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ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2014

Primary CNS lymphoma.

Elizabeth H Phillips, Christopher P Fox, Kate Cwynarski

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Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elizabeth H PhillipsDepartment of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond St, London, UK.
Christopher P Fox
Kate Cwynarski

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the central nervous system is an aggressive malignancy that exhibits unique biological features and characteristic clinical behaviour, with overall long-term survival rates of around 20-40%. Clinical outcome has improved following the advent of chemoradiation protocols incorporating high-dose methotrexate in the mid-1980s, but disease relapse and adverse neurocognitive sequelae remain major clinical challenges. To address this, investigators have focused on improving drug therapy with novel cytotoxic combinations, monoclonal antibody therapy, and intensive chemotherapy consolidation approaches, in an attempt to improve disease control whilst reducing the requirement for whole-brain radiotherapy. Outcomes for patients that are older, immunocompromised, or have relapsed/refractory disease remain unsatisfactory and there is a paucity of clinical trial data to guide treatment of these groups. This review highlights recent advances in pathobiology, imaging, and clinical management of PCNSL and looks ahead to research priorities for this rare and challenging lymphoid malignancy.

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsHIVHIV InfectionsHumansLymphomaLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseRemission InductionRituximabSalvage TherapyAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedRituximab

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PMID24969265
PMCPMC4180029

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