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Trial reportJournal of neuro-oncology2021

Impact of contemporary regimens on the outcomes and toxicity of primary CNS lymphoma: a single-center retrospective analysis of 73 patients.

Nadav Sarid, Felix Bokstein, Deborah T Blumenthal, Ahuva Weiss-Meilik, Lili Gibstein, Irit Avivi, Chava Perry, Ron Ram

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Trial report in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 31% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Survival outcomes and treatment experience of 124 patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nadav SaridDepartment of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel. nadavsarid@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5388-7392
Felix BoksteinDivision of Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Deborah T BlumenthalDivision of Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ahuva Weiss-MeilikClinical Operation Research and Quality Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Lili GibsteinDepartment of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Irit AviviDepartment of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Chava PerryDepartment of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ron RamDepartment of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tel Aviv University · ILTel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPrimary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare disease with a dismal prognosis compared to its systemic large B-cell lymphoma counterpart. Real world data are limited, when considering a uniform backbone treatment.

methodsA retrospective study of all adult patients treated sequentially with a high-dose methotrexate (HD MTX)-based regimen in a single tertiary medical center between 2003 and 2019.

resultsThe 2015-2019 period differed from its predecessor in that most patients were treated with an HD MTX-based polychemotherapy regimen as opposed to HD MTX monotherapy (81% vs. 13%, P < .001), rituximab was given as standard of care (100% vs. 56%, P < .01), and most induction-responsive patients received consolidation treatment (70% vs. 18%, P = .01). The median progression-free and overall survival (OS) for the entire cohort (n = 73, mean age 64 years) was 9.9 and 29.8 months, respectively. Patients diagnosed between 2015 and 2019 had superior OS (P = .03) compared to those treated earlier. An interim partial response (PR) state, documented after two cycles of chemotherapy, was associated with increased incidence of progression, with only 33% of those patients achieving end-of-induction complete response. Twenty-three percent of patients developed thrombotic events and 44% developed grade 3-4 infections. HD MTX-based polychemotherapy induction was associated with both increase in thrombotic and infection incidence.

conclusionsContemporary HD MTX-based combination therapies suggestively improved the outcomes for PCNSL, but at a cost of increased incidence of toxicity. Patients who achieve an interim PR status are at a high risk for treatment failure.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCytarabineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymphomaMaleMethotrexateMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesCytarabineMethotrexateRituximabHigh-dose methotrexatePrimary central nervous system lymphomaPrognosisToxicity

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