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ReviewHematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program2017

Secondary CNS relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: defining high-risk patients and optimization of prophylaxis strategies.

Kerry J Savage

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Review in Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Plasmablastic Lymphoma. A State-of-the-Art Review: Part 2-Focus on Therapy.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2024
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  17. CNS prophylaxis in aggressive B-cell lymphoma.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2022
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  18. Richter Transformation: Clinical Manifestations, Evaluation, and Management.Journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kerry J SavageDepartment of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
BC Cancer Agency · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite improvement in survival in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with the introduction of rituximab, central nervous system (CNS) relapse continues to represent a clinical challenge. A number of studies have evaluated clinical risk factors in an attempt to identify high-risk patients to direct CNS staging investigations and consider prophylaxis strategies. The CNS International Prognostic Index is a robust and reproducible risk model that can identity patients at high risk of CNS relapse, but its specificity remains limited. Studies are emerging of biomarkers that predict CNS relapse that can be integrated with clinical risk models to better identify high-risk patients for CNS-directed prophylaxis strategies. Because CNS parenchymal disease is the predominant compartment, prophylaxis should include deeply penetrant drugs such as high-dose methotrexate. However, this has been associated with toxicity and has limited use in older patients. Novel therapies are being tested in primary CNS lymphoma with encouraging results and may represent rational strategies to be further explored in the prophylaxis setting.

Indexed as

Models, NeurologicalCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsHumansLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMethotrexateNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRituximabSecondary PreventionMethotrexateRituximab

Identifiers

PMID29222307
PMCPMC6142549
OpenAlexW2778392516

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