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Shimada K, Ohmachi K, Machida R, Ota S, Itamura H, Tsujimura H, Takayama N, Shimada T, Kurosawa M, Tabayashi T, Shimoyama T, Ohshima K, Miyazaki K, Maruyama D, Kinoshita T, Ando K, Hotta T, Tsukasaki K, Nagai H. Secondary central nervous system involvement in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with rituximab combined CHOP therapy - a supplementary analysis of JCOG0601. Ann Hematol 2024; 103:2021-2031. [PMID: 38280061 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-024-05620-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Secondary central nervous system involvement (sCNSi) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is fatal. However, its features in patients with sCNSi who are categorized as lower risk by international prognostic index (IPI) or CNS-IPI are not yet fully understood. In the present analysis, we evaluated DLBCL patients who developed sCNSi at their first progression and who participated in JCOG0601, most of whom were lower risk by IPI. Of 409 patients, 21 (5.1%) developed sCNSi during a median follow-up of 4.9 years. Five-year cumulative incidence of sCNSi were 5.1%; and 4.0%, 5.3%, and 11.5% at low, intermediate, and high risk of CNS-IPI, respectively. The most common locations of extranodal lesions at the time of registration in patients with sCNSi were the stomach (n = 4), paranasal cavity (n = 3), and bone marrow (n = 2). In univariable analysis, paranasal cavity lesion was a high-risk factor for sCNSi (subdistribution hazard ratio, 4.34 [95% confidence interval 1.28-14.73]). Median overall survival after sCNSi was 1.3 years, with a 2-year overall survival rate of 39.3%. The incidence of sCNSi in DLBCL patients at lower risk of CNS-IPI was low, as previously reported, but paranasal cavity lesion might indicate high risk for organ involvement. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: JCOG0601 was registered in the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000000929, date of registration; December 04, 2007) and the Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCTs031180139, date of registration; February 20, 2019).
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- Kazuyuki Shimada
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyorin University, Mitaka, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Hematology Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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Harrysson S, Eloranta S, Ekberg S, Enblad G, Andersson PO, Sonnevi K, Ljungqvist M, Sander B, Jerkeman M, Smedby KE. Outcomes for patients with secondary CNS involvement in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and estimation of eligibility for CAR T-cell therapy. Leuk Lymphoma 2024; 65:534-537. [PMID: 38134325 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2296361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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- Sara Harrysson
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology and Coagulation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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Rinaldi I, Muthalib A, Gondhowiardjo S, Setiawan T, Gunawan A, Susanto N, Magdalena L, Winston K, Disamantiji A, Wirawan B. Relapsed isolated CNS lymphoma treated with radiotherapy and intrathecal methotrexate followed by high-dose intravenous methotrexate, rituximab, and temozolomide: A case report. Clin Case Rep 2024; 12:e8409. [PMID: 38435502 PMCID: PMC10907348 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Key Clinical Message Optimized treatments for relapsed isolated CNS lymphoma (RI-SCNSL) remains under investigation. Temozolomide combination-based therapy, which is often used in glioblastoma may be used as potential treatment in RI-SCNSL. Abstract One of the most common types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Despite advances in treatment, relapsed isolated CNS lymphoma (RI-SCNSL) from DLBCL remains an issue. The optimal approach in RI-SCNSL remains an area of active investigation as currently there is no high level of evidence for the treatments due to lack of randomized studies. In this case report, we present a DLBCL patient with CNS recurrence treated radiotherapy and intrathecal methotrexate (MTX) followed by intravenous high-dose MTX, rituximab, and temozolomide. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report describing RI-SCNSL treated with the regiments above which also include temozolomide which is used for glioblastoma.
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- Ikhwan Rinaldi
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of MedicineUniversitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
- Department of Internal MedicineGading Pluit HospitalJakartaIndonesia
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of MedicineUniversitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
- Department of Internal MedicineGading Pluit HospitalJakartaIndonesia
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- Department of Internal MedicineGading Pluit HospitalJakartaIndonesia
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- Department of Nuclear MedicineGading Pluit HospitalJakartaIndonesia
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- Department of RadiologyGading Pluit HospitalJakartaIndonesia
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- Hospital MedicineBhakti Medicare HospitalCicurugIndonesia
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Roschewski M, Hodson DJ. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma involving the central nervous system: biologic rationale for targeted therapy. Haematologica 2024; 109:388-400. [PMID: 37706315 PMCID: PMC10828633 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2021.278613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma curable even in advanced stages. DLBCL involving the central nervous system (CNS) is more difficult to cure and fewer treatment options exist. Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) refers to aggressive lymphomas confined to the CNS, and are almost always DLBCL. Standard approaches for PCNSL use high-dose methotrexate-based combinations as induction therapy and younger patients often receive dose-intensive consolidation. However, dose-intensive therapies are not suitable for all patients, and older patients have fewer effective treatment options. Patients with relapsed or chemotherapy-refractory disease have a very poor prognosis. Secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL) describes aggressive lymphomas involving the CNS at initial presentation or relapses within the CNS after treatment for systemic DLBCL. Isolated CNS relapse is often managed as PCNSL, but patients with synchronous involvement of DLBCL in both the periphery and the CNS pose a unique clinical challenge. Insights into the molecular circuitry of DLBCL have identified distinct genetic subtypes including cases with a predilection for CNS invasion. PCNSL and subsets of SCNSL are characterized by chronically activated B-cell receptor and NFκB signaling along with genetic evidence of immune evasion which may be exploited therapeutically. Improved mechanistic understanding of targetable pathways underpinning CNS lymphomas has led to numerous clinical trials testing targeted agent combinations and immunotherapy approaches with promising early results. Biologically rational strategies may further improve the cure rate of CNS lymphomas, either by overcoming intrinsic or acquired treatment resistance and/or by being broadly applicable to patients of all ages.
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- Mark Roschewski
- Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer nstitute, Bethesda, MD, 20892.
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- Wellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge.
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Habringer S, Demel UM, Fietz AK, Lammer F, Schroers R, Hofer S, Bairey O, Braess J, Meier-Stiegen AS, Stuhlmann R, Schmidt-Hieber M, Hoffmann J, Zinngrebe B, Kaiser U, Reimer P, Möhle R, Fix P, Höffkes HG, Langenkamp U, Büschenfelde CMZ, Hopfer O, Stoltefuß A, La Rosée P, Blasberg H, Jordan K, Kaun S, Meurer A, Unteroberdörster M, von Brünneck AC, Capper D, Heppner FL, Chapuy B, Janz M, Schwartz S, Konietschke F, Vajkoczy P, Korfel A, Keller U. A prospective observational study of real-world treatment and outcome in secondary CNS lymphoma. Eur J Cancer 2024; 196:113436. [PMID: 38008033 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) confers a dismal prognosis and treatment advances are constrained by the lack of prospective studies and real-world treatment evidence. METHODS Patients with SCNSL of all entities were included at first diagnosis and patient characteristics, treatment data, and outcomes were prospectively collected in the Secondary CNS Lymphoma Registry (SCNSL-R) (NCT05114330). FINDINGS 279 patients from 47 institutions were enrolled from 2011 to 2022 and 243 patients (median age: 66 years; range: 23-86) were available for analysis. Of those, 49 (20 %) patients presented with synchronous (cohort I) and 194 (80 %) with metachronous SCNSL (cohort II). The predominant histology was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL, 68 %). Median overall survival (OS) from diagnosis of CNS involvement was 17·2 months (95 % CI 12-27·5), with longer OS in cohort I (60·6 months, 95 % CI 45·5-not estimable (NE)) than cohort II (11·4 months, 95 % CI 7·8-17·7, log-rank test p < 0.0001). Predominant induction regimens included R-CHOP/high-dose MTX (cohort I) and high-dose MTX/cytarabine (cohort II). Rituximab was used in 166 (68 %) of B-cell lymphoma. Undergoing consolidating high-dose therapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HDT-ASCT) in partial response (PR) or better was associated with longer OS (HR adjusted 0·47 (95 % CI 0·25-0·89), p = 0·0197). INTERPRETATION This study is the largest prospective cohort of SCNSL patients providing a comprehensive overview of an international real-world treatment landscape and outcomes. Prognosis was better in patients with SCNSL involvement at initial diagnosis (cohort I) and consolidating HDT-ASCT was associated with favorable outcome in patients with PR or better.
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- Stefan Habringer
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), Berlin, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum GmbH, Bochum, Germany
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- Division Medical Oncology Cantonal Hospital Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Asklepios Hospital St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
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- Pius-Hospital, University Medicine Oldenburg, Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Department Internal Medicine-Oncology, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, St Bernward Krankenhaus, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Onkologische Praxis Dr. med. Peter Fix, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Clinic III - Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, University of Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Hospital Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hamm, Hamm, Germany
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- Abteilung Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany; Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Schwarzwald-Baar-Klinikum, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
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- Hospital of Internal Medicine II, Hematology and Oncology, St. Georg Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Ernst von Bergmann Hospital, Potsdam, Germany
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- Hematology/Oncology, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Cluster of Excellence, NeuroCure, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Cluster of Excellence, NeuroCure, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Berlin, Germany.
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Lewis KL, Jakobsen LH, Villa D, Smedby KE, Savage KJ, Eyre TA, Cwynarski K, Bishton MJ, Fox CP, Hawkes EA, Maurer MJ, El-Galaly TC, Cheah CY. High-Dose Methotrexate as CNS Prophylaxis in High-Risk Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:5376-5387. [PMID: 37797284 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE CNS progression or relapse is an uncommon but devastating complication of aggressive B-cell lymphoma. There is no consensus regarding the optimal approach to CNS prophylaxis. This study was designed to determine whether high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is effective at preventing CNS progression in patients at high risk of this complication. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients age 18-80 years with aggressive B-cell lymphoma and high risk of CNS progression, treated with curative-intent anti-CD20-based chemoimmunotherapy, were included in this international, retrospective, observational study. Cause-specific hazard ratios (HRs) and cumulative risks of CNS progression were calculated according to use of HD-MTX, with time to CNS progression calculated from diagnosis for all patients (all-pts) and from completion of frontline systemic lymphoma induction therapy, for patients in complete response at completion of chemoimmunotherapy (CR-pts). RESULTS Two thousand four hundred eighteen all-pts (HD-MTX; n = 425) and 1,616 CR-pts (HD-MTX; n = 356) were included. CNS International Prognostic Index was 4-6 in 83.4% all-pts. Patients treated with HD-MTX had a lower risk of CNS progression (adjusted HR, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.38 to 0.90]; P = .014), but significance was not retained when confined to CR-pts (adjusted HR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.42 to 1.30]; P = .29), with 5-year adjusted risk difference of 1.6% (95% CI, -1.5 to 4.4; all-pts) and 1.4% (95% CI, -1.5 to 4.1; CR-pts). Subgroups were underpowered to draw definitive conclusions regarding the efficacy of HD-MTX in individual high-risk clinical scenarios; however, there was no clear reduction in CNS progression risk with HD-MTX in any high-risk subgroup. CONCLUSION In this large study, high-risk patients receiving HD-MTX had a 7.2% 2-year risk of CNS progression, consistent with the progression risk in previously reported high-risk cohorts. Use of HD-MTX was not associated with a clinically meaningful reduction in risk of CNS progression.
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- Katharine L Lewis
- Linear Clinical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Division of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Division of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research & Wellness Centre at Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
- Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Haematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Linear Clinical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Division of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Division of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Department of Haematology, PathWest, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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Ma H, Marchi E, O'Connor OA, Lue JK. Mature T-cell and NK-cell lymphoma involvement of the central nervous system: a single center experience. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:1964-1970. [PMID: 37565580 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2245513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Mature T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas (MTNKL) are rare and heterogeneous lymphoproliferative disorders with poor clinical outcomes despite novel therapeutic advances. Although infrequent, central nervous system (CNS) involvement by MTNKL is associated with poor outcomes with a median overall survival (OS) of <12 months based on retrospective studies. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients who developed CNS involvement of MTNKL diagnosed at a single center from 1999 through 2020. Twenty-five patients were identified. Characteristics such as a diagnosis of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, extranodal involvement, and poor performance status were associated with a higher risk of CNS involvement (p < 0.01). The median OS after diagnosis with CNS involvement was approximately 1 month (0.03-103.97 months). Patients exposed to novel therapeutics and/or clinical trial enrollment tolerated treatment without safety concerns and appeared to derive reasonable therapeutic benefit. Despite advances in the field, new therapeutic approaches are needed for patients with MTNKL with CNS involvement.
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- Helen Ma
- Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA, USA
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Program for T-Cell Lymphoma Research, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Program for T-Cell Lymphoma Research, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Alnemer M, Felemban JM, Mansoor A, Butt SA. Primary Testicular Lymphoma Mimicking Germ-Cell Tumor: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e48990. [PMID: 38111410 PMCID: PMC10726302 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.48990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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There are 1% to 2% of lymphoma cases that include the testis as primary testicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). In 35% of cases, it involves both testes and is usually seen as a painless testicular mass. Therefore, in most cases, the management option is radical orchiectomy. The overall prognosis in these cases is poor, as most cases are associated with systemic disease. We report a case of a 42-year-old male who presented with painless right scrotal swelling for three months. The only serologic marker of solid tumors that was elevated was βHCG; others were unremarkable. Ultrasonography was initially ordered as well and showed a heterogeneous intra-testicular lesion of relatively low echogenicity. According to the given age, epidemiology, and clinical presentation, the suspicion of a germ cell tumor was highly likely. Therefore, a right radical inguinal orchiectomy was done, and the specimen was sent for histopathology, which came back as B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The clinical presentation and the overall picture of the investigations made in this case mimicked a germ cell tumor presentation.
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- Urology, Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam, SAU
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Khwaja J, Nayak L, Cwynarski K. Evidence-based management of primary and secondary CNS lymphoma. Semin Hematol 2023; 60:313-321. [PMID: 38135609 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2023.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma has traditionally had very poor outcomes however advances in management have resulted in dramatic improvements and long-term survival of patients. We describe the evidence for treatment strategies for these aggressive disorders. In primary CNS lymphoma there are randomized trial data to inform treatment decisions but these are lacking to guide management in secondary CNS lymphoma. Dynamic assessment of patient fitness and frailty is key throughout treatment, alongside delivery of CNS-bioavailable therapy and enrolment in clinical trials, at each stage of the disease. Intensive high-dose methotrexate-containing induction followed by consolidation with autologous stem cell transplantation with thiotepa-based conditioning is recommended for patients who are fit. Less intensive chemoimmunotherapy, novel agents (including Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors, cereblon targeting immunomodulatory agents, and checkpoint inhibitors in the context of clinical trials), and whole brain radiotherapy may be reserved for less fit patients or disease which is chemoresistant. Data regarding the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells therapy is emerging, and concerns regarding greater toxicity have not been realized. Future areas of prospective studies include the identification of those at high risk of developing CNS lymphoma, management in elderly or frail patients as well as incorporating novel agents into regimens, particularly for those with chemoresistant disease.
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- Jahanzaib Khwaja
- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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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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Epperla N, Kumar A, Abutalib SA, Awan FT, Chen YB, Gopal AK, Holter-Chakrabarty J, Kekre N, Lee CJ, Lekakis L, Lin Y, Mei M, Nathan S, Nastoupil L, Oluwole O, Phillips AA, Reid E, Rezvani AR, Trotman J, Zurko J, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Sauter CS, Perales MA, Locke FL, Carpenter PA, Hamadani M. ASTCT Clinical Practice Recommendations for Transplantation and Cellular Therapies in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:548-555. [PMID: 37419325 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
Abstract
Autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) has long been the standard approach for patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) chemosensitive diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, the advent of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has caused a paradigm shift in the management of R/R DLBCL patients, especially with the recent approval of CD19-directed CAR-T therapy in the second-line setting in high-risk groups (primary refractory and early relapse [≤12 months]). Consensus on the contemporary role, optimal timing, and sequencing of HCT and cellular therapies in DLBCL is lacking; therefore, the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) Committee on Practice Guidelines undertook this project to formulate consensus recommendations to address this unmet need. The RAND-modified Delphi method was used to generate 20 consensus statements with a few key statements as follows: (1) in the first-line setting, there is no role for auto-HCT consolidation for patients achieving complete remission (CR) following R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and prednisone) or similar therapy in non-double-hit/triple-hit cases (DHL/THL) and in DHL/THL cases receiving intensive induction therapies, but auto-HCT may be considered in eligible patients receiving R-CHOP or similar therapies in DHL/THL cases; (2) auto-HCT consolidation with thiotepa-based conditioning is standard of care for eligible patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma achieving CR with first-line therapy; and (3) in the primary refractory and early relapse setting, the preferred option is CAR-T therapy, whereas in late relapse (>12 months), consolidation with auto-HCT is recommended for patients achieving chemosensitivity to salvage therapy (complete or partial response), and CAR-T therapy is recommended for those not achieving remission. These clinical practice recommendations will serve as a tool to guide clinicians managing patients with newly diagnosed and R/R DLBCL.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Office of Research, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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- Co-Director, Hematology & BMT/Cellular Therapy, Medical Director, NMDP Apheresis Midwest Program Associate Professor, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, City of Hope, Zion, Illinois
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Hematopoietic Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Washington/Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Program, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Cell Therapy, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Blood & Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- University of Washington/Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Fournier LL, Kimbrough EO, Alhaj Moustafa M, Li K, Iqbal M, Gupta V, Tun HW. Multiply Relapsed Secondary CNS Non-Germinal Center Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Successfully Treated with CNS-Centric Therapy. J Blood Med 2023; 14:455-461. [PMID: 37605778 PMCID: PMC10440079 DOI: 10.2147/jbm.s405521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Secondary central nervous system involvement by systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) carries a very poor prognosis. We present a female patient who had two episodes of intracerebral central nervous system (CNS)-only relapse of systemic non-germinal center diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (NGC-DLBCL). Her treatment at initial diagnosis consisted of induction with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) and intrathecal (IT) - methotrexate (MTX) followed by consolidation with autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) after high-dose carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan (BEAM) chemotherapy. She had the first CNS-only relapse 1.5 years post-ASCT and received whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). She developed the second intracerebral CNS-only relapse 2 years post-WBRT. A CNS-centric therapeutic approach with salvage chemoimmunotherapy incorporating rituximab, high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX), high-dose cytarabine (HiDAC), and ibrutinib was utilized for her second CNS-only relapse. She underwent consolidation with a second ASCT following high-dose carmustine (BCNU) and thiotepa chemotherapy. Given her high risk of CNS recurrence, she was started on maintenance ibrutinib. To date, she has remained in complete remission for 3 years. In our experience, multiply relapsed secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL) with this response is very rare. We suggest one CNS-centric therapeutic approach that can potentially salvage patients with SCNSL who have not had prior exposure to adequate CNS-directed therapies but acknowledge that additional research is necessary to validate our findings.
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- Lyndsey L Fournier
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, 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 Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Thieblemont C, Altmann B, Frontzek F, Renaud L, Chartier L, Ketterer N, Récher C, Poeschel V, Fitoussi O, Held G, Casasnovas O, Haioun C, Morschhauser F, Glass B, Mounier N, Tilly H, Rosenwald A, Ott G, Lenz G, Molina T, Ziepert M, Schmitz N. Central nervous system relapse in younger patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a LYSA and GLA/DSHNHL analysis. Blood Adv 2023; 7:3968-3977. [PMID: 36716220 PMCID: PMC10410133 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Most patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) can be cured with immunochemotherapy such as R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone). Patients with progression or relapse in the central nervous system (CNS) face dismal outcomes. The impact of more aggressive regimens used in frontline therapy has not been systematically investigated in this context. To this end, we analyzed a large cohort of 2203 younger patients with DLBCL treated on 10 German (German Lymphoma Alliance [GLA]/The German High Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group [DSHNHL]) and French (The Lymphoma Study Association [LYSA]) prospective phase 2 and 3 trials after first-line therapy with R-CHOP, R-CHOEP (R-CHOP + etoposide), dose-escalated R-CHOEP followed by repetitive stem cell transplantation (R-MegaCHOEP), or R-ACVBP (rituximab, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vindesine, bleomycine, and prednisone) followed by consolidation including multiple drugs crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Patients with DLBCL with an age-adjusted International Prognostic Index (aaIPI) of 0 to 1 showed very low cumulative incidence rates of CNS relapse regardless of first-line therapy and CNS prophylaxis (3-year cumulative incidences 0%-1%). Younger high-risk patients with aaIPI of 2 to 3 had 3-year cumulative incidence rates of 1.6% and 4% after R-ACVBP plus consolidation or R-(Mega)CHO(E)P, respectively (hazard ratio 2.4; 95% confidence interval: 0.8-7.4; P = .118). Thus, for younger high-risk patients, frontline regimens incorporating agents crossing the BBB may reduce often fatal CNS relapse.
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- Catherine Thieblemont
- Université de Paris, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hemato-oncologie, Saint-Louis Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumonology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Université de Paris, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hemato-oncologie, Saint-Louis Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Statistique, Lymphoma Academic Research Organisation, Pierre-Benite, France
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- Centre d’Oncologie-Hématologie, Bois-Cerf Clinique, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopole, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical School, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Oncologie-Hematologie, Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France
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- Department for Hematology and Oncology, Westpfalz-Klnikum Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, INSERM UMR1231, Dijon, France
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- APHP, Hematologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
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- Department for Hematology, Oncology, Tumor Immunology, and Palliative Care, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Hematologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire L’Archet, Nice, France
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- INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumonology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Université de Paris, APHP, Anatomo-pathologie, Necker Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumonology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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Treiber H, Nilius-Eliliwi V, Seifert N, Vangala D, Wang M, Seidel S, Mika T, Marschner D, Zeremski V, Wurm-Kuczera R, Caillé L, Chapuy CI, Trümper L, Fischer T, Altenbuchinger M, Wulf GG, Illerhaus G, Dietrich S, Schroers R, Chapuy B. Treatment Strategies and Prognostic Factors in Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Multicenter Study of 124 Patients. Hemasphere 2023; 7:e926. [PMID: 37492436 PMCID: PMC10365212 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) is a rare and difficult to treat type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by systemic and central nervous system (CNS) disease manifestations. In this study, 124 patients with SCNSL intensively treated and with clinical long-term follow-up were included. Initial histopathology, as divided in low-grade, other aggressive, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), was of prognostic significance. Overall response to induction treatment was a prognostic factor with early responding DLBCL-SCNSL in comparison to those non-responding experiencing a significantly better progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). However, the type of induction regime was not prognostic for survival. Following consolidating high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDT-ASCT), DLBCL-SCNSL patients had better median PFS and OS. The important role of HDT-ASCT was further highlighted by favorable responses and survival of patients not responding to induction therapy and by excellent results in patients with de novo DLBCL-SCNSL (65% long-term survival). SCNSL identified as a progression of disease within 6 months of initial systemic lymphoma presentation represented a previously not appreciated subgroup with particularly dismal outcome. This temporal stratification model of SCNSL diagnosis revealed CNS progression of disease within 6 months as a promising candidate prognosticator for future studies.
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- Hannes Treiber
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Bioinformatics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Cancer Immunology, Charité -University Medical Center Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Care, Klinikum Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
- Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Cancer Immunology, Charité -University Medical Center Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Care, Klinikum Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
- Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Cancer Immunology, Charité -University Medical Center Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Ghione P, Lewis KL, Bobillo S, Nayak L, Schorb E, Nichelli L, Ng A, Savage KJ, McKay P, Nastoupil L, Soussain C, Cwynarski K. Central nervous system lymphomas-Assessment and treatment and prevention of central nervous system relapse. Hematol Oncol 2023. [PMID: 37381737 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
Abstract
In this review focused on lymphoma and the central nervous system (CNS), we summarize recent developments in the management of primary (PCNSL) and secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL), treatment of CNS lymphoma in the older population, the neuroradiological assessment of CNS lymphoma and finally highlight the ongoing debate on optimal CNS prophylaxis. The section on PCNSL focuses on the different approaches available for frontline treatment in Europe and the United States and discusses consolidation strategies. We then highlight available strategies to treat PCNSL in the elderly population, an area of unmet need. New therapies aiming at minimizing toxicity and prioritizing quality of life are emerging for these patients. Secondary CNS lymphoma, especially in the relapsed/refractory setting is another area of unmet need, and the efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy is being explored. We provide an overview of the imaging challenges in the neuroradiological assessment of CNS lymphoma. Finally, the section on CNS prophylaxis summarizes recent findings from large retrospective studies challenging the efficacy of present approaches to prophylaxis in higher-risk patients with lymphoma.
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- Paola Ghione
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Linear Clinical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Hôpitaux Universitaires La Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Division of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma has traditionally had very poor outcomes however advances in management have seen dramatic improvements and long-term survival of patients. In primary CNS lymphoma there are now randomised trial data to inform practice, however secondary CNS lymphoma has a lack of randomised trial data and CNS prophylaxis remains a contentious area. We describe treatment strategies in these aggressive disorders. Dynamic assessment of patient fitness and frailty is key throughout treatment alongside delivery of CNS-bioavailable therapy and enrolment in clinical trials. Intensive high-dose methotrexate-containing induction followed by autologous stem cell transplantation is preferred for patients who are fit. Less intensive chemoimmunotherapy, whole brain radiotherapy and novel therapies may be reserved for patients unfit or chemoresistant. It is essential to better define patients at increased risk of CNS relapse, as well as effective prophylactic strategies to prevent it. Future prospective studies incorporating novel agents are key.
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- Jahanzaib Khwaja
- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, England
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, England
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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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Khwaja J, Kirkwood AA, Isbell LK, Steffanoni S, Goradia H, Pospiech L, Fail T, Nicholson E, Fletcher K, Linton KM, Parsons KE, Elmusharaf N, Eccersley L, Eyre TA, Chaganti S, Smith J, Thakrar N, Kutilina A, Calimeri T, Martinez-Calle N, El-Sharkawi D, Osborne W, Illerhaus G, Fox CP, Ferreri AJM, Schorb E, Cwynarski K. International multicenter retrospective analysis of thiotepa-based autologous stem cell transplantation for secondary central nervous system lymphoma. Haematologica 2023; 108:882-888. [PMID: 36300776 PMCID: PMC9973475 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, UK
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
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- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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Jeong SY, Yoon SE, Cho D, Kang ES, Cho J, Kim WS, Kim SJ. Real-world experiences of CNS-directed chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation for secondary CNS involvement in relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Front Oncol 2023; 12:1071281. [PMID: 36741719 PMCID: PMC9894717 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1071281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Introduction Secondary central nervous system (CNS) involvement is a rare but fatal event in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Some studies have suggested autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for patients responding to salvage therapies, although its role is not clear. Methods We analyzed DLBCL patients with secondary CNS involvement who received salvage therapies with curative intent and who underwent high-dose chemotherapy followed by ASCT. We analyzed the post-ASCT outcome in terms of CNS and/or systemic relapse and overall survival (OS) according to type of secondary CNS involvement and salvage treatment. Results A total of 43 patients who achieved complete or partial response after salvage treatments, mainly high-dose methotrexate (MTX)-containing chemotherapy, was treated with busulphan-thiotepa followed by ASCT between 2009 to 2019. Fifteen patients experienced grade III/IV febrile neutropenia, but all adverse events were manageable. At the median follow-up of 14.7 months after ASCT, 17 patients did not relapse, however, 26 patients had relapsed, comprising isolated CNS relapse (n = 12), systemic relapse (n = 12), and both (n = 2). Patients with systemic relapse had significantly shorter OS than those with isolated CNS relapse (42.7 vs, 11.1 months, p = 0.002). Of the 26 patients who relapsed after ASCT, six patients were rescued by subsequent salvage treatments. Finally, 21 patients were alive at the time of analysis. Discussion In conclusion, consolidative ASCT might be beneficial for secondary CNS involvement in relapsed or refractory DLBCL patients if they responded to CNS-directed salvage chemotherapy and were eligible for transplantation.
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- Sun Young Jeong
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea,*Correspondence: Seok Jin Kim,
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Steinhardt MJ, Reinhardt L, Luu M, Danhof S, Hudecek M. CAR-T-Zell-basierte Immuntherapien in der Hämatoonkologie. Onkologie 2023. [PMCID: PMC9842198 DOI: 10.1007/s00761-022-01299-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- M. J. Steinhardt
- Lehrstuhl für Zelluläre Immuntherapie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Deutschland
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- Lehrstuhl für Zelluläre Immuntherapie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Deutschland
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- Lehrstuhl für Zelluläre Immuntherapie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Deutschland
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- Lehrstuhl für Zelluläre Immuntherapie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Deutschland
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- Lehrstuhl für Zelluläre Immuntherapie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Deutschland
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Vegel A, Safa F, Safah H, Socola F, Ziglar N, Rink J, Entwisle S, Saba N. Outcomes of a Non-thiotepa Conditioning Regimen with BuCyE and ASCT for CNS Lymphoma: A Series of Three Patients. Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpccr.2023.100217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Cwynarski K, Cummin T, Osborne W, Lewis J, Chaganti S, Smith J, Linton K, Greaves P, McKay P, Fox CP. Management of secondary central nervous system lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2023; 200:160-169. [PMID: 36408800 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Kate Cwynarski
- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Haematology and Transplant Unit, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Romford, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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The prevention of central nervous system (CNS) relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) continues to be one of the most contentious areas of lymphoma management. Outcomes for patients with secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL) have historically been very poor. However, in recent years improved responses have been reported with intensive immunochemotherapy approaches, and there is a growing interest in potential novel/cellular therapies. Traditional methods for selecting patients for CNS prophylaxis, including the CNS International Prognostic Index, are hampered by a lack of specificity, and there is accumulating evidence to question the efficacy of widely employed prophylactic interventions, including intrathecal and high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX). Given the potential toxicity of HD-MTX in particular and the ongoing need to prioritize systemic disease control in high-risk patients, there is an urgent need to develop more robust methods for identifying patients at highest risk of CNS relapse, as well as investigating prophylactic interventions with greater efficacy. Here we review new evidence in this field from the last 5 years, focusing on the potential use of molecular diagnostics to improve the identification of high-risk patients, recent large data sets questioning the efficacy of HD-MTX, and the current approach to management of patients with SCNSL. We provide a suggested algorithm for approaching this very challenging clinical scenario.
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- Matthew R. Wilson
- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Simard J, Roschewski M. SOHO State of the Art Updates and Next Questions: Prophylaxis and Management of Secondary CNS Lymphoma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 2022; 22:709-717. [PMID: 35787364 PMCID: PMC9529879 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2022.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL) is a rare but frequently fatal complication of systemic lymphoma. There is no standard treatment for SCNSL, and patients who develop SCNSL at diagnosis or after frontline therapy often receive highly intensive chemotherapy regimens that are inactive against primary chemorefractory disease and too toxic for older, frail patients to tolerate. Because the prognosis of SCNSL is so poor, management has historically emphasized prevention, but the current methods of CNS prophylaxis are not universally effective. To improve both the prevention and management of SCNSL, better characterization of the molecular determinants of CNS invasion is needed. Novel treatments that are currently being studied in SCNSL include targeted pathway inhibitors and cellular therapy, but SCNSL patients are often excluded from clinical trials of promising new therapies.
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- Jillian Simard
- Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.
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Eyre TA, Savage KJ, Cheah CY, El-Galaly TC, Lewis KL, McKay P, Wilson MR, Evens AM, Bobillo S, Villa D, Maurer MJ, Cwynarski K, Ferreri AJM. CNS prophylaxis for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Lancet Oncol 2022; 23:e416-e426. [DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(22)00371-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fleming M, Huang Y, Dotson E, Bond DA, Reneau J, Epperla N, Alinari L, Brammer J, Christian B, Baiocchi RA, Maddocks K, Sawalha Y. Outcomes of patients with diffuse large B-cell and high-grade B-cell lymphomas with synchronous CNS and systemic involvement at diagnosis treated with high-dose methotrexate and R-CHOP: a single-center retrospective study. Ther Adv Hematol 2022; 13:20406207221112900. [PMID: 35898434 PMCID: PMC9310204 DOI: 10.1177/20406207221112900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: The optimal treatment of patients with systemic diffuse large B-cell (DLBCL) or high-grade B-cell (HGBL) lymphomas with synchronous central nervous system (CNS) involvement at diagnosis is not well defined. High-dose methotrexate administered concurrently with R-CHOP (RM-CHOP) is a commonly used regimen, but data on outcomes achieved with this regimen are limited. Objective: To report our experience with RM-CHOP in patients with systemic DLBCL or HGBL with synchronous CNS involvement at diagnosis. Design: A single-center retrospective analysis. Methods: We identified consecutive patients with systemic DLBCL or HGBL with synchronous CNS involvement at diagnosis who were treated with RM-CHOP from January 2012 to January 2021. Results: Fifty patients were included with a median age of 62 years; 82% had DLBCL (n = 41) and 18% had HGBL (n = 9). Treatment with RM-CHOP was followed by consolidative autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation in 14 patients (28%). The complete response (CR) rate following RM-CHOP was 62%. With a median follow-up of 40 months, the median progression-free (PFS) and overall (OS) survivals were 16 and 58 months, and the 2-year PFS and OS were 41% and 57%, respectively. The 2-year cumulative incidence of CNS progression/relapse was 29%. Outcomes were particularly poor in HGBL, with median PFS and OS of 6 and 7 months, compared with median PFS and OS of 22 months and not reached in DLBCL, respectively. The outcomes of patients with relapsed/progressive disease were poor, with only 63% of patients receiving subsequent treatments and only 21% achieving CR to next subsequent treatment. Most patients (58%) with disease relapse/progression had CNS involvement which was associated with very poor outcomes (median OS of 2 months). Conclusion: CNS involvement in aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma at diagnosis dictates clinical outcomes and requires more effective treatment options.
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- Megan Fleming
- Department of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, 1140B Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Dr, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Mocikova H, Pytlík R, Benesova K, Janikova A, Duras J, Sykorova A, Steinerova K, Prochazka V, Campr V, Belada D, Trneny M. Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas Involving the Central Nervous System: A Report From the Czech Lymphoma Study Group Registry. Front Oncol 2022; 12:874462. [PMID: 35646641 PMCID: PMC9133472 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.874462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Introduction We analyzed the incidence, risk factors of central nervous system (CNS) relapse, and outcome of CNS involvement in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) from the Czech Lymphoma Study Group Registry NiHiL (Clinical Trial gov. NCT03199066). Materials and Methods Out of 1,040 patients with PTCL, we identified 29 patients (2.79%) with CNS involvement: 2 patients with primary CNS T cell lymphoma, 11 patients with CNS and systemic disease at diagnosis, and 16 patients (1.54%) at CNS relapse. The most common histology with CNS disease was PTCL, not otherwise specified. Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time interval from diagnosis to progression or death. PFS-2 was defined as the interval from the date of a new relapse until the next relapse. Results Patients with testicular involvement received intrathecal prophylaxis with methotrexate. High-dose methotrexate-based treatment was administered in 44.8% of patients with CNS disease. Median follow-up was 71.3 months. The difference between the median PFS of 1,027 patients without initial CNS disease (32.6 months) and 11 patients with initial CNS and systemic disease (4.8 months) was significant (p = 0.04). The difference between the median PFS2 in CNS relapses (10.1 months) and 493 relapses outside of CNS (9.1 months) was not significant (p = 0.6). Risk factors for CNS relapses included the following: involvement of more than one extranodal site (p = 0.008), soft tissue involvement (p = 0.003), testicular involvement (p = 0.046), and the presence of B symptoms (p = 0.035). The difference between the median OS of 1,027 patients without initial CNS disease (46.0 months) and 11 patients with initial CNS and systemic disease (18.2 months) was significant (p = 0.02). The median OS2 in CNS relapses was 11.8 months and that in relapses outside of CNS was 21.3 months. CNS involvement was not associated with a significantly worse OS compared to relapsed/refractory patients without CNS involvement (p = 0.1). Conclusions The incidence of CNS disease at the time of diagnosis and at relapse in PTCL is low and usually associated with other systemic involvement. The prognosis of PTCL with initial CNS involvement is significantly worse when compared to patients without CNS disease at diagnosis. The outcome of CNS relapse is comparable with relapsed PTCL outside of CNS. The optimal treatment is not defined yet.
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- Heidi Mocikova
- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czechia
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- 1st Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Ostrava, Czechia
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Department of Haemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czechia
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- 1st Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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Puckrin R, Chua N, Shafey M, Stewart DA. Improving the outcomes of secondary CNS lymphoma with high-dose thiotepa, busulfan, melphalan, rituximab conditioning and autotransplant. Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:2444-2452. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2068005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Robert Puckrin
- University of Calgary and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Canada
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- University of Alberta and Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada
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- University of Calgary and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Canada
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Akin S, Hosing C, Khouri IF, Ahmed S, Alousi A, Fowler NH, Joseph J, Truxillo J, Ramdial J, Maadani F, Rondon G, Daher M, Im JS, Steiner RE, Westin JR, Iyer SP, Dabaja BS, Anderlini P, Popat UR, Qazilbash MH, Flowers CR, Shpall EJ, Champlin RE, Nieto Y, Srour SA. Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Large B-cell Lymphoma with Secondary Central Nervous System Involvement. Blood Adv 2022:bloodadvances. [PMID: 35008100 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Secondary central nervous system large B-cell lymphoma (SCNSL) is rare with a generally poor prognosis. There is limited data about the role of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in these high-risk patients. We explored in this study treatment outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with SCNSL who underwent ASCT. We included all consecutive patients who underwent ASCT at our institution. Primary endpoints were progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). One-hundred two patients were identified. Median age at transplant was 56 (range, 21-71) years. With a median follow-up of 56 (range, 1-256) months, the median PFS and OS were 40 and 88 months, respectively. The 4-year PFS and OS were 48% and 57%, respectively. In univariate analysis, complete remission (CR) at transplant, prior lines of therapy (≤2), normal LDH, and parenchymal involvement were significantly associated with improved PFS. For OS, only CR at transplant and ≤2 prior lines of therapy were associated with improved survival. On multivariable analysis for PFS, CR at transplant (HR 0.278, 95% CI: 0.153-0.506; p=<0.0001) and ≤ 2 prior lines of therapy (HR 0.485, 95% CI: 0.274-0.859; p=0.0131) were significantly associated with superior PFS. Similarly, CR at transplant (HR 0.352, 95% CI: 0.186-0.663; p=0.0013) and ≤ 2 prior lines of therapy (HR 0.476, 95% CI: 0.257-0.882; p=0.0183) were associated with improved survival. In the largest single center study, our findings indicate that ASCT is associated with durable responses and prolonged survival in patients with SCNSL. Patients in CR at transplant and those received less than two lines of therapy have particularly excellent outcomes.
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Neurologic complications of lymphoid cancer can be challenging to recognize and treat. The nervous system can be affected directly by hematogenous or local spread of lymphoma. Indirect neurologic effects of lymphoma include paraneoplastic syndromes and vascular complications. Lymphoma treatments can also cause neurologic complications. Early identification and treatment are crucial to stabilize or reverse neurologic deficits, prevent further nervous system injury, and to optimize overall oncologic therapy. This article provides an overview of different neurologic complications of lymphoma and its treatments, in addition to presentation of case studies that emphasize commonly encountered clinical scenarios.
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Thiele B, Binder M, Schliffke S, Frenzel C, Dierlamm J, Wass M, Weisel KC, Bokemeyer C, Janjetovic S. Outcome of a Real-World Patient Cohort with Secondary CNS Lymphoma Treated with High-Intensity Chemoimmunotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation. Oncol Res Treat 2021; 44:375-381. [PMID: 34289466 DOI: 10.1159/000517531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas with secondary central nervous system (CNS) involvement bear a dismal prognosis. Optimal treatment remains so far unclear, and effective treatment options remain an unmet clinical need. Remission rates are in general low, resulting in rapid relapses and palliative care in the majority of patients. High-intensity treatment combining effective CNS-directed chemoimmunotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation was shown in a recent phase 2 trial to induce durable remissions. Here, we report the outcome of the first real-world patient cohort treated according to the published protocol. METHODS We retrospectively identified 17 HIV-negative lymphoma patients with secondary CNS involvement, either at first diagnosis or at relapse of lymphoma, treated according to the study protocol published by Ferreri et al. [J Clin Oncol. 2015] at two university medical centers in Germany. Treatment consisted of four cycles of chemoimmunotherapy with a consolidating autologous stem cell transplantation. Adverse events and overall outcome were assessed. RESULTS Five patients had CNS involvement at first diagnosis and 12 patients at relapse of lymphoma. A complete response was achieved in 9 patients. Median survival was 11 months. Five patients died of septic complications and 4 patients succumbed to progression or relapse of disease. CONCLUSIONS The outcome of our real-world cohort emphasizes the possible toxic character of the treatment protocol by Ferreri et al. [J Clin Oncol. 2015]. Further improvement in treatment regimens is still an unmet need.
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- Benjamin Thiele
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Oncology/Hematology, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Oncology/Hematology, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Sterling CH, Tsai HL, Holdhoff M, Bolaños-Meade J, Luznik L, Fuchs EJ, Huff CA, Gocke CB, Ali SA, Borrello IM, Varadhan R, Jones RJ, Gladstone DE, Ambinder RF, Wagner-Johnston N, Swinnen LJ, Imus PH. Allogeneic Blood or Marrow Transplantation with Nonmyeloablative Conditioning and High-Dose Cyclophosphamide-Based Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis for Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:863.e1-863.e5. [PMID: 34293518 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a rare and often fatal complication of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Treatment options include radiation therapy, high-dose systemic chemotherapy, intrathecal chemotherapy, and high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue, but outcomes remain poor. Allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation (alloBMT) is widely used in patients with relapsed/refractory systemic NHL. We sought to understand whether a graft-versus-lymphoma effect could maintain remission in CNS disease. We reviewed outcomes in 20 consecutive patients with secondary CNS lymphoma who underwent alloBMT with nonmyeloablative conditioning using fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and 200 cGy total body irradiation. For graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis, all patients received post-transplantation cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and a calcineurin inhibitor. With a median follow up of 4.1 years, the median overall survival for the entire cohort was not reached. Median progression-free survival was 3.8 years (95% confidence interval [CI], 5.3 months to not reached). The cumulative incidence of relapse was 25% (95% CI, 5% to 45%), and nonrelapse mortality was 30% (95% CI, 5% to 54%) at 4 years. Of the 5 patients who relapsed, 2 were CNS only, 1 was systemic only, and 2 were combined CNS/systemic. The use of alloBMT in CNS lymphoma merits further investigation.
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- Cole H Sterling
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Wu X, Zhang X, Xun R, Liu M, Sun Z, Huang J. Efficacy and Safety of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel and Tisagenlecleucel Administration in Lymphoma Patients With Secondary CNS Involvement: A Systematic Review. Front Immunol 2021; 12:693200. [PMID: 34290712 PMCID: PMC8287648 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.693200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background The efficacy and safety of chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has already been demonstrated. However, patients with a history of/active secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma were excluded from the licensing trials conducted on two widely used CAR-T cell products, Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Axi-cel) and Tisagenlecleucel (Tisa-cel). Hence, the objective of the present review was to assess whether secondary CNS lymphoma patients would derive a benefit from Axi-cel or Tisa-cel therapy, while maintaining controllable safety. Method Two reviewers searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane library independently in order to identify all records associated with Axi-cel and Tisa-cel published prior to February 15, 2021. Studies that included secondary CNS lymphoma patients treated with Axi-cel and Tisa-cel and reported or could be inferred efficacy and safety endpoints of secondary CNS lymphoma patients were included. A tool designed specifically to evaluate the risk of bias in case series and reports and the ROBINS-I tool applied for cohort studies were used. Results Ten studies involving forty-four patients were included. Of these, seven were case reports or series. The other three reports were cohort studies involving twenty-five patients. Current evidence indicates that secondary CNS lymphoma patients could achieve long-term remission following Axi-cel and Tisa-cel treatment. Compared with the non-CNS cohort, however, progression-free survival and overall survival tended to be shorter. This was possibly due to the relatively small size of the CNS cohort. The incidence and grades of adverse effects in secondary CNS lymphoma patients resembled those in the non-CNS cohort. No incidences of CAR-T cell-related deaths were reported. Nevertheless, the small sample size introduced a high risk of bias and prevented the identification of specific patients who could benefit more from CAR-T cell therapy. Conclusion Secondary CNS lymphoma patients could seem to benefit from both Axi-cel and Tisa-cel treatment, with controllable risks. Thus, CAR-T cell therapy has potential as a candidate treatment for lymphoma patients with CNS involvement. Further prospective studies with larger samples and longer follow-up periods are warranted and recommended.
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- XiaoQin Wu
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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Steinhardt MJ, Krummenast FC, Rosenwald A, Gerhard-Hartmann E, Heidemeier A, Einsele H, Topp MS, Duell J. R-CHOP intensification with mid-cycle methotrexate and consolidating AraC/TT with BCNU/aHSCT in primary aggressive lymphoma with CNS involvement. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2021; 148:205-214. [PMID: 34085097 PMCID: PMC8752544 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03663-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Purpose Patients suffering from aggressive systemic peripheral lymphoma with primary central nervous system involvement (PCL) are a rare and sparsely investigated population. Recommended treatment regimens include a combination of intrathecal and systemic chemotherapy as well as whole brain radiotherapy while offering relatively poor survival. Methods We conducted a single-center retrospective study that analyzed safety and outcome of 4 + 4 cycles Rituximab (R)-CHOP and R-high-dose Methotrexate (HD-MTX) for newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible patients (“Ping-Pong”), followed by Cytarabine (AraC)/Thiotepa (TT), BCNU/TT, and autologous hematologic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT). We retrospectively analyzed a set of 16 patients with high–intermediate or high-risk IPI status. Results Overall response rate to Ping-Pong was 100% measured by CT/MRI, including 93.75% complete remissions after BCNU/TT followed by PBSCT. One patient failed to qualify for high-dose chemotherapy due to progression when receiving Cytarabine/TT. All patients experienced grade III adverse events, 3 of them a grade IV adverse event. Estimated progression-free survival is 93.75% after a 4.8-year follow-up currently. Conclusion Our study suggests high effectivity of R-CHOP with mid-cycle MTX with aHSCT consolidation towards acceptable OS results in this challenging patient population.
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- Maximilian J Steinhardt
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Street 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pathologie der Universität Würzburg, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 2, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pathologie der Universität Würzburg, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 2, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
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Krebs S, Barasch JG, Young RJ, Grommes C, Schöder H. Positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in primary central nervous system lymphoma-a narrative review. Ann Lymphoma 2021; 5. [PMID: 34223561 PMCID: PMC8248935 DOI: 10.21037/aol-20-52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This review addresses the challenges of primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma diagnosis, assessment of treatment response, and detection of recurrence. Primary CNS lymphoma is a rare form of extra-nodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma that can involve brain, spinal cord, leptomeninges, and eyes. Primary CNS lymphoma lesions are most commonly confined to the white matter or deep cerebral structures such as basal ganglia and deep periventricular regions. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the standard diagnostic modality employed by neuro-oncologists. MRI often shows common morphological features such as a single or multiple uniformly well-enhancing lesions without necrosis but with moderate surrounding edema. Other brain tumors or inflammatory processes can show similar radiological patterns, making differential diagnosis difficult. [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has selected utility in cerebral lymphoma, especially in diagnosis. Primary CNS lymphoma can sometimes present with atypical findings on MRI and FDG PET, such as disseminated disease, non-enhancing or ring-like enhancing lesions. The complementary strengths of PET and MRI have led to the development of combined PET-MR systems, which in some cases may improve lesion characterization and detection. By highlighting active developments in this field, including advanced MRI sequences, novel radiotracers, and potential imaging biomarkers, we aim to spur interest in sophisticated imaging approaches.
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- Simone Krebs
- Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Li Q, Liu W, Li K, Tian Y, Li H. Diagnosis and Individualized Treatment of Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Case Report. Onco Targets Ther 2021; 14:3167-3175. [PMID: 34012272 PMCID: PMC8128509 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s300805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma can disseminate to the central nervous system at initiation of treatment for systemic lymphoma or spread during the relapse of systematic lymphoma with CNS involvement, which is defined as secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL). The incidence of SCNSL depends on the pathological type of lymphoma and is especially high in aggressive lymphoma. SCNSL has a poor prognosis because of the lack of effective treatment regimens. This article presents a rare case of SCNSL; an individualized treatment regimen was designed according to the genetic analyses of the patient tumor and included a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. After six cycles of treatment and another two cycles of rituximab, most lesions lost their metabolic activity. However, in the final stage of treatment, our patient unfortunately suffered from respiratory failure, which revealed that we should pay attention to Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia during ibrutinib treatment.
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- Qian Li
- Lung Hospital, Changsha Central Hospital, University of South China, Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China
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Al Feghali KA, Fang P, Gule-Monroe M, Milgrom S, Khoury JD, Gunther JR, Sheu T, Nair R, Ahmed S, Steiner R, Strati P, Shpall EJ, Nieto YL, Hosing C, Nastoupil LJ, Westin JR, Neelapu SS, Fowler N, Flowers C, Pinnix CC, Dabaja BS. Prognostic value of disease distribution in secondary central nervous system diffuse large B cell lymphoma treated with radiation therapy. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:2400-2407. [PMID: 33942701 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1919656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This study aimed to assess the prognostic value of baseline disease distribution for patients with the secondary central nervous system (CNS) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treated with chemotherapy and radiation (RT). 44 patients with secondary CNS DLBCL were reviewed. Twenty patients had leptomeningeal disease (LMD), and 24 had localized/targetable disease (LTD). Of 8 patients who received stem cell transplantation (SCT) after RT, 6 had LTD with a complete or partial response after RT. Median time to CNS relapse after RT was 10.1 months; 3/24 patients with LTD and 5/15 with LMD had CNS relapse. The median overall survival (OS) was 8 and 20 months for patients with LMD and LTD, respectively (p = 0.20). On multivariable analysis, LTD, receipt of SCT, and response after RT were associated with better OS and CNS-disease-free survival. Patients with localized secondary CNS DLBCL may benefit from RT serving as a bridge to SCT.
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Wu Y, Sun X, Bai X, Qian J, Zhu H, Cui Q, Xing R, Chen Y, Liu Q, Lai W, Li J, Wang Y, Sun S, Ji N, Liu Y. Treatment of secondary central nervous system involvement in systemic aggressive B cell lymphoma using R-MIADD chemotherapy: a single-center study. Chin Neurosurg J 2021; 7:20. [PMID: 33795020 PMCID: PMC8017776 DOI: 10.1186/s41016-021-00238-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) is defined as lymphoma involvement within the central nervous system (CNS) that originated elsewhere, or a CNS relapse of systemic lymphoma. Prognosis of SCNSL is poor and the most appropriate treatment is still undetermined. Methods We conducted a retrospective study to assess the feasibility of an R-MIADD (rituximab, high-dose methotrexate, ifosfamide, cytarabine, liposomal formulation of doxorubicin, and dexamethasone) regimen for SCNSL patients. Results Nineteen patients with newly diagnosed CNS lesions were selected, with a median age of 58 (range 20 to 72) years. Out of 19 patients, 11 (57.9%) achieved complete remission (CR) and 2 (10.5%) achieved partial remission (PR); the overall response rate was 68.4%. The median progression-free survival after CNS involvement was 28.0 months (95% confidence interval 11.0–44.9), and the median overall survival after CNS involvement was 34.5 months. Treatment-related death occurred in one patient (5.3%). Conclusions These single-centered data underscore the feasibility of an R-MIADD regimen as the induction therapy of SCNSL, further investigation is warranted.
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- Yuchen Wu
- 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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- 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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- 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 Neurosurgery, Beijing Xuanwu 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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Pang Y, Chihara D. Primary and secondary central nervous system mature T- and NK-cell lymphomas. Semin Hematol 2021; 58:123-129. [PMID: 33906722 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) mature T- and NK-cell lymphomas are rare, only comprising 2% to 3% of all primary CNS lymphomas. Among them, peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), and extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) are the commonly reported histological subtypes. Secondary CNS T-cell lymphoma generally affects about 5% of patients with T- or NK-cell lymphoma, with some exceptions. Acute and lymphomatous subtypes of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) have high risk of CNS progression, may affect up to 20% of patients; ALK-positive ALCL with extranodal involvement >1 also has high risk of CNS progression. However, the impact and the optimal methodology of CNS prophylaxis remain unclear in systemic T-cell lymphomas. There are little data on the treatment strategy of primary and secondary CNS T-cell lymphoma. Treatment strategy derived from B-cell CNS primary lymphoma is generally used; this includes induction therapy with high-dose methotrexate-based regimens, followed by high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant in fit patients. There are unmet needs for patients who are not fit for intensive chemotherapy. The prognosis after CNS progression in T-cell lymphoma is dismal with the median overall survival of less than 1 year. New agents targeting T-cell lymphomas are emerging and should be tested in patients with mature T- and NK-cell lymphoma who suffer from CNS involvement.
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- Yifan Pang
- Medical Oncology Service, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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Dietrich J. The best matrix for the brain: advances in secondary CNS lymphoma. Lancet Haematol 2021; 8:e96-e97. [PMID: 33513377 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30431-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Jorg Dietrich
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Division of Neuro-Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Ferreri AJM, Doorduijn JK, Re A, Cabras MG, Smith J, Ilariucci F, Luppi M, Calimeri T, Cattaneo C, Khwaja J, Botto B, Cellini C, Nassi L, Linton K, McKay P, Olivieri J, Patti C, Re F, Fanni A, Singh V, Bromberg JEC, Cozens K, Gastaldi E, Bernardi M, Cascavilla N, Davies A, Fox CP, Frezzato M, Osborne W, Liberati AM, Novak U, Zambello R, Zucca E, Cwynarski K. MATRix-RICE therapy and autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with secondary CNS involvement (MARIETTA): an international, single-arm, phase 2 trial. Lancet Haematol 2021; 8:e110-e121. [PMID: 33513372 PMCID: PMC7844712 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30366-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Secondary CNS lymphoma is a rare but potentially lethal event in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. We aimed to assess the activity and safety of an intensive, CNS-directed chemoimmunotherapy consolidated by autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with secondary CNS lymphoma. METHODS This international, single-arm, phase 2 trial was done in 24 hospitals in Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Adults (aged 18-70 years) with histologically diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and CNS involvement at the time of primary diagnosis or at relapse and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 3 or less were enrolled and received three courses of MATRix (rituximab 375 mg/m2, intravenous infusion, day 0; methotrexate 3·5 g/m2, the first 0·5 g/m2 in 15 min followed by 3 g/m2 in a 3 h intravenous infusion, day 1; cytarabine 2 g/m2 every 12 h, in 1 h intravenous infusions, days 2 and 3; thiotepa 30 mg/m2, 30 min intravenous infusion, day 4) followed by three courses of RICE (rituximab 375 mg/m2, day 1; etoposide 100 mg/m2 per day in 500-1000 mL over a 60 min intravenous infusion, days 1, 2, and 3; ifosfamide 5 g/m2 in 1000 mL in a 24 h intravenous infusion with mesna support, day 2; carboplatin area under the curve of 5 in 500 mL in a 1 h intravenous infusion, day 2) and carmustine-thiotepa and autologous HSCT (carmustine 400 mg/m2 in 500 mL glucose 5% solution in a 1-2 h infusion, day -6; thiotepa 5 mg/kg in saline solution in a 2 h infusion every 12 h, days -5 and -4). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival at 1 year. Overall and complete response rates before autologous HSCT, duration of response, overall survival, and safety were the secondary endpoints. Analyses were in the modified intention-to-treat population. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02329080. The trial ended after accrual completion; the database lock was Dec 31, 2019. FINDINGS Between March 30, 2015, and Aug 3, 2018, 79 patients were enrolled. 75 patients were assessable. 319 (71%) of the 450 planned courses were delivered. At 1 year from enrolment the primary endpoint was met, 42 patients were progression free (progression-free survival 58%; 95% CI 55-61). 49 patients (65%; 95% CI 54-76) had an objective response after MATRix-RICE, 29 (39%) of whom had a complete response. 37 patients who responded had autologous HSCT. At the end of the programme, 46 patients (61%; 95% CI 51-71) had an objective response, with a median duration of objective response of 26 months (IQR 16-37). At a median follow-up of 29 months (IQR 20-40), 35 patients were progression-free and 33 were alive, with a 2-year overall survival of 46% (95% CI 39-53). Grade 3-4 toxicity was most commonly haematological: neutropenia in 46 (61%) of 75 patients, thrombocytopenia in 45 (60%), and anaemia in 26 (35%). 79 serious adverse events were recorded in 42 (56%) patients; four (5%) of those 79 were lethal due to sepsis caused by Gram-negative bacteria (treatment-related mortality 5%; 95% CI 0·07-9·93). INTERPRETATION MATRix-RICE plus autologous HSCT was active in this population of patients with very poor prognosis, and had an acceptable toxicity profile. FUNDING Stand Up To Cancer Campaign for Cancer Research UK, the Swiss Cancer Research foundation, and the Swiss Cancer League.
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- Andrés J M Ferreri
- Lymphoma Unit, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Haematology, Aintree Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, UNIMORE, Modena, Italy
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- Lymphoma Unit, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- AOU Città della salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont and AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Haemato-Oncology, The Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Villa Sofia-Cervello, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Haematology, Aintree Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group Coordinating Center, Institute of Oncology Research, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Lymphoma Unit, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Cancer Research UK Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, Switzerland
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- International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group Coordinating Center, Institute of Oncology Research, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland; Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Medical Oncology Clinic, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland; Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, Switzerland; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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Del Principe MI, Gatti A, Johansson U, Buccisano F, Brando B. ESCCA
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- Blood Transfusion Center Legnano General Hospital Legnano Italy
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- SI‐HMDS University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol United Kingdom
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- Hematology, Department of BioMedicine and Prevention University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Blood Transfusion Center Legnano General Hospital Legnano Italy
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Walburn T, Grover NS, Shen CJ, Ranganathan R, Dittus C, Beaven AW, Wang AZ, Wang K. Consolidative or palliative whole brain radiation for secondary CNS diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 62:68-75. [PMID: 32935601 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1821014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We analyzed 25 patients receiving whole brain radiation (WBRT) for secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL), grouped by consolidative intent (after complete/partial response, n = 13) vs. palliative intent (initial CNS treatment, primary refractory disease, or CNS progression, n = 12). Median WBRT dose for the consolidative and palliative cohorts were 24 Gy and 30 Gy, respectively. For 13 patients receiving consolidative WBRT, median OS was 24 months from WBRT and 2-year OS was 64%. Three patients had CNS relapse at 2, 9, and 24 months after consolidative WBRT. For 12 patients receiving palliative WBRT, median OS was 3 months from WBRT and two-year OS was 8%. All 10 patients with neurologic symptoms had documented improvement. In conclusion, consolidative WBRT after chemotherapy response led to reasonable long-term survival and may be an effective strategy for SCNSL, especially transplant-ineligible patients and/or isolated CNS recurrence. Palliative WBRT effectively improved neurologic symptoms, but survival was usually only months.
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- Tyler Walburn
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Hou K, Yu Z, Jia Y, Fang H, Shao S, Huang L, Feng Y. Efficacy and safety of ibrutinib in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A single-arm meta-analysis. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2020; 152:103010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.103010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Calimeri T, Ferreri AJM. Prevention of CNS relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: common sense prevails where science fails. Br J Haematol 2020; 190:645-647. [PMID: 32394433 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Teresa Calimeri
- Lymphoma Unit, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Lymphoma Unit, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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Palmer JD, Bhamidipati D, Shukla G, Epperla N, Glass J, Kim L, Shi W. Outcomes after stereotactic radiosurgery for CNS lymphoma. J Neurooncol 2020; 147:465-476. [PMID: 32108296 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03444-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The standard of care for CNS lymphoma typically includes high dose methotrexate followed by whole brain radiation therapy, but there is an increased risk of neurotoxicity with this regimen. In our institution, we offered stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for disease refractory to HD-MTX in a subset of patients. A search of the literature on this modality for CNS lymphoma was also conducted. METHODS Medical records of six patients who received partial brain radiation therapy for persistent CNS lymphoma were reviewed. SRS was given via 1-3 fractions to doses of 21 or 24 Gy. PubMed, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched for articles reporting on outcomes for CNS lymphoma treated with SRS. RESULTS Six patients (eleven lesions) were treated with SRS for CNS lymphomas. Median follow up was 15.6 months (range 3.3-37.8). Median RT dose per lesion was 21 Gy and median time to progression was 12.7 months. Median overall survival was not reached. Four patients had distant intracranial failure with two developing local recurrence. The search strategy yielded 16 studies of which only one was prospective and included a control group. 183 out of 256 evaluated lesions (69%) responded completely to treatment and 13 of 204 patients (6%) recurred within the treatment area at last follow-up. Overall, the treatment was well tolerated. CONCLUSION SRS may provide favorable local control in patients with refractory CNS lymphomas. A prospective trial is warranted to validate the efficacy of such an approach.
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- Joshua D Palmer
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 460 W 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Beltrán-Gracia E, López-Camacho A, Higuera-Ciapara I, Velázquez-Fernández JB, Vallejo-Cardona AA. Nanomedicine review: clinical developments in liposomal applications. Cancer Nanotechnol 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s12645-019-0055-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background
In recent years, disease treatment has evolved strategies that require increase in pharmaceutical agent’s efficacy and selectivity while decreasing their toxicity in normal tissues. These requirements have led to the development of nanoscale liposome systems for drug release. This review focuses on lipid features, pharmacological properties of liposomal formulations and the clinical studies of their application.
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Several lipids are available, but their properties could affect pharmacological or clinical efficiency of drug formulations. Many liposomal formulations have been developed and are currently on the market. Proper selection of lipid is essential for the pharmacological effect to be improved. Most of the formulations use mainly zwitterionic, cationic or anionic lipids, PEG and/or cholesterol, which have different effects on stability, pharmacokinetics and delivery of the drug formulation. Clinical trials have shown that liposomes are pharmacologically and pharmacokinetically more efficient than drug-alone formulations in treating acute myeloid leukemia, hepatitis A, pain management, ovary, gastric breast and lung cancer, among others.
Conclusion
Liposomal formulations are less toxic than drugs alone and have better pharmacological parameters. Although they seem to be the first choice for drug delivery systems for various diseases, further research about dosage regimen regarding dose and time needs to be carried out.
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Perry C, Ben Barouch S, Goldschmidt N, Sarid N, Herishanu Y, Shvidel L, Bairey O, Lavi N, Horowitz N, Avigdor A, Lebel E, Sofer O, Ram R, Avivi I. Characteristics, management and outcome of DLBCL patients, presenting with simultaneous systemic and CNS disease at diagnosis: A retrospective multicenter study. Am J Hematol 2019; 94:992-1001. [PMID: 31211434 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The incidence of systemic diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) concurrently involving the central nervous system (CNS) at diagnosis, is very low and data regarding the clinical course of these patients are scarce. We investigated characteristics, efficacy of treatment regimens including consolidative autologous stem cell transplantation and outcome of patients presenting with concomitant systemic and CNS DLBCL. The records of 44 patients, diagnosed between 2004 and 2017, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were retrospectively reviewed. CNS involvement was diagnosed as solely parenchymal in 41%, solely leptomeningeal in 43%, and paranchymal with leptomeningeal in 11% of the patients. Induction regimens were anthracycline-based combined with high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) in 80% (n = 35) of patients, anthracycline-based combined with intrathecal MTX in 3, cytarabine-based (without antracyclines) in 2, HD-MTX in 1 and palliative in three. Five of 41 patients treated with chemotherapy died of treatment-related toxicity, all due to infections. Nineteen patients had consolidative autologous transplantation. Overall response rate following induction was 80% (complete responses 66% and partial responses 15%). All relapses (n = 11) occurred within less than 2 years. Within a median follow-up of 26.8 months, 3-years projected overall survival (OS) and progression free survival rates for the entire cohort were 56% ± 8.3 and 42% ± 8.9, respectively. In multivariate analysis, RCHOP-HD MTX-based induction [HR = 0.228, (0.054-0.964)], administration of 3.5 g/m2 MTX [HR = 0.735 (0.620-0.871)], and attaining CR following induction [HR = 0.185, (0.051-0.667)] predicted longer OS. RCHOP-HD MTX can provide prolonged remissions in DLBCL patients presenting with concomitant systemic and CNS involvement whereas role of autograft remains uncertain.
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- Chava Perry
- Sourasky Medical CenterInstitute of Hematology Tel‐Aviv Israel
- Sourasky Faculty of MedicineTel‐Aviv University Tel‐Aviv Israel
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- Department of HematologyHadassah Medical Center Jerusalem Israel
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- Sourasky Medical CenterInstitute of Hematology Tel‐Aviv Israel
- Sourasky Faculty of MedicineTel‐Aviv University Tel‐Aviv Israel
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- Sourasky Medical CenterInstitute of Hematology Tel‐Aviv Israel
- Sourasky Faculty of MedicineTel‐Aviv University Tel‐Aviv Israel
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- Department of HematologyKaplan Medical Centre Rehovot Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical CenterInstitute of Hematology Petah‐Tikva Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow TransplantationRambam Health Care Campus Haifa Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow TransplantationRambam Health Care Campus Haifa Israel
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- Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow TransplantationChaim Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer Israel
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- Department of HematologyHadassah Medical Center Jerusalem Israel
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- Hillel Yaffe Medical CenterInstitute of Hematology Hadera Israel
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- Sourasky Medical CenterInstitute of Hematology Tel‐Aviv Israel
- Sourasky Faculty of MedicineTel‐Aviv University Tel‐Aviv Israel
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- Sourasky Medical CenterInstitute of Hematology Tel‐Aviv Israel
- Sourasky Faculty of MedicineTel‐Aviv University Tel‐Aviv Israel
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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