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Trial reportOnkologie2006

Primary central nervous system lymphoma in an Asian population: a 15-year experience.

Richard Quek, Albert Ty, Soon Thye Lim, Siew-Ju See, Meng Cheong Wong, Swee Peng Yap, Ivy Sng, Siew Wan Hee, Miriam Tao

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Trial report in Onkologie, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Richard QuekDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Albert Ty
Soon Thye Lim
Siew-Ju See
Meng Cheong Wong
Swee Peng Yap
Ivy Sng
Siew Wan Hee
Miriam Tao
National Cancer Centre Japan · JPNational Neuroscience Institute · SGNational Cancer Centre Singapore · SGSingapore General Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to characterize primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) among Asian patients and to determine their outcomes with different therapeutic modalities. PATIENTS AND

methodsBetween 1990 and 2005, 37 patients with PCNSL were analyzed within 5 different treatment groups: radiotherapy alone (arm A), combined chemoradiation (arm B), chemotherapy alone with methotrexate (MTX) > or = 1 g/m2 (arm C), miscellaneous therapy (arm D), and best supportive care (arm E).

resultsThe median age at presentation was 59 years, and the majority of patients were male (68%). All patients had aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The number of patients in arms A to E were 6, 16, 3, 8 and 4, respectively. The overall median survival was 7.4 months, 54.1 months, not reached, 8.9 months and 0.9 months, respectively. Use of MTX 1-2.5 g/m2 per cycle and an ECOG performance status of 0-2 were each associated with improved survival on univariate analysis (p = 0.022 and p = 0.049, respectively). Compared to radiotherapy alone, use of combined chemo-radiation was associated with a trend towards improved overall median survival (7.4 vs. 54.1 months, p = 0.058).

conclusionThe clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in our Asian patients were comparable to those reported in Western series. Use of MTX 1-2.5 g/m2 per cycle and an ECOG performance status of 0-2 were associated with improved survival.

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AdultAsian PeopleBrain NeoplasmsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesLymphomaMalePrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSingaporeSurvival AnalysisSurvival RateTreatment Outcome

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PMID17028454
PMCPMC10091317
OpenAlexW2010256605

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