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Liu Z, Zhuang J, Wei L, Lu A, Hou J, Yang X. A Systematic Review of Cognitive Function, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Biol Res Nurs 2024; 26:56-67. [PMID: 37540088 DOI: 10.1177/10998004231190073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To retrospectively analyze the effects of different treatments on cognitive functioning, anxiety, and depression in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted in multiple databases including the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Sino Med, Wei Pu, Wan Fang, CNKI, and Google Scholar. The search included studies published through June 20, 2023, focusing on cognitive function, anxiety, and depression in adult patients newly diagnosed with PCNSL. Various measurement tools and scales were used to assess the primary outcomes. Descriptive systematic reviews were conducted to integrate the literature and summarize the effects of different treatment modalities on cognitive functioning, anxiety, and depression in PCNSL patients. This review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42022370250). RESULTS A total of 43 studies were included. Induction chemotherapy was associated with improved cognitive function and reduced anxiety and depression in the majority of patients. Whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) was found to lead to cognitive impairment, particularly in executive, attention, memory, and motor function. Low-dose WBRT, autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), and blood-brain barrier disruption (BBBD) treatments did not result in significant cognitive impairment. Anxiety and depression were observed to decrease over the long term. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the cognitive functioning, anxiety, and depression of patients with PCNSL can be improved with appropriate treatments. However, patients treated with WBRT are at a higher risk of cognitive decline compared to those receiving other treatment modalities. Therefore, special attention should be given to patients undergoing WBRT, and a comprehensive analysis should be conducted to reduce neurotoxicity and address early cognitive problems in these patients.
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- Ziyu Liu
- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Schaff L. Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2023; 29:1710-1726. [PMID: 38085895 DOI: 10.1212/con.0000000000001356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This article reviews the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, staging, and treatment of primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma and common manifestations of secondary CNS lymphoma. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Lymphoma can arise in the CNS de novo (primary CNS lymphoma) or as the result of systemic disease (secondary CNS lymphoma). Symptoms may include focal neurologic deficits related to the disease site, cognitive decline, and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. Standard treatment may differ based on lymphoma subtype and location. A majority of CNS lymphoma is diffuse large B-cell subtype and exhibits aggressive behavior. First-line treatment is generally methotrexate-based polychemotherapy. Response rates to treatment are high, approximately 80% to 90% for primary CNS lymphoma, but relapse is common. Consolidation approaches including myeloablative chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell rescue, nonmyeloablative chemotherapy, radiation, and medical maintenance regimens reduce rates of relapse. The recent development of targeted agents such as Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immunomodulatory strategies have shown promise in the treatment of CNS lymphoma. Immunotherapy in the form of checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor T cells is being studied. More indolent forms of lymphoma may be treated with radiation or targeted therapy. ESSENTIAL POINTS CNS lymphoma is an uncommon but clinically meaningful manifestation of extranodal lymphoma. The diagnosis requires a high level of suspicion for rapid initiation of potentially curative treatment.
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Pertz M, Seidel S, Wiemann G, Kowalski T, Thoma P. Social cognition and occupational reintegration in primary central nervous system lymphoma long-term survivors: a secondary analysis of a combined data set. J Psychosoc Oncol 2023; 42:576-586. [PMID: 37982442 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2023.2282030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although sociocognitive impairment is linked to failure of occupational reintegration in other clinical populations, less is known on the association of sociocognitive functioning and occupational reintegration in brain tumor patients such as primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). METHODS Twenty PCNSL patients with ongoing complete response to therapy for at least one year were evaluated of whom eight resumed work. The association between occupational status, empathy, alexithymia and social problem solving was analyzed. RESULTS Employed and non-employed patients were significantly different in their ability to provide appropriate solutions for social situations even when accounting for neurocognition. Decreased quality of life was associated with sociocognitive impairment. CONCLUSIONS Although the results must be replicated in larger, more representative populations, this exploratory analysis tentatively adds facets to the literature on occupational reintegration in brain tumor patients. Forthcoming psychosocial research and clinical practice may target sociocognitive impairment when addressing reintegration after neuro-oncological treatment.
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- Milena Pertz
- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum , Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum , Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum , Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum , Bochum, Germany
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- Neuropsychological Therapy Centre (NTC), Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum , Bochum, Germany
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Huntoon K, Makary MS, Shah VS, Aquino A, Pandya V, Giglio P, Slone HW, Elder JB. Pretreatment findings on magnetic resonance imaging in primary central nervous system lymphoma may predict overall survival duration. Neuroradiol J 2023; 36:479-485. [PMID: 36715098 PMCID: PMC10588594 DOI: 10.1177/19714009231154681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND and purpose: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) lesions often show avid contrast enhancement on T1-weighted contrast-enhanced MRI sequences. However, several case reports and a clinical study have described PCNSL in patients with no contrast enhancement on MRI. We assessed whether overall survival (OS) time was related to any tumor characteristics (lesion location, volume, and number; contrast enhancement; necrosis; proximity to the subarachnoid space; and edema) on MRI in patients with PCNSL. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed records (MRI features, pathology, and survival data) of all patients at our institution with PCNSL who had been seen from, 2007 through 2017, and had undergone pretreatment MRI. RESULTS We identified 79 patients (42 men, 37 women) with a mean age at diagnosis of 61.7 ± 10.4 years. The mean OS duration was 44.6 ± 41.7 months. The most common pathological diagnosis (74 patients) was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. No associations were found between OS time and lesion location, volume, and number; contrast enhancement; necrosis; proximity to the subarachnoid space; or edema. However, a sole patient with non-enhancing PCNSL on MRI was found to have low-grade disease, with prolonged survival (>83 months). Several other patients with leptomeningeal disease had a mean OS time of 80 months. Patients with hemorrhagic lesions had a mean OS of 25.5 months. CONCLUSIONS The survival time for patients with PCNSL may be longer than previously thought, especially for patients with leptomeningeal seeding and lesions with hemorrhagic components Also, non-enhancing tumors may be less aggressive than enhancing tumors.
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- Kristin Huntoon
- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Hoang-Xuan K, Deckert M, Ferreri AJM, Furtner J, Gallego Perez-Larraya J, Henriksson R, Hottinger AF, Kasenda B, Lefranc F, Lossos A, McBain C, Preusser M, Roth P, Rudà R, Schlegel U, Soffietti R, Soussain C, Taphoorn MJB, Touitou V, Weller M, Bromberg JEC. European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) guidelines for treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Neuro Oncol 2023; 25:37-53. [PMID: 35953526 PMCID: PMC9825335 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The management of primary central nervous system (PCNSL) is one of the most controversial topics in neuro-oncology because of the complexity of the disease and the limited number of controlled studies available. In 2021, given recent advances and the publication of practice-changing randomized trials, the European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) created a multidisciplinary task force to update the previously published evidence-based guidelines for immunocompetent adult patients with PCNSL and added a section on immunosuppressed patients. The guideline provides consensus considerations and recommendations for the treatment of PCNSL, including intraocular manifestations and specific management of the elderly. The main changes from the previous guideline include strengthened evidence for the consolidation with ASCT in first-line treatment, prospectively assessed chemotherapy combinations for both young and elderly patients, clarification of the role of rituximab even though the data remain inconclusive, of the role of new agents, and the incorporation of immunosuppressed patients and primary ocular lymphoma. The guideline should aid the clinicians in everyday practice and decision making and serve as a basis for future research in the field.
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- Khê Hoang-Xuan
- APHP, Department of Neurology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière; Sorbonne Université; IHU; ICM. Paris, France
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical and Imaging Image-guided Therapy Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Health Research Institute of Navarra (IdiSNA), Program in Solid Tumors, Foundation for the Applied Medical Research, Department of Neurology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, University of Umeå, S-901 85 Umea, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Clinical Neurosciences, CHUV University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, LausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Head, Leslie and Michael Gaffin Center for Neuro-Oncology; Department of Oncology and Neurology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS FT; Manchester; United Kingdom
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna,Austria
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- Department of Neurology & Brain Tumor Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Castelfranco Veneto/Treviso Hospital, Italy
- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, and City of Health and Science University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum GmbH, Germany
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, and City of Health and Science University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Curie, Site Saint-Cloud, France and INSERM U932 Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center and Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Center The Hague, The Netherlands
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- APHP, Department of Ophtalmology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière; Sorbonne Université. Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology & Brain Tumor Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam. The Netherlands
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Seidel S, Kowalski T, Nilius-Eliliwi V, Schroers R, Schlegel U. Outcome and prognostic factors of very old patients with primary CNS lymphoma: a retrospective analysis of patients ≥80 years treated with high-dose methotrexate-based chemotherapy. Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:2905-2911. [PMID: 35856480 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2100371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Although >10% of primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) patients are ≥80 years, data on this population are limited. We analyzed 19 consecutive octogenarians with PCNSL treated with high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX)-based chemotherapy at our institution concerning outcome, prognostic factors and living conditions at six-month follow-up for 11 patients alive and in remission. Seven patients received intracerebroventricular (ICV) treatment additional to systemic therapy. Median follow-up was 27.3 months. Median overall survival was 16.3 months. Positive prognosticators of survival were application of ICV treatment (p = 0.033) and female gender (p = 0.015). All 11 patients alive and in remission at 6-month follow-up were living at home with a median Karnofsky performance score of 60 (range 50-90) and a median instrumental activities of daily living score of 3 (range 1-8). HD-MTX-based polychemotherapy including ICV treatment was feasible in this population, patients in remission needed moderate support in everyday live.
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- Sabine Seidel
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Pertz M, Schlegel U, Thoma P. Sociocognitive Functioning and Psychosocial Burden in Patients with Brain Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14030767. [PMID: 35159034 PMCID: PMC8833643 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Simple Summary After years of gauging the efficacy of tumor-directed therapies primarily by means of survival, a broader perspective on therapeutic outcome also focusses on patients’ everyday functional abilities. Besides neurocognition, a matter of high clinical relevance, “social cognition” may also affect well-being and quality of life (QoL) in brain tumor patients. Abilities that enable individuals to establish and maintain social relationships are summarized under the umbrella term “sociocognitive functioning”. These abilities encompass the understanding and sharing of emotional and mental states of other individuals as well as skills to detect and resolve interpersonal problems. These sociocognitive abilities may be challenged in highly demanding life situations such as brain tumor diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, we summarize the literature on psychosocial burden and sociocognitive functioning in adult brain tumor patients. Abstract Brain tumors may represent devastating diseases and neuro-oncological research in the past solely focused on development of better treatments to achieve disease control. The efficacy of tumor-directed treatment was evaluated by progression-free and overall survival. However, as neuro-oncological treatment became more effective, preservation and improvement of quality of life (QoL) was noticed to represent an important additional outcome measure. The need to balance between aggressive tumor-directed treatment and preservation of QoL was increasingly acknowledged in brain tumor patients. QoL is comprised by many determinants; one of those may have been rather neglected so far: social cognition. Since diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors represent demanding life situations, patients may experience increased psychosocial burden and the negative consequences of illness on well-being may be buffered by intact social relationships. These skills to build and maintain supportive social relationships essentially depend on the ability to empathize with others and to recognize and appropriately address social conflicts, i.e., “sociocognitive functioning”. Therefore, sociocognitive functions may influence QoL and treatment outcome. In this article, we review the literature on psychosocial burden and sociocognitive functioning in adult brain tumor patients.
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- Milena Pertz
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, In der Schornau 23–25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, In der Schornau 23–25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany;
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- Neuropsychological Therapy Centre (NTC), Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany;
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Anvari K, Welsh JS, Molaie F. Case series on patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma: From clinical presentations to outcomes. Clin Case Rep 2022; 10:e05447. [PMID: 35228878 PMCID: PMC8859860 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In this report, we present 11 cases of PCNSL which were treated with high-dose MTX and WBI with a localized radiation boost to the tumor bed.
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- Kazem Anvari
- Cancer Research CenterMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
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- Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital and Loyola University ChicagoStritch School of MedicineChicagoIllinoisUSA
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Schorb E, Isbell LK, Illerhaus G, Ihorst G, Meerpohl JJ, Grummich K, Nagavci B, Schmucker C. Treatment Regimens for Immunocompetent Elderly Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Scoping Review. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13174268. [PMID: 34503078 PMCID: PMC8428349 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13174268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Most patients diagnosed with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) are 60 years or older and tend to have a poor prognosis. Evidence to guide and optimize treatment choices for these vulnerable patients is limited. We performed a scoping review to identify and describe all relevant clinical studies investigating chemotherapies and combinations of chemotherapies (including high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (HCT-ASCT)) in elderly PCNSL patients. In total, we identified six randomized controlled trials, 26 prospective and 24 retrospective studies (with/without control group). While most studies investigated protocols based on ‘conventional’ chemotherapy treatment, data evaluating HCT-ASCT in the elderly were scarce, and the generalizability of the only RCT published is questionable. Considering the poor prognosis of these patients and their need for more effective treatment options, a thoroughly planned randomized controlled trial comparing HCT-ASCT with ‘conventional’ chemoimmunotherapy is urgently needed to evaluate the efficacy of HCT-ASCT. Abstract Background: Most patients diagnosed with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) are older than 60 years. Despite promising treatment options for younger patients, prognosis for the elderly remains poor and efficacy of available treatment options is limited. Materials and Methods: We conducted a scoping review to identify and summarize the current study pool available evaluating different types and combinations of (immuno) chemotherapy with a special focus on HCT-ASCT in elderly PCNSL. Relevant studies were identified through systematic searches in the bibliographic databases Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and ScienceDirect (last search conducted in September 2020). For ongoing studies, we searched ClinicalTrials.gov, the German study register and the WHO registry. Results: In total, we identified six randomized controlled trials (RCT) with 1.346 patients, 26 prospective (with 1.366 patients) and 24 retrospective studies (with 2.629 patients). Of these, only six studies (one completed and one ongoing RCT (with 447 patients), one completed and one ongoing prospective single arm study (with 65 patients), and two retrospective single arm studies (with 122 patients)) evaluated HCT-ASCT. Patient relevant outcomes such as progression-free and overall survival and (neuro-)toxicity were adequately considered across almost all studies. The current study pool is, however, not conclusive in terms of the most effective treatment options for elderly. Main limitations were (very) small sample sizes and heterogeneous patient populations in terms of age ranges (particularly in RCTs) limiting the applicability of the results to the target population (elderly). Conclusions: Although it has been shown that HCT-ASCT is probably a feasible and effective treatment option, this approach has never been investigated within a RCT including a wide range of elderly patients. A RCT comparing conventional (immuno) chemotherapy with HCT-ASCT is crucial to evaluate benefit and harms in an un-biased manner to eventually provide older PCNSL patients with the most effective treatment.
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- Elisabeth Schorb
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (L.K.I.); (G.I.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-(0)761-270-35360
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (L.K.I.); (G.I.)
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Klinikum Stuttgart, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany;
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (L.K.I.); (G.I.)
- Clinical Trials Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany; (J.J.M.); (K.G.); (B.N.); (C.S.)
- Cochrane Germany, Cochrane Germany Foundation, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany; (J.J.M.); (K.G.); (B.N.); (C.S.)
- Cochrane Germany, Cochrane Germany Foundation, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany; (J.J.M.); (K.G.); (B.N.); (C.S.)
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- Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany; (J.J.M.); (K.G.); (B.N.); (C.S.)
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Pertz M, Kowalski T, Schlegel U, Thoma P. Mental time travel in patients "cured" from primary central nervous system lymphoma. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2021; 43:264-275. [PMID: 33881382 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2021.1912299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Introduction: Significant advances in neuro-oncological treatment led to considering neurocognitive functioning and everyday functional needs in patients with long-term survival. Since a potentially lethal disease interrupts normal life and represents a threat to physical and psychological integrity, patients have to cope with the new challenges. Long-term survival and even "cure" is possible in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), however, suffering from a life-threatening disease may affect patients´ cognitive processing of past and future (i.e., the generation of personal past memories and generation of personal future events). Therefore, the present study aimed to assess how PCNSL long-term survivors remember their past and anticipate their future.Methods: Recall of past and anticipation of future events (i.e., mental time travel), both positive and negative, was assessed in 39 PCNSL patients with ongoing complete remission to therapy for at least 1 year in an adapted verbal fluency paradigm. A group of 39 healthy controls matched for age, gender and education was assessed with the same paradigm evaluating retrospective and prospective cognitions.Results: Concerning the generation of personal future events PCNSL patients anticipated significantly fewer negative events for the distant future as compared to healthy controls. At trend level, patients also reported fewer negative events regarding their recent past.Conclusions: The results provide support for an altered generation of personal future events (i.e., future-directed assumptions) in PCNSL patients with ongoing complete remission. Being "cured" after experiencing a threat to life might induce cognitive reappraisal processes and lead people to reexamine their priorities and principles in life, resulting in a less negative evaluation of (future) life (i.e., "optimism bias") after facing death. Clinicians should be aware of these possible cognitive and affective processes and of chronic psychological disturbances in cancer survivors. Possible adaptive strategies ought to be promoted in supportive (neuro)psychological therapy.
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- Milena Pertz
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Neuropsychological Therapy Centre (NTC)/Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Pertz M, Kowalski T, Thoma P, Schlegel U. What Is on Your Mind? Impaired Social Cognition in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Patients Despite Ongoing Complete Remission. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13050943. [PMID: 33668180 PMCID: PMC7956780 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13050943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Prolonged survival after treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) led to considering patients’ everyday functional needs. Apart from cognitive functions (e.g., memory, attention), which have been investigated previously, social participation affects the quality of life (QoL). Although successful navigation in a social world is crucial for participation, social functioning in PCNSL patients has not been addressed so far. In this study, we investigated social abilities in PCNSL patients with ongoing complete remission for at least one year. PCNSL patients had difficulties in inferring others’ mental states and were impaired in providing optimal solutions for difficult social situations as compared to matched healthy controls. This demonstrates that PCNSL patients differ from healthy controls in their social functioning even in the absence of (residual) disease itself. Social difficulties may represent an additional burden affecting patients’ and caregivers’ QoL. Abstract Within the past decades, long-term survival was achieved in a substantial fraction of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) patients, expanding the focus of research to their quality of life (QoL). Social relationships crucially contribute to well-being in the context of adversity. Therefore, abilities that facilitate social interactions essentially determine QoL. The present study specifically targeted those sociocognitive abilities. Forty-three PCNSL patients with ongoing complete remission to therapy for at least one year and 43 healthy controls matched for age, gender and education were examined with standardized self-report and behavioral measures of social cognition. An impaired ability to comprehend others’ feelings was found in patients for both positive and negative mental states. Patients had difficulties in identifying the awkward element in challenging social situations, whereas the degree of discomfort experienced in those situations was comparable between groups. Both the production of optimal solutions for social situations and the mere recognition of these among less optimal strategies were impaired in patients. Clinicians should be aware of possible sociocognitive impairment and ought to address this in additional supportive interventions. Impaired sociocognitive abilities may entail social conflicts at a time when patients rely on social support. This, in turn, could detrimentally affect QoL.
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- Milena Pertz
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, In der Schornau 23–25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany; (T.K.); (U.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-234-299-80312
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, In der Schornau 23–25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany; (T.K.); (U.S.)
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- Neuropsychological Therapy Centre (NTC)/Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany;
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr University Bochum, In der Schornau 23–25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany; (T.K.); (U.S.)
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Anton S, Margold M, Kowalski T, Miller D, Schmieder K, Schlegel U, Seidel S. Complications of intracerebroventricular chemotherapy via subgaleal reservoir in primary central nervous system lymphoma: A single-institution experience on 1247 installations in 94 consecutive patients. Hematol Oncol 2021; 39:176-184. [PMID: 33316084 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The implantation of a subgaleal reservoir intracerebroventricular (ICV port) in order to apply ICV chemotherapy in patients with leptomeningeal cancer may be complicated by misplacement of the device, pericatheter leucencephalopathy, hemorrhage and iatrogenic ventriculitis/meningitis. Here we analyzed the occurrence of such complications in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) treated with systemic and ICV methotrexate- and cytarabine-based chemotherapy. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 94 consecutive patients (1247 installations), who had received an ICV port for intraventricular chemotherapy for treatment of histologically confirmed PCNSL at our institution between September 2005 and October 2018. Infectious and noninfectious complications were systematically recorded including clinical, laboratory, and imaging data. In 9/94 patients (9.6%), a misplacement of the ICV port seen on the postoperative computed tomography scan was corrected immediately and chemotherapy was then continued as planned. In 5/94 patients (5.3%), symptomatic noninfectious complications were observed (four patients with symptomatic pericatheter leucencephalopathy and one patient with surgical scar dehiscence with CSF leak). In 8/94 patients (8.5%), asymptomatic white matter lesions around the catheter were visible on cerebral magnetic resonance imaging after completion of therapy. The rate of infectious complications was 6/94 patients (6.4%). No complication was lethal or required intensive care monitoring. This retrospective study shows that complications of ICV treatment have to be expected in a fraction of patients, however, in this series these complications were manageable and did not result in long-term deficits.
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- Seena Anton
- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Seidel S, Pels H, Schlömer S, Kowoll A, Fliessbach K, Engert A, Vogt-Schaden M, Egerer G, Reichmann H, Schackert G, Kroschinsky F, Deckert M, Herrlinger U, Klockgether T, Fimmers R, Bode U, Schmidt-Wolf IGH, Schlegel U. Twenty-year follow-up of a pilot/phase II trial on the Bonn protocol for primary CNS lymphoma. Neurology 2020; 95:e3138-e3144. [PMID: 32989105 PMCID: PMC7734926 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether a fraction of patients with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) had been cured by systemic and intraventricular methotrexate- and cytarabine-based chemotherapy (Bonn protocol) after a very long-term follow-up of nearly 20 years. METHODS Sixty-five patients (median age 62 years, range 27-75; median Karnofsky performance score 70, range 20-90) had been treated with systemic and intraventricular polychemotherapy without whole brain radiotherapy from September 1995 until December 2001. All patients still alive in 2019 were contacted and interviewed on their current life situation. RESULTS Median follow-up for surviving patients was 19.6 years (17.5-23.3 years). Out of 65 patients, 11 (17%) were still alive. Six of those never experienced any relapse. For the whole study population, median overall survival (OS) was 4.4 years (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.9-5.9); for patients ≤60 years, 11.0 years (95% CI 4.8-17.0). The 10-year OS rate for the entire cohort was 29% and the estimated 20-year OS rate was 19%. Four late relapses were observed after 9.8, 10.3, 13.3, and 21.0 years. CONCLUSION At a median follow-up of 19.6 years, 17% of patients were alive and free of tumor; however, even after response for decades, an inherent risk of relapse, either systemic or cerebral, characterizes the biology of PCNSL. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This work provides Class III evidence that PCNSL treatment with methotrexate-based polychemotherapy including intraventricular therapy is associated with long-term disease control in some patients.
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- Sabine Seidel
- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany.
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S. Seidel, S. Schlömer, U.S.) and Radiology (A.K.), Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum; Department of Neurology (H.P.), Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg; Department of Neurology (K.F., U.H., T.K.), Institute of Biostatistics (R.F.), Department of Pediatrics (U.B.), and Department of Integrated Oncology, CIO Bonn (I.G.H.S.-W.), University of Bonn; Department of Internal Medicine (A.E.) and Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne (M.D.), University of Cologne; Departments of Neurology (M.V.-S.) and Internal Medicine (G.E.), University of Heidelberg; and Departments of Neurology (H.R.), Neurosurgery (G.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.K.), University of Dresden, Germany. A.K. is currently affiliated with Radiology, Medneo, Dortmund, Germany
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Seidel S, Kowalski T, Margold M, Baraniskin A, Schroers R, Martus P, Schlegel U. HDMTX-based polychemotherapy including intraventricular therapy in elderly patients with primary CNS lymphoma: a single center series. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2020; 13:1756286420951087. [PMID: 33101460 PMCID: PMC7549157 DOI: 10.1177/1756286420951087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate outcome and toxicity of high-dose systemic methotrexate (HDMTX)-based polychemotherapy and intracerebroventricular (ICV) chemotherapy via an Ommaya reservoir in elderly patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis on patients ⩾65 years with first diagnosis of PCNSL admitted to our center between January 2015 and December 2019. These patients were treated with a standardized chemotherapy protocol in case of absent contraindications for HDMTX-based chemotherapy. The protocol contained induction therapy with systemic rituximab, methotrexate and ifosfamide and consolidation treatment with systemic cytarabine (AraC) and ICV methotrexate, prednisolone and AraC. RESULTS Of a total of 46 patients seen in this period, 3 did not qualify for HDMTX. Thus, 43 patients were included in this analysis. Median age was 74 years (range 65-86), median Karnofsky performance score was 50 (range 20-90). Of the 43 patients, 32 (74.4%) completed treatment including ICV therapy. Complete remission/complete remission unconfirmed was achieved in 26 of 43 patients (60.5%), partial response (PR) in 3 (7%); 5 (11.6%) had progressive disease, and 3 (7.0%) died due to treatment-related complications; in the remaining 6 (14.0%) therapy could not be completed. Median progression free survival was 16 months (95% confidence interval 8-24 months) and median overall survival had not been reached after a median follow up of 23 months (range 1-52 months); the 75th percentile survival time was 12 months. No Ommaya reservoir infection was observed. Complications of ICV treatment were pericatheter leucencephalopathy in two patients and surgical scar dehiscence with cerebrospinal fluid leak in one patient. CONCLUSION Toxicity of HDMTX plus ICV chemotherapy for elderly patients with PCNSL was manageable and outcome was excellent for patients treated with this protocol.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sabine Seidel
- Department of Neurology,
Knappschaftskrankenhaus, University Hospital Bochum, In der Schornau 23–25,
Bochum, 44892, Germany
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- Department of Neurology,
Knappschaftskrankenhaus, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology,
Knappschaftskrankenhaus, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology,
Knappschaftskrankenhaus, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology,
Knappschaftskrankenhaus, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics and Clinical
Epidemiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology,
Knappschaftskrankenhaus, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Choi YS. Recent advances in the management of primary central nervous system lymphoma. Blood Res 2020; 55:S58-S62. [PMID: 32719178 PMCID: PMC7386887 DOI: 10.5045/br.2020.s010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare subtype of extranodal lymphoma primarily involving the brain, spinal cord, or leptomeninges. PCNSL is associated with a relatively poor prognosis compared to other extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. However, methotrexate-based induction chemotherapy followed by consolidative chemotherapy or high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation has improved the survival outcome, together with reduced neurotoxicity. Recent studies found that aberrant activation of the B-cell receptor-signaling pathway and activation of the NF-κB are frequent genetic alterations and could be good targets for the treatment of PCNSL. Herein, we have reviewed the current status and recent advances in the biology and management of PCNSL.
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- Yoon Seok Choi
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Complete response to therapy: why do primary central nervous system lymphoma patients not return to work? J Neurooncol 2020; 149:171-179. [PMID: 32737735 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03587-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Although primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) represent extremely aggressive brain tumours, high-dose methotrexate in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents has resulted in long-term disease control in a substantial fraction of patients. Advances in treatment efficacy with longer survival resulted in a focus on additional outcome measures such as quality of life (QoL) and neurocognition. Despite recent evidence of return to work as an important aspect of patients' QoL, little is known about occupational reintegration in PCNSL long-term survivors. This study aimed to detect specific characteristics of patients who successfully resumed work after complete response to therapy. METHODS Patients with ongoing complete response to therapy completed a test battery capturing neurocognition, social integration, QoL and psychological burden. Of 25 patients who had been in regular employment before diagnosis only eight returned to work after treatment (32%). RESULTS Patients who resumed work rated important aspects of their QoL and social integration as higher and suffered less from symptoms affecting QoL than patients who did not resume work. Also, the subjective confidence in their ability to work was higher in patients who resumed work, but independent predictors of return to work were not found in logistic regression analyses. CONCLUSION Occupational (re)integration is of clinical relevance in PCNSL patients after complete response to therapy. Due to the small size of our cohort the present results should be considered an exploratory first step. Return to work might be a crucial aspect of QoL and (re)integration into society after cure of PCNSL.
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Pertz M, Popkirov S, Schlegel U, Thoma P. Research on cognitive and sociocognitive functions in patients with brain tumours: a bibliometric analysis and visualization of the scientific landscape. Neurol Sci 2020; 41:1437-1449. [PMID: 32052308 PMCID: PMC8266703 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-020-04276-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many patients with brain tumours exhibit mild to severe (neuro)cognitive impairments at some point during the course of the disease. Social cognition, as an instance of higher-order cognitive functioning, specifically enables initiation and maintenance of appropriate social interactions. For individuals being confronted with the diagnosis of a brain tumour, impairment of social function represents an additional burden, since those patients deeply depend on support and empathy provided by family, friends and caregivers. METHODS The present study explores the scientific landscape on (socio)cognitive functioning in brain tumour patients by conducting a comprehensive bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. The Web of Science Core Collection database was examined to identify relevant documents published between 1945 and 2019. RESULTS A total of 664 English titles on (socio)cognitive functions in patients with brain tumours was retrieved. Automated textual analysis revealed that the data available so far focus on three major topics in brain tumour patients: cognitive functions in general and in paediatric cases, as well as psychological factors and their influence on quality of life. The focus of research has gradually moved from clinical studies with cognitive functions as one of the outcome measures to investigations of interactions between cognitive functions and psychological constructs such as anxiety, depression or fatigue. Medical, neurological and neuropsychological journals, in particular neuro-oncological journals published most of the relevant articles authored by a relatively small network of well interconnected researchers in the field. CONCLUSION The bibliometric analysis highlights the necessity of more research on social cognition in brain tumour patients.
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- Milena Pertz
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, D-44892, Bochum, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, D-44892, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, D-44892, Bochum, Germany
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- Neuropsychological Therapy Centre (NTC)/Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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Gessler F, Bernstock JD, Behmanesh B, Brunnberg U, Harter P, Ye D, Friedman GK, Hansmann ML, Wagner M, Seifert V, Weise L, Marquardt G. The Impact of Early Corticosteroid Pretreatment Before Initiation of Chemotherapy in Patients With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Neurosurgery 2020; 85:264-272. [PMID: 30016483 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The optimal timing of corticosteroid (CS) treatment in patients with primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (PCNSL) remains controversial. While poor clinical presentation may justify early treatment with CS, this may ultimately result in reduced concentrations of chemotherapeutic agents via perturbations in the permeability of the blood-brain barrier. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether early CS exposure is associated with beneficial outcomes and/or reduced occurrence of adverse events as opposed to delayed/concomitant administration. METHODS Herein we performed a retrospective observational analysis using patients that were prospectively entered into a database. All patients whom were admitted to the University Hospital between 2009 and 2015 with newly diagnosed PCNSL were included within our study. RESULTS Our cohort included 50 consecutive patients diagnosed with PCNSL; of these, in 30 patients CS administration was initiated prior to chemotherapy (early), whilst in the remaining 20 patients CS administration was initiated concomitantly with their chemotherapeutic regimen (concomitant). Within the early vs concomitant CS administration groups, no significant differences were observed with regard to progression-free survival (PFS) (P = .81), overall survival (OS) (P = .75), or remission (P = .68; odds ratio 0.76 and confidence interval [95%] 0.22-2.71). Critically, the timing of CS initiation was not associated with either PFS (P = .81) or PFS (P = .75). CONCLUSION Early CS administration was not associated with a deterioration in response to chemotherapy, PFS, or OS. As such, administration of CS prior to initiation of chemotherapy is both reasonable and safe for patients with newly diagnosed PCNSL.
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- Florian Gessler
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Stroke Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health (NINDS/NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Neurology (Edinger-Institute), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Stroke Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health (NINDS/NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Neuro-Oncology Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Dr Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg, Frankfurt, Germany
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Pertz M, Okoniewski A, Schlegel U, Thoma P. Impairment of sociocognitive functions in patients with brain tumours. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019; 108:370-392. [PMID: 31786319 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The ability to decode mental states and to come up with effective solutions for interpersonal problems aids successful initiation and maintenance of social interactions and contributes to participation and mental health. Since these abilities of social cognition are challenged in highly demanding situations, such as diagnosis and treatment of a life-threatening illness, this article reviews the literature on emotion recognition, empathy, Theory of Mind and socially skilled behaviour in brain tumour patients. The data available suggest that patients are affected by a slight but consistent impairment of emotion recognition, empathy and Theory of Mind before and immediately after brain tumour treatment, with the degree of impairment being influenced by tumour histology and localization. Impairments mostly decrease a few months after surgery due to assumed neuroplasticity. Future research may address more complex sociocognitive functions, such as social problem solving, and may investigate to which degree sociocognitive difficulties act as risk factors for poor or failed reintegration into occupational and social life following successful brain tumour treatment.
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- Milena Pertz
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany.
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- Neuropsychological Treatment Centre (NTC)/ Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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- Neuropsychological Treatment Centre (NTC)/ Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Seidel S, Schlegel U. Have treatment protocols for primary CNS lymphoma advanced in the past 10 years. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2019; 19:909-915. [DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1677157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Sabine Seidel
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Bochum, Germany
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Longitudinal cognitive assessment in patients with primary CNS lymphoma treated with induction chemotherapy followed by reduced-dose whole-brain radiotherapy or autologous stem cell transplantation. J Neurooncol 2019; 144:553-562. [PMID: 31377920 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03257-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The standard treatment for primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) involves induction methotrexate-based chemotherapy with or without consolidation whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). As WBRT carries a substantial risk for cognitive impairment, alternative consolidation treatments have been used to reduce neurotoxicity, including reduced-dose WBRT (rdWBRT) or high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant (HDC-ASCT). In this study, we characterized cognitive functions in PCNSL patients achieving long-term remission following rdWBRT or HDC-ASCT. METHODS PCNSL patients completed cognitive evaluations at diagnosis, post-induction chemotherapy, and yearly up to 5 years following rdWBRT or HDC-ASCT. Quality of life (QoL), white matter (WM) disease, and cortical atrophy (CA) on MRI were assessed at similar intervals. RESULTS Performance was impaired on most cognitive tests at diagnosis. Linear mixed model analyses in each group showed statistically significant improvement from baseline up to year 3 in attention/executive functions, graphomotor speed, and memory; however, there was a decline in attention/executive functions and memory after year 3 in both groups. WM abnormalities increased over time in both groups, but more patients treated with rdWBRT developed CA and WM changes. There were no significant longitudinal group differences in cognitive performance or QoL. CONCLUSIONS Results indicated improvement in cognitive function up to 3 years post-treatment, but a decline at later time points and an increase in brain structure abnormalities in both groups. The findings suggest that rdWBRT and HDC-ASCT may be associated with delayed neurotoxicity in progression-free patients and underscore the need for long-term follow-up to characterize cognitive dysfunction in PCNSL patients.
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Seidel S, Korfel A, Kowalski T, Margold M, Ismail F, Schroers R, Baraniskin A, Pels H, Martus P, Schlegel U. HDMTX-based induction therapy followed by consolidation with conventional systemic chemotherapy and intraventricular therapy (modified Bonn protocol) in primary CNS lymphoma: a monocentric retrospective analysis. Neurol Res Pract 2019; 1:17. [PMID: 33324883 PMCID: PMC7650117 DOI: 10.1186/s42466-019-0024-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate outcome and toxicity of High-dose methotrexate (HDMTX)-based induction therapy followed by consolidation with conventional systemic chemotherapy and facultative intraventricular therapy (modified Bonn protocol) in patients with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL). Methods Between 01/2005 and 12/2013 113 patients with newly diagnosed PCNSL presented at our center; 98 of those qualified for HDMTX based chemotherapy, received a modified Bonn protocol and were included in the analysis. The treatment regimen was based on the “Bonn protocol”, but modified by omission of systemic drugs not able to cross the intact blood brain barrier. Intraventricular therapy was postponed until completion of three induction chemotherapy cycles or was replaced by intrathecal liposomal AraC and rituximab was added to induction from 2010 onwards. Results Median patient age was 67 years (range 38–83). Complete response/complete response unconfirmed (CR/CRu) was achieved in 59/98 patients (60%), partial response (PR) in 9/98 patients (9%). Twenty-four patients (23%) had progressive disease (PD), 6 (6%) died on therapy. Median progression-free survival (PFS) for all patients was 11.4 months, median overall survival (OS) 29.1 months. A trend to better outcome for intraventricular therapy versus intrathecal liposomal AraC was found in patients < 65 years (HR 0.53 [0.19–1.47] for OS and 0.46 [0.21–1.02] for PFS. Ommaya reservoir infection occurred in 3/33 patients (9%). Conclusions The data of this single center experience suggest that the outcome with a modified Bonn protocol was comparable to that of the previous regimen, showed fewer Ommaya reservoir infections and may have a trend for better outcome with intraventricular therapy. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s42466-019-0024-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sabine Seidel
- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, In der Schornau 23 - 25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Charité Berlin, University of Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, In der Schornau 23 - 25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, In der Schornau 23 - 25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, In der Schornau 23 - 25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, In der Schornau 23 - 25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, In der Schornau 23 - 25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Straße 86, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Tübingen, Silcherstr. 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University of Bochum, In der Schornau 23 - 25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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Batchelor TT. Primary central nervous system lymphoma: A curable disease. Hematol Oncol 2019; 37 Suppl 1:15-18. [PMID: 31187523 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is confined to the brain, leptomeninges, or the eye and is associated with a relatively poor prognosis compared to other extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. However, methotrexate-based induction chemotherapy followed by consolidative chemotherapy or high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation is associated with improved survival and reduced neurotoxicity. Aberrant activation of B-cell receptor signaling and activation of nuclear factor kappa beta is a frequent genetic alteration and offers opportunities for targeted therapies in this lymphoma subtype.
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- Tracy T Batchelor
- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Is whole-brain radiotherapy still a standard treatment for primary central nervous system lymphomas? Curr Opin Neurol 2019; 31:733-739. [PMID: 30300241 DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000000619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL), optimal therapy remains to be established, and the role of whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is a matter of debate. With radiation alone, transient responses and clinical improvement are frequent, but long-term disease control is exceptional. WBRT has been considered possible consolidation therapy after high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX)-based initial chemotherapy. This strategy has been questioned due to a high risk of delayed neurotoxicity after combined treatment. This review analyses the current role of WBRT in PCNSL. RECENT FINDINGS Neither in retrospective analyses nor in randomized trials, an overall survival benefit with WBRT in addition to HDMTX-based initial chemotherapy could be found. On the other hand, a recent randomized trial did not show superiority of consolidation with high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation to consolidation WBRT after initial HDMTX-based polychemotherapy. This finding, however, is probably due to an intense initial therapy and to a small number of patients having reached consolidation and randomization to WBRT vs. high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation. SUMMARY The current role of WBRT in PCNSL is confined to patients who cannot tolerate chemotherapy or have failed it. WBRT should not routinely be used for consolidation of HDMTX-based chemotherapy due to lack of evidence of efficacy as additional treatment and due to a high risk of neurotoxicity.
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van der Meulen M, Dirven L, Habets EJJ, van den Bent MJ, Taphoorn MJB, Bromberg JEC. Cognitive functioning and health-related quality of life in patients with newly diagnosed primary CNS lymphoma: a systematic review. Lancet Oncol 2019; 19:e407-e418. [PMID: 30102235 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(18)30356-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Incidence of primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is increasing, while prognosis is improving as treatments advance. However, declined cognitive functioning remains a major challenge in the treatment of PCNSL. This cognitive decline, in conjunction with other symptoms caused by the disease or its treatment, or both, can compromise health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The aim of this Review was to give a comprehensive overview on cognitive functioning and HRQOL for patients with PCNSL, including an evaluation of patient-related and treatment-related factors that can influence cognitive functioning and HRQOL. We reviewed the literature for studies on cognitive functioning and HRQOL in newly diagnosed adult patients with PCNSL using MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane, PsycINFO, CINAHL EBSCO, and Google Scholar, up to Jan 4, 2018. Articles were selected using predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria; 42 articles were eligible for inclusion. Findings show that the tumour itself has a great effect on cognitive functioning and HRQOL. Initially, induction chemotherapy results in improvement of cognition and HRQOL in most patients. In the long-term, the addition of whole-brain radiotherapy has a negative effect on cognitive functioning, but the magnitude of this effect is not always clinically relevant. HRQOL scores were worse compared with controls, and worse after combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy when compared with chemotherapy only, particularly in the long term. Therefore, combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy seems to have a negative effect on HRQOL and cognition in patients with PCNSL. Although prolonged progression-free survival is achieved with combined treatment, information on its effect on cognition and HRQOL should be included in clinical decision-making.
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- Matthijs van der Meulen
- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Brain Tumor Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, Netherlands; Department of Medical Psychology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, Netherlands
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Brain Tumor Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, Netherlands
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Brain Tumor Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Siegal T, Bairey O. Primary CNS Lymphoma in the Elderly: The Challenge. Acta Haematol 2019; 141:138-145. [PMID: 30783026 DOI: 10.1159/000495284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is an aggressive brain tumor sensitive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Its incidence has increased in the elderly, and they account for the majority of patients. The median survival of patients older than 70 years did not change over the last 40 years and remained in the range of 6-7 months. The definition of elderly is nonuniform, and chronological age is not the best marker of treatment tolerability or a predictor of treatment-related toxicity. Some patients who are fit can tolerate induction, consolidation, and even high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation, whereas others who have multiple comorbidities with reduced renal and bone marrow function can tolerate only intermediate doses of methotrexate. The latter may benefit from maintenance treatment. The "elderly" are also susceptible to the accelerated and detrimental cognitive side effects of whole-brain irradiation which is an alternative consolidation to high-dose chemotherapy. The optimal treatment remains an unresolved matter. A comprehensive comorbidity and geriatric assessment is imperative for appraisal of treatment-induced risks for CNS and systemic toxicity. An individualized approach is required aiming to prolong survival while minimizing toxicity. Future studies should assess the potential of new agents for improving outcome and maintaining quality of life.
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- Tali Siegal
- Neuro-Oncology Center, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel,
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Ghannam M, Mansour S, Jumah F, Berry B, Beard A. Cerebellar large B-cell lymphoma: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2018; 12:341. [PMID: 30446015 PMCID: PMC6240289 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-018-1880-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a rare, malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma that can arise in the brain, spinal cord, eye, leptomeninges, or cranial nerves. Primary central nervous system lymphoma is rare, accounting for 2–6% of all primary brain neoplasms and 1–2% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and it usually presents as a solitary lesion. Cerebellar involvement is present in only 9% of cases. We present an unusual case of primary central nervous system lymphoma presenting as multiple lesions in the cerebellum in an immunocompetent host. Case presentation A 71-year-old Caucasian man presented to our hospital with acute onset of dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and gait imbalance. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed three intensely enhancing masses in the right cerebellar hemisphere. Whole-body positron emission tomography and computed tomography failed to demonstrate a primary tumor of origin outside the central nervous system. The patient underwent right suboccipital craniotomy with partial resection of the visible tumor from the right cerebellum. Histopathology revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, non-germinal center type. Conclusions Primary central nervous system lymphoma is rare, even more so in the cerebellum. However, the overall incidence of primary central nervous system lymphoma is rising in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. The highly aggressive nature of primary central nervous system lymphoma necessitates timely diagnosis and intervention. In this report, we review the available literature for a better understanding of the pathophysiology and management of primary central nervous system lymphoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a patient with primary central nervous system lymphoma presenting with multiple masses in the cerebellum.
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- Malik Ghannam
- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- An-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
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- An-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Section of Hospital Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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von Baumgarten L, Illerhaus G, Korfel A, Schlegel U, Deckert M, Dreyling M. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary CNS Lymphoma. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2018; 115:419-426. [PMID: 29999484 PMCID: PMC6056710 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a diffuse large B-celllymphoma with exclusive manifestation in the central nervous system (CNS), leptomeninges, and eyes. Its incidence is 0.5 per 100 000 persons per year.Currently, no evidence-based standard of care exists. METHODS This review is based on pertinent publications (2000-2017) retrieved by aselective search in PubMed. RESULTS The clinical and neuroradiological presentation of primary CNS lymphoma isoften nonspecific, and histopathological confirmation is obligatory. The disease, if left un- treated, leads to death within weeks or months. If the patient's general condition permits, treatment should consist of a high-dose chemotherapy based on methotrexate (HD- MTX) combined with rituximab and other cytostatic drugs that penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Long-term survival can be achieved in patients under age 70 by adding non- myeloablative consolidation chemotherapy or high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (HD-AST) to the induction therapy. Clinical trials comparing the efficacy and toxicity of these two treatment strategies are currently underway. Con- solidation whole-brain radiotherapy is associated with the risk of severe neurotoxicity and should be reserved for patients who do not qualify for systemic treatment. Some 30% of patients are refractory to primary treatment, and at least 50% relapse. In patients who are still in good general condition, relapse can be managed with HD-AST. Re- exposure to conventional HD-MTX-based polychemotherapy is another option, if the initial response was durable. The 5-year survival rate of all treated patients is 31%,according to registry data. CONCLUSION Current recommendations for the treatment of primary CNS lymphomaare based on only a small number of prospective clinical trials. Patients with this disease should be treated by interdisciplinary teams in experienced centers, andpreferably as part of a controlled trial.
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Stuttgart Cancer Center/Tumor Center Eva-Mayr-Stih, Klinikum Stuttgart
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- Medical Department, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU)
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Liu DL, Zheng ZJ. Survival in B-cell primary ocular lymphoma 1997-2014: a population-based study. J Investig Med 2018; 66:1133-1140. [PMID: 29895584 PMCID: PMC6288687 DOI: 10.1136/jim-2018-000758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This study sought to explore the prognostic factors in a large retrospective cohort of patients with B-cell primary ocular lymphoma (POL) from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. There were 2778 patients with B-cell POL whose complete clinical information was listed in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database between 1997 and 2014. The epidemiology, therapeutic measures, and clinical characteristics were listed as descriptive statistics. Survival analysis was conducted by univariate and multivariable Cox regression models. Multivariate analysis identified age, lymphoma subtype, primary lesion, and radiation status as independent prognostic factors. For indolent lymphoma, radical treatment, especially intravenous chemotherapy, should be avoided. For invasive lymphoma, chemotherapy combined with full orbital irradiation is recommended. Radiotherapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy is superior to chemotherapy alone. These differences were statistically significant (p<0.05). Radiation brings benefits, with tolerable neurotoxicity, to patients with invasive B-cell POL. Radical tumor treatment may not be needed for patients with indolent B-cell POL.
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- Deliang L Liu
- Department of Hematology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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Citterio G, Calimeri T, Ferreri AJM. Challenges and prospects in the diagnosis and treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma. Expert Rev Neurother 2018; 18:379-393. [PMID: 29633883 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2018.1462700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Introduction: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) retains peculiar biological and clinical characteristics and a worse prognosis with respect to other comparable lymphomas. The need for high doses of chemotherapy to achieve valid drug concentrations in cerebral tissues and/or radiotherapy results in severe treatment-related toxicities, mainly neurologic, which are frequently as disabling as the disease itself.Areas covered: Several emerging combined therapies are addressed that focus on treating PCNSL. The prognosis has improved in the last years but several questions remain unanswered and the research of more effective therapies goes on. Information and data were obtained from direct authors' experience and a PubMed search of recent peer-reviewed original articles, review articles, and clinical guidelines.Expert commentary: The substantial progress observed in PCNSL has to be ascribed to a carefully combination of standard chemotherapeutic drugs. High-dose methotrexate-based polychemotherapy followed by mainteinance therapy offers one of the best chances to control the disease. Major issues that deserve many efforts by researchers are the definition of optimal consolidation treatment and a shared management of specific conditions such as elderly population and intra-ocular localization.
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- Giovanni Citterio
- Department of Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Unit of Lymphoid Malignancies, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Unit of Lymphoid Malignancies, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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Koh M, Hayakawa Y, Akai T, Hayashi T, Tomita T, Nagai S, Kuroda S. Novel biomarker, phosphorylated T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (p-TOPK) can predict outcome in primary central nervous system lymphoma. Neuropathology 2018; 38:228-236. [PMID: 29575092 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study aimed to assess whether T-lymphokine-activated killer cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) can be a potent novel biomarker to predict the outcome in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). This study enrolled 20 patients who were histologically diagnosed as having diffuse large B-cell type PCNSL between 2005 and 2015. Using surgical specimens, the expression of TOPK and phosphorylated TOPK (p-TOPK) was analyzed on immunohistochemistry. Clinical features such as age, sex, Karnofsky performance status (KPS), ocular involvement, deep brain structure involvement, the number of lesions, chemotherapy and radiation therapy were also collected. Impacts of TOPK/p-TOPK expression on their progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were examined with multivariate analysis. Median PFS/OS were 24.2 and 39.0 months, respectively. On immunostaining, the mean percentage of TOPK-positive cells was 35.5 ± 20.8%, and the mean number of p-TOPK-positive cells was 13.7 ± 15.7 cells/mm2 . The higher expression of p-TOPK was significantly related to multiple lesions (P = 0.003). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that only the higher expression of p-TOPK was an independent predictor to shorten both PFS (P = 0.029; hazard ratio (HR), 5.5; 95% confidential interval (CI), 1.2-25.3) and OS (P = 0.014; HR, 7.7; 95% CI, 1.5-41.3). These findings strongly suggest that p-TOPK may be a potent biomarker to determine the outcome of patients with PCNSL and to develop novel drugs to treat PCNSL.
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- Masaki Koh
- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Citterio G, Reni M, Gatta G, Ferreri AJM. Primary central nervous system lymphoma. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2017; 113:97-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2017.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Herrlinger U, Schäfer N, Fimmers R, Griesinger F, Rauch M, Kirchen H, Roth P, Glas M, Bamberg M, Martus P, Thiel E, Korfel A, Weller M. Early whole brain radiotherapy in primary CNS lymphoma: negative impact on quality of life in the randomized G-PCNSL-SG1 trial. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2017; 143:1815-1821. [PMID: 28434043 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-017-2423-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE In the randomized G-PCNSL-SG-1 trial, the addition of whole brain radiotherapy (45 Gy) to high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX)-based chemotherapy (early WBRT arm) did not prolong overall survival (OS) as compared to HD-MTX-based chemotherapy alone (no early WBRT arm) in primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) patients. To determine whether WBRT might lead to quality of life (QoL)-relevant late neurotoxicity, this trial prospectively monitored QoL. METHODS QoL measurements were performed using the EORTC-QLQ-C30 and BN20 questionnaires and combined with repeated Mini Mental State Examinations (MMSE). Exploratory data analysis included the 318 patients in the per-protocol population. RESULTS In year 2 after randomization, cognitive functioning and global health status were reduced in the early WBRT arm as compared to the no early WBRT arm (p = 0.004 and p = 0.022, respectively). Also, fatigue (p = 0.037), appetite loss (p = 0.006) and hair loss (p = 0.002) were more intense in the early WBRT arm. MMSE testing revealed lower values (p = 0.002) in the early WBRT arm. A mixed model analysis of longitudinal data additionally showed differences favoring the no early WBRT arm in 15 of 26 dimensions of QoL. CONCLUSIONS The analysis of subjective QoL questionnaires and objective MMSE testing revealed that QoL and cognition were conserved in the arm without early WBRT. Thus, even though it was an exploratory analysis, the results of G-PCNSL-SG1 challenge the place of WBRT in the primary therapy of PCNSL.
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- Ulrich Herrlinger
- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany. .,Department of General Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Geissweg 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Pius Hospital Oldenburg, Georgstraße 12, 26121, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Protestant Hospital Bielefeld, Burgsteig 13, 33617, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier, Nordallee 1, 54292, Trier, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany.,Division of Clinical Neueroncology, Department of Neurology, University of Essen Medical Center, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Geissweg 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biostatistics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Geissweg 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Charité Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Charité Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Geissweg 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma: essential points in diagnosis and management. Med Oncol 2017; 34:61. [PMID: 28315229 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-017-0920-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an extra-nodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. PCNSL is defined as lymphoma involving the brain, leptomeninges, eyes, or spinal cord without evidence of lymphoma outside the CNS. Treatment includes induction with chemotherapy and consolidation with whole-brain radiotherapy or high-dose chemotherapy supported by autologous stem cell transplantation. High-dose methotrexate is the most important drug in cases with PCNSL, and this drug will be used in combination with small molecules, BTK inhibitors, new monoclonal antibodies, and checkpoint blockers.
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Batchelor TT. Primary central nervous system lymphoma. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2016; 2016:379-385. [PMID: 27913504 PMCID: PMC6142465 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2016.1.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) confined to the brain, leptomeninges, eyes, or spinal cord. The majority of PCNSL cases occur in the immunocompetent host, the focus of this review. The prognosis of PCNSL is inferior to that of other NHL subtypes including other organ-specific subtypes of extranodal NHL. The 5- and 10-year survival proportions for PCNSL are 29.3% and 21.6%, respectively. The diagnosis and management of PCNSL differs from that of other primary brain cancers and NHL in other parts of the body.
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- Tracy T Batchelor
- Departments of Neurology and Radiation Oncology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Williams AM, Zent CS, Janelsins MC. What is known and unknown about chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment in patients with haematological malignancies and areas of needed research. Br J Haematol 2016; 174:835-46. [PMID: 27391367 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) is an important clinical problem for cancer patients and survivors. In this review, we summarize studies investigating the occurrence of impaired cognition in patients with haematological malignancies. Most published studies focus on survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and primary central nervous system lymphoma. We also discuss studies conducted in acute myeloid leukaemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myeloid leukaemia, Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), non-HL and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Although research in this area is still emerging, it appears that a subset of chemotherapy-treated haematological malignancy survivors experience CRCI. Future research should focus on expanding the literature reviewed here with larger studies appropriately powered to assess cognition via objective and subjective measures in a longitudinal fashion to tease apart the impact of disease and the various forms of cancer treatment.
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- Annalynn M Williams
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Surgery, Cancer Control, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Cohen EIJ. Intraventricular methotrexate in addition to intravenous high dose methotrexate with folinic acid rescue: is it worth the bother? Eur J Cancer 2016; 56:179-180. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Batchelor TT, Thye LS, Habermann TM. Current Management Concepts: Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma, Natural Killer T-Cell Lymphoma Nasal Type, and Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2016; 35:e354-e366. [PMID: 27249742 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_159030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma, natural killer T-cell lymphoma nasal type, and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder are uncommon and complex lymphoproliferative disorders. These disorders present with different risk factors, have complex tumor characteristics, and require unique therapeutic interventions. These diseases require a multidisciplinary complex team approach. This article will update current management approaches and concepts.
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- Tracy T Batchelor
- From the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Neurology and Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Neurology and Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Neurology and Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Pompe RS, von Bueren AO, Mynarek M, von Hoff K, Friedrich C, Kwiecien R, Treulieb W, Lindow C, Deinlein F, Fleischhack G, Kuehl J, Rutkowski S. Intraventricular methotrexate as part of primary therapy for children with infant and/or metastatic medulloblastoma: Feasibility, acute toxicity and evidence for efficacy. Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:2634-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Siasios I, Fotiadou A, Fotakopoulos G, Ioannou M, Anagnostopoulos V, Fountas K. Primary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of Central Nervous System: Is Still Surgery an Unorthodox Treatment? J Clin Med Res 2015; 7:1007-12. [PMID: 26566417 PMCID: PMC4625808 DOI: 10.14740/jocmr2376w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is characterized as an extra-nodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma which develops from the neuraxis. The purpose was to report a case of a patient with a supra-tentorial tumor who underwent subtotal resection of his tumor as his biopsy was not indicative of a PCNSL tumor and had uneventful recovery until his last follow-up. A 42-year-old man was admitted to our department for generalized epileptic seizures. CT and MRI examinations revealed a tumor in his right parietal-occipital lobe that was surrounded by edema and was enhancing after gadolinium administration. The patient underwent a navigation-assisted parieto-occipital craniotomy and posterior parietal transcortical approach for tumor biopsy which was not indicative of PCNSL tumor. The surgical team decided to remove the tumor on site. Histological analysis of the resected specimen showed primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy was applied to the patient, and at his last follow-up (16 months), he is tumor free. In our case as in several other studies during the last decade, the outcome after the surgical resection of a PCNSL tumor in combination to radiation and chemotherapy was unexpectedly good. The role of surgery probably should be reconsidered for single lesion PCNSL tumors.
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- Ioannis Siasios
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo 1, Larissa 41110, Greece
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo 1, Larissa 41110, Greece
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo 1, Larissa 41110, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo 1, Larissa 41110, Greece
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo 1, Larissa 41110, Greece
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Citterio G, Reni M, Ferreri AJM. Present and future treatment options for primary CNS lymphoma. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2015; 16:2569-79. [DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2015.1088828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Baraniskin A, Zaslavska E, Nöpel-Dünnebacke S, Ahle G, Seidel S, Schlegel U, Schmiegel W, Hahn S, Schroers R. Circulating U2 small nuclear RNA fragments as a novel diagnostic biomarker for primary central nervous system lymphoma. Neuro Oncol 2015; 18:361-7. [PMID: 26250566 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSLs) are highly aggressive tumors. Chemotherapy has improved prognosis significantly; however, early diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment. Presently, the diagnosis of PCNSL depends on histopathology of tumor biopsies. We have previously demonstrated differential expression of microRNAs in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with PCNSL. Based on promising findings about circulating U2 small nuclear RNA fragments (RNU2-1f) as novel blood-based biomarkers for pancreatic, colorectal, and lung cancer, we investigated RNU2-1f in the CSF of PCNSL patients. METHODS CSF was collected from patients with PCNSL (n = 72) and control patients with various neurologic disorders (n = 47). Sequential CSF samples were collected from 9 PCNSL patients. RNU2-1f levels were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Measurement of RNU2-1f levels in CSF enabled the differentiation of patients with PCNSL from controls with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.909 with a sensitivity of 68.1% and a specificity of 91.4%. The diagnostic accuracy was further improved by combined determination of RNU2-1f and miR-21, resulting in AUC of 0.987 with a sensitivity of 91.7% and a specificity of 95.7%. In consecutive measurements of RNU2-1f, which were performed in 9 patients at different stages of the disease course, RNU2-1f CSF levels paralleled the course of the disease. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that the measurement of RNU2-1f detected in CSF can be used as a diagnostic marker and also as a possible marker for treatment monitoring. These promising results need to be evaluated within a larger patient cohort.
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- Alexander Baraniskin
- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., E.Z., S.N.-D., W.S., R.S.); Center of Clinical Research, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.B., S.N.-D., S.H.); Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany (S.S., U.S.); Department of Neurology, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France (G.A.)
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Diagnostic delay and prognosis in primary central nervous system lymphoma compared with glioblastoma multiforme. Neurol Sci 2015; 37:23-29. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-015-2353-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Batchelor TT, Chen YB, Rapalino O, Cobos I. CASE RECORDS of the MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Case 23-2015. A 51-Year-Old Woman with Headache, Cognitive Impairment, and Weakness. N Engl J Med 2015. [PMID: 26200983 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1406415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hoang-Xuan K, Bessell E, Bromberg J, Hottinger AF, Preusser M, Rudà R, Schlegel U, Siegal T, Soussain C, Abacioglu U, Cassoux N, Deckert M, Dirven CMF, Ferreri AJM, Graus F, Henriksson R, Herrlinger U, Taphoorn M, Soffietti R, Weller M. Diagnosis and treatment of primary CNS lymphoma in immunocompetent patients: guidelines from the European Association for Neuro-Oncology. Lancet Oncol 2015; 16:e322-32. [DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(15)00076-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Revised: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Korfel A, Schlegel U. [Primary CNS lymphoma. Progress in the diagnostics and therapy]. DER NERVENARZT 2015; 86:710-2, 714-5. [PMID: 26013534 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-014-4227-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Some important knowledge has recently been gained on primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) despite its rarity. GOAL This article summarizes the most relevant progress in the diagnostics and therapy of PCNSL and discusses future directions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Reference articles in the English language literature were studied with respect to future approaches in PCNSL. RESULTS New diagnostic methods in cerebrospinal fluid have been developed to facilitate lymphoma diagnosis; however, their value still has to be validated. A better immunohistological and molecular characterization of PCNSL will probably result in identification of new therapeutic targets. The only phase III trial for PCNSL completed so far did not demonstrate a survival advantage with whole brain irradiation after high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX)-based chemotherapy as compared to chemotherapy alone. The optimal primary chemotherapy has not yet been established due to a lack of results from randomized trials. Non-comparative studies suggest a superiority of combined polychemotherapy over HDMTX monotherapy. Future therapeutic developments are directed towards consolidation of HDMTX-based induction chemotherapy with noncross-resistant conventional chemotherapy or high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation. An important goal of all therapies for PCNSL is to avoid delayed neurotoxicity. DISCUSSION Further improvement of diagnostics and well-designed comparative studies, including new drugs when possible are still needed to define the optimal management of this still frequently prognostically unfavorable disease.
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- A Korfel
- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Hämatologie, Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin, Deutschland,
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Kasenda B, Schorb E, Fritsch K, Finke J, Illerhaus G. Prognosis after high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation as first-line treatment in primary CNS lymphoma—a long-term follow-up study. Ann Oncol 2015; 26:608-11. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Pulczynski EJ, Kuittinen O, Erlanson M, Hagberg H, Fosså A, Eriksson M, Nordstrøm M, Østenstad B, Fluge Ø, Leppä S, Fiirgaard B, Bersvendsen H, Fagerli UM. Successful change of treatment strategy in elderly patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma by de-escalating induction and introducing temozolomide maintenance: results from a phase II study by the Nordic Lymphoma Group. Haematologica 2014; 100:534-40. [PMID: 25480497 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.108472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The Nordic Lymphoma Group has conducted a phase ll trial in newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma patients applying an age-adjusted multi-agent immunochemotherapy regimen, which in elderly patients included temozolomide maintenance treatment. Patients aged 18-75 years were eligible. Thirty-nine patients aged 18-65 years and 27 patients aged 66-75 years were enrolled. The median age of the two age groups was 55 and 70 years, respectively. The overall response rate was 73.8% for the entire cohort: 69.9% in the younger and 80.8% in the elderly subgroup. With a median follow up of 22 months, the 2-year overall survival probability was 60.7% in patients aged 65 years or under and 55.6% in patients aged over 65 years (P=0.40). The estimated progression-free survival at two years was 33.1% (95%CI: 19.1%-47.9%) in patients aged under 65 years and 44.4% (95%CI: 25.6%-61.8%) in the elderly subgroup (P=0.74). Median duration of response was ten months in the younger subgroup, and not reached in the elderly patient subgroup (P=0.33). Four patients aged 64-75 years (6%) died from treatment-related complications. Survival in the two age groups was similar despite a de-escalation of induction treatment in patients aged over 65 years. Duration of response in elderly patients receiving maintenance temozolomide was longer than in the younger age subgroup. While toxicity during induction is still of concern, especially in the elderly patients, we conclude from these data that de-escalation of induction therapy in elderly primary central nervous system lymphoma patients followed by maintenance treatment seems to be a promising treatment strategy. (clinicaltrials.gov identifier:01458730).
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- Department Radiotherapy and Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, Finland
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- Department Oncology, Norrlands University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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- Norwegian Department of Oncology, Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Center of Haematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department Of Oncology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, MR Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, St. Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
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Kaiser J, Bledowski C, Dietrich J. Neural correlates of chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment. Cortex 2014; 54:33-50. [PMID: 24632463 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cancer survivors frequently experience cognitive deficits following chemotherapy. The most commonly affected functions include memory, attention and executive control. The present paper reviews animal research and clinical studies including event-related potential (ERP) and neuroimaging investigations of chemotherapy-related changes of brain structure and function. In rodents, chemotherapeutic substances have been shown to damage neural precursor cells and white matter tracts and are associated with impairments of learning and memory. Structural and functional changes associated with chemotherapy have also been observed in humans. Structural imaging has revealed gray and white matter volume reductions and altered white matter microstructure. Functional studies using either ERPs or hemodynamic imaging have shown that chemotherapy alters the activation patterns of cortical networks involved in higher cognitive functions. Collectively, these findings support the existence of the "chemobrain" phenomenon beyond the patients' subjective reports. However, the rather small number of studies and methodological limitations of some of the pioneering investigations call for further research of high methodological quality, including larger numbers of subjects with appropriate controls to delineate the temporal and spatial pattern of chemotherapy-associated central nervous system (CNS) toxicity. Brain activation studies in humans might systematically vary task difficulty levels to distinguish between compensatory hyper-activations on the one hand and deficient recruitment of resources on the other hand. Integrative functions could be tested by connectivity analyses using both electrophysiological and hemodynamic measures. The ultimate goal should be the development of cognitive-behavioral and pharmacological interventions to reduce the cognitive side effects of the medically indispensable but neurotoxic chemotherapeutic treatments.
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- Institute of Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Cancer Center and Center for Regenerative Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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