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Immunochemotherapy with rituximab, methotrexate, procarbazine, and lomustine for primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) in the elderly

Fritsch, K. and Kasenda, B. and Hader, C. and Nikkhah, G. and Prinz, M. and Haug, V. and Haug, S. and Ihorst, G. and Finke, J. and Illerhaus, G.. (2011) Immunochemotherapy with rituximab, methotrexate, procarbazine, and lomustine for primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) in the elderly. Annals of Oncology, 22 (9). pp. 2080-2085.

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Abstract

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an aggressive extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma confined to the central nervous system. In this article, we report the results of a pilot trial adding rituximab to the established regimen consisting of methotrexate, procarbazine, and lomustine (R-MCP).; PCNSL patients ≥65 years without Karnofsky performance score (KPS) limit were included. R-MCP regimen consisted of rituximab (375 mg/m(2) i.v. on days -6, 1, 15, and 29), methotrexate (3 g/m(2) i.v., days 2, 16, and 30) followed by folinic rescue, procarbazine (60 mg/m(2) orally, days 2-11), and lomustine (110 mg/m(2) orally, day 2). A maximum of three 43-day cycles were applied. Primary end point was response to treatment obtained by magnetic resonance imaging. Secondary end points were overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).; Twenty-eight patients were included (median age 75, median KPS 60%). Best documented response: complete remission in 18 of 28 (64%), partial remission in 5 of 28 (18%), stable disease in 1 of 28 (4%), and progressive disease in 2 of 28 (7%) patients. Response was not assessed in two patients. Two treatment-associated deaths were observed. After a median follow-up of 36 months, the 3-year PFS and OS was 31%.; R-MCP regimen is well tolerated and active in elderly patients with newly diagnosed PCNSL.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics CEB > Klinische Epidemiologie (Bucher H)
UniBasel Contributors:Kasenda, Benjamin
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Oxford University Press
ISSN:0923-7534
e-ISSN:1569-8041
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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