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ReviewJournal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

Rituximab Treatment of Primary Cutaneous Follicle Center Lymphoma: A Retrospective Review.

Siru Wang, Jonah W Perlmutter, James Johnston, Zoann Nugent, Marni Wiseman

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Review in Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Siru Wang12359 University of Manitoba, Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Jonah W Perlmutter8665 Department of Biochemistry, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
James Johnston8647 Department of Hematology and Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Zoann Nugent8647 Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Marni Wiseman8664 Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9634-3750
CancerCare Manitoba · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Winnipeg · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrimary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (PCBCL) presents only in the skin at the time of diagnosis with no evidence of extracutaneous disease, and primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma (PCFCL) is the most common subtype. There is currently a lack of prospective randomized control trials and large retrospective studies investigating the efficacy of different treatment options for PCFCL. This retrospective study was conducted to describe our local clinical experience and outcomes of patients treated with rituximab-containing regimens.

objectivesTo describe our local clinical experience and treatment outcomes of patients treated with rituximab-containing regimens.

methodsA retrospective study consisting of 25 PCFCL patients treated with different modalities. Patient records were reviewed and analyzed using a Kaplan-Meier estimation and SAS 9.4 software.

resultsAfter the initial treatment, all patients had CR except for 1 patient in the observation group. Further, 60% of patients in surgery, 20% in chemoimmunotherapy, 67% in rituximab monotherapy, 33% in steroid injection/systemic prednisone, and 33% in observation experienced a relapse. Although no significant difference was found between treatment groups due to the small sample size, time to relapse trends provides insight into treatment responses. Chemoimmunotherapy had the lowest relapse rate in the first 5 years post-treatment, whereas surgery had a higher tendency to relapse.

conclusionsDespite the potential for rituximab-containing chemoimmunotherapy to yield adverse effects, it is effective in achieving a prolonged clinical remission in patients with PCFCL. It remains a reasonable treatment option for diffuse, extensive, or treatment-resistant disease.

Indexed as

LymphomaSkin NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesRituximabRituximabchemoimmunotherapycutaneousdermatologylymphomarituximab

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PMID36134749
PMCPMC9729973
OpenAlexW4296613450

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