotherapy as a component of high-dose methotrexate-based induction programs may contribute to improved outcomes. An accumulation of insights into the molecular and cellular basis of disease pathogenesis is providing a foundation for the generation of molecular tools to facilitate diagnosis as well as a roadmap for integration of targeted therapy within the developing therapeutic armamentarium for this challenging brain tumor.
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- Julia Carnevale
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, M1282 Box 1270, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Schmitz N, Nickelsen M, Savage KJ. Central Nervous System Prophylaxis for Aggressive B-cell Lymphoma: Who, What, and When? Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2017; 30:1277-1291. [PMID: 27888881 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2016.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Central nervous system (CNS) relapse of aggressive B-cell lymphoma is a rare but serious complication with poor survival. Different approaches have been used to define risks factors for CNS relapse and establish prophylactic measures. Although patients with low or intermediate risk of CNS relapse should not undergo special diagnostic or therapeutic measures, CNS MRI as well as cytology and flow cytometry of the cerebrospinal fluid are suggested for high-risk patients (and patients with testicular involvement) at diagnosis, and prophylactic high-dose methotrexate in patients without proven CNS involvement. Future risk and treatment models may include molecular features and new treatment options.
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- Norbert Schmitz
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Asklepios Hospital St. Georg, Lohmuehlenstrasse 5, Hamburg D-20099, Germany.
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Asklepios Hospital St. Georg, Lohmuehlenstrasse 5, Hamburg D-20099, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada.
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El-Galaly TC, Villa D, Michaelsen TY, Hutchings M, Mikhaeel NG, Savage KJ, Sehn LH, Barrington S, Hansen JW, Smith D, Rady K, Mylam KJ, Larsen TS, Holmberg S, Juul MB, Cordua S, Clausen MR, Jensen KB, Johnsen HE, Seymour JF, Connors JM, de Nully Brown P, Bøgsted M, Cheah CY. The number of extranodal sites assessed by PET/CT scan is a powerful predictor of CNS relapse for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: An international multicenter study of 1532 patients treated with chemoimmunotherapy. Eur J Cancer 2017; 75:195-203. [PMID: 28237865 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Development of secondary central nervous system involvement (SCNS) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is associated with poor outcomes. The CNS International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI) has been proposed for identifying patients at greatest risk, but the optimal model is unknown. METHODS We retrospectively analysed patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma diagnosed between 2001 and 2013, staged with PET/CT and treated with R-CHOP(-like) regimens. Baseline clinicopathologic characteristics, treatments, and outcome data were collected from clinical databases and medical files. We evaluated the association between candidate prognostic factors and modelled different risk models for predicting SCNS. RESULTS Of 1532 patients, 62 (4%) subsequently developed SCNS. By multivariate analysis, disease stage III/IV, elevated serum LDH, kidney/adrenal and uterine/testicular involvement were independently associated with SCNS. There was a strong correlation between absolute number of extranodal sites and risk of SCNS; the 144 patients (9%) with >2 extranodal sites had a 3-year cumulative incidence of SCNS of 15.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] 9.2-21.2%) compared with 2.6% (95% CI 1.7-3.5) among those with ≤2 sites (P < 0.001). The 3-year cumulative risks of SCNS for CNS-IPI defined risk groups were 11.2%, 3.1% and 0.4% for high-, intermediate- and low-risk patients, respectively. All risk models analysed had high negative predictive values, but only modest positive predictive values. CONCLUSIONS Patients with >2 extranodal sites or high-risk disease according to the CNS-IPI should be considered for baseline CNS staging. Clinical risk prediction models suffer from limited positive predictive ability, highlighting the need for more sensitive biomarkers to identify patients at highest risk of this devastating complication.
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- Tarec Christoffer El-Galaly
- Department of Hematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 4, DK-9100 Aalborg, Denmark; Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Sdr. Skovvej 15, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and the University of British Columbia, 150-686 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9 DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Division of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and the University of British Columbia, 150-686 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and the University of British Columbia, 150-686 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- PET Imaging Centre, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, King's Health Partners, St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9 DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and University of Melbourne, 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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- Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Søndre Boulevard 29, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Søndre Boulevard 29, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Vejle Hospital, Kabbeltoft 25, DK-7100 Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Roskilde Hospital, Zealand University Hospital, Sygehusvej 10, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage-Hansens Gade 2, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Holstebro Hospital, Lægårdvej, DK-7500 Holstebro, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 4, DK-9100 Aalborg, Denmark; Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Sdr. Skovvej 15, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and University of Melbourne, 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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- Division of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and the University of British Columbia, 150-686 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9 DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 4, DK-9100 Aalborg, Denmark; Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Sdr. Skovvej 15, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and University of Melbourne, 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia; Department of Hematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, Hospital Ave, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia; University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Guvvala SL, Sakam S, Niazi M, Skaradinskiy Y. Case of primary bilateral diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the ovary with plasmablastic features in an HIV-negative female patient. BMJ Case Rep 2017; 2017:bcr-2016-218117. [PMID: 28228433 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A 37-year-old woman from Puerto Rico presented to our clinic with symptoms of an abdominal distension progressively worsening over 1 year. A CT of an abdomen and pelvis with contrast was performed and revealed bilateral large heterogeneous pelvic adnexal masses with large ascites and right pleural effusion. Tumour markers CA 125 was 766 U/mL and lactate dehydrogenase was 654 U/L. She underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection and partial omentectomy. Pathology of ovarian masses revealed a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The staging work-up was negative, which pointed towards the diagnosis of primary ovarian lymphoma. The patient completed 8 cycles of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone chemotherapy. After 18 months of chemotherapy completion, she remains in remission.
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- Suvarna L Guvvala
- Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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Minimally Invasive Diagnosis of Secondary Intracranial Lymphoma. Case Rep Hematol 2016; 2016:6165172. [PMID: 28018686 PMCID: PMC5149622 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6165172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCL) are an aggressive group of non-Hodgkin lymphoid malignancies which have diverse presentation and can have high mortality. Central nervous system relapse is rare but has poor survival. We present the diagnosis of primary mandibular DLBCL and a unique minimally invasive diagnosis of secondary intracranial recurrence. This case highlights the manifold radiological contributions to the diagnosis and management of lymphoma.
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Peñalver FJ, Sancho JM, de la Fuente A, Olave MT, Martín A, Panizo C, Pérez E, Salar A, Orfao A. Guidelines for diagnosis, prevention and management of central nervous system involvement in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients by the Spanish Lymphoma Group (GELTAMO). Haematologica 2016; 102:235-245. [PMID: 27846613 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2016.149120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients have a 5% overall risk of central nervous system events (relapse or progression), which account for high morbidity and frequently fatal outcomes,1 and shortened overall survival of <6 months.2 Early diagnosis of central nervous system events is critical for successful treatment and improved prognosis. Identification of patients at risk of central nervous system disease is critical to accurately identify candidates for central nervous system prophylaxis vs. THERAPY 3-5 This report by the Spanish Lymphoma Group (GELTAMO) aims to provide useful guidelines and recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of central nervous system diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients with, or at risk of, leptomeningeal and/or brain parenchyma lymphoma relapse. A panel of lymphoma experts working on behalf of GELTAMO reviewed all data published on these topics available in PubMed up to May 2016. Recommendations were classified according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.6 A practical algorithm based on the proposed recommendations was then developed (Figure 1). Initial discussions among experts were held in May 2014, and final consensus was reached in June 2016. The final manuscript was reviewed by all authors and the Scientific Committee of GELTAMO.
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- Clinical Hematology Department, ICO-IJC Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Department of Medicine, Cytometry Service (NUCLEUS) and Cancer Research Center (IBMCC-USAL-CSIC) and IBSAL, University of Salamanca, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Department of Medicine, Cytometry Service (NUCLEUS) and Cancer Research Center (IBMCC-USAL-CSIC) and IBSAL, University of Salamanca, Pamplona, Spain
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Wudhikarn K, Bunworasate U, Julamanee J, Lekhakula A, Chuncharunee S, Niparuck P, Ekwattanakit S, Khuhapinant A, Norasetthada L, Nawarawong W, Makruasi N, Kanitsap N, Sirijerachai C, Chansung K, Wong P, Numbenjapon T, Prayongratana K, Suwanban T, Wongkhantee S, Praditsuktavorn P, Intragumtornchai T. Secondary central nervous system relapse in diffuse large B cell lymphoma in a resource limited country: result from the Thailand nationwide multi-institutional registry. Ann Hematol 2016; 96:57-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-016-2848-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Cai QQ, Hu LY, Geng QR, Chen J, Lu ZH, Rao HL, Liu Q, Jiang WQ, Huang HQ, Lin TY, Xia ZJ. New risk factors and new tendency for central nervous system relapse in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a retrospective study. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CANCER 2016; 35:87. [PMID: 27624700 PMCID: PMC5022242 DOI: 10.1186/s40880-016-0150-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Background In patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), central nervous system (CNS) relapse is uncommon but is nearly always fatal. This study aimed to determine the risk factors for CNS relapse in DLBCL patients and to evaluate the efficacy of rituximab and intrathecal chemotherapy prophylaxis for CNS relapse reduction. Methods A total of 511 patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL treated at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center between January 2003 and December 2012 were included in the study. Among these patients, 376 received R-CHOP regimen (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) as primary treatment, and 135 received CHOP regimen (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) as primary treatment. Intrathecal chemotherapy prophylaxis (methotrexate plus cytarabine) was administered to those who were deemed at high risk for CNS relapse. In the entire cohort and in the R-CHOP set in particular, the Kaplan–Meier method coupled with the log-rank test was used for univariate analysis, and the Cox proportional hazards model was used for multivariate analysis. Differences were evaluated using a two-tailed test, and P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results At a median follow-up of 46 months, 25 (4.9%) patients experienced CNS relapse. There was a trend of reduced occurrence of CNS relapse in patients treated with rituximab; the 3-year cumulative CNS relapse rates were 7.1% in CHOP group and 2.7% in R-CHOP group (P = 0.045). Intrathecal chemotherapy prophylaxis did not confer much benefit in terms of preventing CNS relapse. Bone involvement [hazard ratio (HR) = 4.21, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.38–12.77], renal involvement (HR = 3.85, 95% CI 1.05–14.19), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) >110 U/L (HR = 3.59, 95% CI 1.25–10.34), serum albumin (ALB) <35 g/L (HR = 3.63, 95% CI 1.25–10.51), treatment with rituximab (HR = 0.34, 95% CI 0.12–0.96), and a time to complete remission ≤ 108 days (HR = 0.22, 95% CI 0.06–0.78) were independent predictive factors for CNS relapse in the entire cohort. Bone involvement (HR = 4.44, 95% CI 1.08–18.35), bone marrow involvement (HR = 11.70, 95% CI 2.24–60.99), and renal involvement (HR = 10.83, 95% CI 2.27–51.65) were independent risk factors for CNS relapse in the R-CHOP set. Conclusions In the present study, rituximab decreased the CNS relapse rate of DLBCL, whereas intrathecal chemotherapy prophylaxis alone was not sufficient for preventing CNS relapse. Serum levels of ALB and ALP, and the time to complete remission were new independent predictive factors for CNS relapse in the patients with DLBCL. In the patients received R-CHOP regimen, a trend of increased CNS relapse was found to be associated with extranodal lesions.
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- Qing-Qing Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China. .,Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Hematology Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Radiotherapy, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Colorectal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Cancer Prevention Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.,Department of Hematology Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Schmitz N, Zeynalova S, Nickelsen M, Kansara R, Villa D, Sehn LH, Glass B, Scott DW, Gascoyne RD, Connors JM, Ziepert M, Pfreundschuh M, Loeffler M, Savage KJ. CNS International Prognostic Index: A Risk Model for CNS Relapse in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With R-CHOP. J Clin Oncol 2016; 34:3150-6. [PMID: 27382100 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.65.6520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To develop and validate a risk score for relapse in the CNS in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 2,164 patients (18 to 80 years old) with aggressive B-cell lymphomas (80% DLBCL) treated with rituximab and CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone)-like chemotherapy, who were enrolled in studies from the German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group and the MabThera International Trial, were analyzed for occurrence of relapse/progression in the CNS. The resulting risk model was validated in an independent data set of 1,597 patients with DLBCL identified in the British Columbia Cancer Agency Lymphoid Cancer database. RESULTS The risk model consists of the International Prognostic Index (IPI) factors in addition to involvement of kidneys and/or adrenal glands (CNS-IPI). In a three-risk group model, the low-risk group (46% of all patients analyzed), the intermediate-risk group (41%), and the high-risk group (12%) showed 2-year rates of CNS disease of 0.6% (CI, 0% to 1.2%), 3.4% (CI, 2.2% to 4.4%), and 10.2% (CI, 6.3% to 14.1%), respectively. Patients from the validation British Columbia Cancer Agency data set showed similar rates of CNS disease for low-risk (0.8%; CI, 0.0% to 1.6%), intermediate-risk (3.9%; CI, 2.3% to 5.5%), and high-risk (12.0%; CI, 7.9% to 16.1%) groups. CONCLUSION The CNS-IPI is a robust, highly reproducible tool that can be used to estimate the risk of CNS relapse/progression in patients with DLBCL treated with R-CHOP (rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) chemotherapy. Close to 90% of patients with DLBCL belong to the low- and intermediate-risk groups and have a CNS relapse risk < 5%; they may be spared any diagnostic and therapeutic intervention. In contrast, those in the high-risk group have a > 10% risk of CNS relapse and should be considered for CNS-directed investigations and prophylactic interventions.
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- Norbert Schmitz
- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Norbert Schmitz, Maike Nickelsen, and Bertram Glass, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg; Samira Zeynalova, Marita Ziepert, and Markus Loeffler, University of Leipzig, Leipzig; Michael Pfreundschuh, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany; Roopesh Kansara, Diego Villa, Laurie H. Sehn, David W. Scott, Randy D. Gascoyne, Joseph M. Connors, and Kerry J. Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Kanemasa Y, Shimoyama T, Sasaki Y, Tamura M, Sawada T, Omuro Y, Hishima T, Maeda Y. Central nervous system relapse in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma: analysis of the risk factors and proposal of a new prognostic model. Ann Hematol 2016; 95:1661-9. [PMID: 27370993 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-016-2744-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Central nervous system (CNS) relapse in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an uncommon event, and the outcome of patients with CNS relapse is poor. However, no reliable prediction models for CNS relapse have been developed. We retrospectively analyzed consecutive de novo DLBCL patients referred to our department between September 2004 and August 2015 and treated with R-CHOP or R-CHOP-like regimens. Of 413 patients analyzed in this study, a total of 27 patients (6.5 %) eventually developed CNS relapse. The 5-year probability of CNS relapse was 8.4 %. The median time from diagnosis of DLBCL to CNS relapse was 15 months, and the median survival after CNS relapse was 7 months. In univariate analysis, the risk factors significantly associated with CNS relapse were Ann Arbor stage 3 or 4, albumin level <3.2 mg/L, number of extranodal sites >1, and involvement of retroperitoneal lymph node. We developed a new prognostic model consisting of these four factors. The 5-year probability of CNS relapse was significantly higher in patients with at least three of these four factors than in those with two or fewer factors (26.4 vs. 3.0 %, P < 0.001). Using this model, we evaluated the incidence and the risk factors of CNS relapse in DLBCL patients. The new risk model consisting of the four factors demonstrated good risk stratification for CNS relapse, and could help to identify high-risk patients for whom CNS prophylaxis is warranted.
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- Yusuke Kanemasa
- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Research Support, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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