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La Rocca M, Leonardi BF, Lo Greco MC, Marano G, Finocchiaro I, Iudica A, Milazzotto R, Liardo RLE, La Monaca VA, Salamone V, Basile A, Foti PV, Palmucci S, David E, Parisi S, Pontoriero A, Pergolizzi S, Spatola C. Radiotherapy of Orbital and Ocular Adnexa Lymphoma: Literature Review and University of Catania Experience. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5782. [PMID: 38136328 PMCID: PMC10741683 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15245782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Orbital and ocular adnexa lymphomas are rare neoplasms confined to the orbital region. The prognosis is generally favorable, with a high proportion of localized disease, indolent clinical course, prolonged disease-free intervals, and low lymphoma-related mortality rate. We report our experience on eleven patients with confirmed histological diagnosis of lymphoma stage IE-IIE, treated between 2010 and 2021 with radiotherapy alone or in association with chemotherapy or immunotherapy. Eight patients were treated with primary radiotherapy only, while three received previous systemic treatments. Six patients were treated with Proton beam therapy (PBT), and five with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). The five-year local control rate was 98%; only one patient developed an out-of-field recurrence. We also conducted a comprehensive literature review using electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library). Articles were selected based on their pertinence to treatment of the ocular and adnexal lymphoma focusing on radiotherapy techniques (electron beam radiotherapy, photon beam radiotherapy, or proton beam radiotherapy), treatment total dose, fractionation schedule, early and late radio-induced toxicities, and patient's clinical outcome. Radiotherapy is an effective treatment option for orbital lymphoma, especially as standard treatment in the early stage of orbital lymphoma, with excellent local control rate and low rates of toxicity.
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- Madalina La Rocca
- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (R.M.); (R.L.E.L.); (V.A.L.M.); (V.S.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (R.M.); (R.L.E.L.); (V.A.L.M.); (V.S.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (R.M.); (R.L.E.L.); (V.A.L.M.); (V.S.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (R.M.); (R.L.E.L.); (V.A.L.M.); (V.S.)
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University Hospital Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.B.); (P.V.F.); (S.P.)
- Radiology I Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University Hospital Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.B.); (P.V.F.); (S.P.)
- Radiology I Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University Hospital Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.B.); (P.V.F.); (S.P.)
- Radiology I Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Radiology I Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy; (B.F.L.); (M.C.L.G.); (G.M.); (I.F.); (A.I.); (S.P.); (A.P.); (S.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (R.M.); (R.L.E.L.); (V.A.L.M.); (V.S.)
- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University Hospital Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.B.); (P.V.F.); (S.P.)
- Radiology I Unit, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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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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Younan N, Soussain C, Choquet S, Cassoux N, Touitou V, Schmitt A, Chinot O, Oberic L, Damaj G, Houot R, Ghesquières H, Laribi K, Ahle G, Taillandier L, Paillassa J, Gyan E, Jardin F, Delwail V, Marolleau JP, Tempescul A, Agapé P, Bourniquel M, Vacheret F, Jdid I, Le Garff-Tavernier M, Malaise D, Alentorn A, Xuan KH, Houillier C. Isolated intraocular relapses of primary cerebral lymphomas: An LOC network study. Hematol Oncol 2022; 40:976-986. [PMID: 35789106 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Most relapses of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) occur in the brain and are associated with a poor prognosis. Isolated intraocular relapses (IIORs) are rare and poorly described. We retrospectively selected from the French Lymphome Oculo-Cérébral database PCNSL patients who initially presented with cerebral localization and who experienced IIOR during the course of the disease. Of the 1472 patients included in the database, 55 patients presented an IIOR. Their median age was 68 years, and median Karnofsky Performance Status 80. IL-10 levels in the aqueous humor and/or in the vitreous were increased in 42/46 patients. 45/55 patients received systemic chemotherapy, and 11/55 received high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (HCT-ASCT) as consolidation treatment. After a median follow-up of 69 months, 42/55 patients had relapsed, including 90% of the patients who did not receive HCT-ASCT at IIOR and 40% of the patients who received HCT-ASCT at IIOR (p < 0.001). The first relapse after the initial IIOR was exclusively in the eye in 23/42 patients, and 29/42 patients had a subsequent brain relapse during the course of the disease. The median progression-free survival, brain-free survival and overall survival from IIOR were 12.2, 48.6 and 57.1 months, respectively. Isolated intraocular relapse is not exceptional in the course of PCNSL and deserves systematic ophthalmological follow-up. Its prognosis is much better than the prognosis of brain relapse, with an evolution close to that of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma. With the exception of patients who received HCT-ASCT at IIOR, almost all patients subsequently relapsed, often with other IIORs.
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- Nadia Younan
- Neurology, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Sorbonne Université, IHU, ICM, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Hematology, Institut Curie, Site Saint-Cloud, INSERM U932, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Hematology, APHP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Ophthalmology, Institut Curie, Site Paris, Université Paris V Descartes et PSL (Paris Science et Lettre), Paris, France
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- Ophthalmology, APHP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Neuro-oncology, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
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- Hematology, Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopôle, Toulouse, France
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- Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, Université de Caen-Normandie, Caen, France
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- Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Université de Rennes, INSERM U1236, Rennes, France
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- Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Hematology, Centre Hospitalier du Mans, Le Mans, France
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- Neurology, Hôpital Pasteur - Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France
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- Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques INSERM U1517, Tours, France
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- Hematology, CHU de Poitiers, INSERM, CIC 1402, Centre d'Investigation Clinique, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, Brest, France
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- Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Saint Herblain, France
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- Ophthalmology, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte Anne, Toulon, France
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- Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Service d'hématologie biologique, APHP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Ophthalmology, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Translationnelle en Oncologie, Institut Curie, Paris, France.,PSL University, Inserm U1288, Orsay, France
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- Neurology, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Sorbonne Université, IHU, ICM, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Neurology, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Sorbonne Université, IHU, ICM, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Neurology, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Sorbonne Université, IHU, ICM, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Eze C, Friedrich I, Hadi I, Schmidt-Hegemann NS, Hartoyo SN, Trauth R, Reitz D, Manapov F, Siefert A, Dreyling M, Belka C, Li M. Primary radiation therapy in stage I/II indolent orbital lymphoma - a comprehensive retrospective recurrence and toxicity analysis. Eur J Haematol 2022; 109:21-30. [PMID: 35276022 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE OR OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive recurrence and toxicity analysis of patients treated with radiotherapy alone for stage I/II (Ann-Arbor classification) indolent orbital lymphoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of 46 patients (and 51 orbits) treated at our centre with radiotherapy between 1995 and 2012 for biopsy-proven stage I/IIE primary orbital lymphomas. We evaluated treatment response and performed a comprehensive toxicity analysis with correlation to delivered radiation dose. RESULTS At diagnosis, the median age was 63.5 years (range: 20-92). At initial diagnosis 43 and 3 patients had unilateral, synchronous bilateral involvement while there were 2 cases of contralateral metachronous failure. The predominant histological subtype was extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue in 42 (91.3%), follicular in 1 (2.2%), lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma in 1 (2.2%) and other indolent histology in 2 (4.3%) patients. Most lymphomas were located in the conjunctiva (18/35.3%) or eyelids (18/35.3%). Thirty-eight (82.6%) patients presented with stage I while 8/46 (17.4%) with stage II disease. The median radiation dose was 39.6 Gy (range: 21.6-48.6 Gy) delivered in 1.8-2 Gy single fractions. At a median follow-up of 83 months (range: 7-258 months), the complete remission rate was 98%. A local relapse was observed in 2/51 (3.9%) orbits and 4/46 (8.7%) patients had systemic relapse. The 5- and 10-year PFS rates were 79.2% (95% CI: 73.0%-85.4%) and 67.6% (95% CI: 59.4%-75.8%); 5- and 10-year OS was 83.6% (95% CI: 77.9%-89.3%) and 76.5% (95% CI: 69.4%-83.6%), respectively. In total, 66 acute toxicity events (all-grade) were observed: 5/51 (9.8%) ≥G2 acute conjunctivitis, 2/51 (3.9%) cases of G2 acute keratitis, 1/51 (2%) cases of ≥G2 ophthalmagia and 12/51 (23.5%) cases of ≥G2 xerophthalmia. Furthermore, 45 chronic adverse events were observed in 34/51 (66.7%) irradiated orbits with 30 late adverse events attributed to cataract. CONCLUSION Our analysis confirms the role of radiotherapy alone at lower doses in the treatment of indolent orbital lymphomas. Further research is required to assess the efficacy of ultra-low-dose radiotherapy and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies to further mitigate long-term sequelae.
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- Chukwuka Eze
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Strahlentherapie Radiologie München, München, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Raval V, Binkley E, Aronow ME, Valenzuela J, Peereboom DM, Wei W, Srivastava S, Davanzo J, Boldt HC, McGarrey MP, Papaliodis GN, Sobrin L, Kim IK, Vavvas DG, Eliott D, Nayak L, Dodds E, Marco del Pont F, Singh AD. Primary central nervous system lymphoma: Inter‐compartmental progression. EJHAEM 2022; 3:362-370. [PMID: 35846050 PMCID: PMC9175875 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Vishal Raval
- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Retina and Ophthalmic Oncology Consultores Oftalmológicos Buenos Aires Argentina
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- The Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro‐Oncology Center Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Center for Neuro‐Oncology Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Retina and Ophthalmic Oncology Consultores Oftalmológicos Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USA
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Takase H, Arai A, Iwasaki Y, Imai A, Nagao T, Kawagishi M, Ishida T, Mochizuki M. Challenges in the diagnosis and management of vitreoretinal lymphoma – Clinical and basic approaches. Prog Retin Eye Res 2022; 90:101053. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2022.101053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Is There an Indication for First Line Radiotherapy in Primary CNS Lymphoma? Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13112580. [PMID: 34070309 PMCID: PMC8197540 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13112580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Primary CNS Lymphoma is a rare and severe but potentially curable disease. In the last thirty years treatment has changed significantly. Survival times increased due to high-dose methotrexate-based chemotherapy. With intensive regimens involving autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), 4-year survival rates of more than 80% can be reached. However, this treatment regimen is not feasible in all patients, and is associated with some mortality. Methods: In this review, current evidence regarding the efficacy and toxicity of radiotherapy in PCNSL shall be summarized and discussed mainly based on data of controlled trials. Results: Being the first feasible treatment whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) was initially used alone, and later as a consolidating treatment after high-dose methotrexate-based chemotherapy. More recently, concerns regarding activity and neurotoxicity of standard dose WBRT limited its use. On the contrary, latest evidence of some phase II trials suggests efficacy of consolidating WBRT is comparable to ASCT. After complete remission reduced dose WBRT appears as a feasible concept with decreased neurotoxicity. Evidence for use of local stereotactic radiotherapy is very limited. Conclusion: Radiotherapy has a role in the treatment of PCNSL patients not suitable to ASCT, e.g., as consolidating reduced dose WBRT after complete response. Local stereotactic radiotherapy for residual disease should be examined in future trials.
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Central nervous system lymphoma (CNSL) is a rare form of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Central nervous system lymphoma can be primary (isolated to the central nervous space) or secondary in the setting of systemic disease. Treatment of CNSL has improved since the introduction of high-dose methotrexate and aggressive consolidation regimens. However, results after treatment are durable in only half of patients, and long-term survivors may experience late neurotoxicity, impacting quality of life. Given the rarity of this disease, few randomized prospective trials exist. This leaves many questions unanswered regarding optimal first-line and salvage treatments. Recent advances in the knowledge of pathophysiology of CNSL will hopefully help the development of future treatments. This review gives an overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of immunocompetent patients with CNSL.
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Raval V, Binkley E, Aronow ME, Valenzuela J, Peereboom DM, Singh AD. Primary central nervous system lymphoma - ocular variant: an interdisciplinary review on management. Surv Ophthalmol 2021; 66:1009-1020. [PMID: 33762182 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma-ophthalmic variant (PCNSL-O) is an ocular subset of PCNSL predominantly involving subretinal pigment epithelium space, retina, and vitreous. The ophthalmic manifestations can precede, occur simultaneously, or follow other compartments of the CNS. Clinical trials have resulted in a significantly improved outcome in PCNSL patients over the past 2 decades, with a higher proportion of patients receiving frontline high dose methotrexate-based polychemotherapy regimens with curative intent; however, the current management of PCNSL-O remains controversial owing to lack of prospective data. The goals of PCNSL-O treatment are both to achieve local (ocular) control and to prevent tumor-specific mortality from further CNS involvement. Despite achieving high rates of ocular control with intravitreal agents like methotrexate and rituximab, the overall survival is poor, as 65-85% of patients eventually succumb to CNS disease. Few studies define the role of systemic chemotherapy with/without local treatment as a first line induction treatment for PCNSL-O considering limiting factors such as ocular penetration of systemically administered drugs and treatment related neurotoxicity. Also, the role of adjuvant treatment for PCNSL-O to prevent CNS progression and to improve overall survival is unknown. In this systematic review of the literature, we analyze treatment outcomes of various regimens (local, systemic, and combination) in terms of local control, CNS progression, and overall survival.
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- Vishal Raval
- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Retina and Ophthalmic Oncology, Consultores Oftalmológicos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- The Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Rudresha AH, Chaudhuri T, Lakshmaiah KC, Babu G, Lokesh KN, Rajeev LK. Primary central nervous system lymphoma in immunocompetent patients: A regional cancer center experience. South Asian J Cancer 2020; 6:165-168. [PMID: 29404295 PMCID: PMC5763627 DOI: 10.4103/2278-330x.221341] [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] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare form of aggressive extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which occurs in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. It has an overall poor prognosis in spite of a multimodality treatment approach including chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This study attempts to further delineate the clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and radiological profile of PCNSL at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Karnataka, India. Materials and Methods: All the pathologically confirmed PCNSL cases between January 2010 and June 2016, at our center, were analyzed retrospectively. The influence of potential prognostic parameters on overall survival (OS) was investigated by log-rank test and Cox regression analysis. Results: Of the 26 PCNSL patients, 17 (65.3%) were males. Median age at diagnosis was 42.5 years. None of the patients had HIV or Epstein-Barr virus positivity and only four patients (15.4%) had B-symptoms. The most common location in the brain was cerebral hemispheres in 15 patients (57%) and 10 patients (38.5%) had multiple intracranial lesions. Histologically, all were diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, except one case of anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Immunohistochemically, 18 patients (69%) had MUM 1 positivity and 20 cases (77%) belonged to nongerminal center subtype. DeAngelis protocol was followed in 24 patients (92%), and among this cohort, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Class 1 (n = 17) and Class 2 (n = 7) patients had a median OS of 25 months and 11 months, respectively. Conclusion: None of the potential prognostic factors had a statistically significant influence on OS in our patients. High-dose methotrexate combined with radiation is an effective therapeutic approach. However, further prospective studies with a large number of patients are needed to identify more effective primary chemotherapy regimens to further improve the treatment outcome.
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- A H Rudresha
- Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sonne SJ, Shieh WS, Srivastava SK, Smith BT. Lymphoma masquerading as occlusive retinal vasculitis: A case study. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2020; 19:100777. [PMID: 32613135 PMCID: PMC7320315 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Purpose To describe a case of retinal lymphoma presenting as an occlusive retinal vasculitis without vitritis that was exquisitely responsive to intravitreal dexamethasone implant (IVDI). Observation A 66-year old male presented with decreased vision in the right eye and was diagnosed with occlusive retinal vasculitis and prominent cystoid macular edema though he lacked vitritis. A complete systemic workup for infectious, inflammatory, and infiltrative etiologies was unremarkable. Intravenous methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide had no clinical effect. Due to persistent perivascular exudates and refractory macular edema, IVDI was administered with marked improvement in vision and clinical findings. Subsequent retinal vasculitis in the left eye responded to IVDI as well. The patient remained disease free for months while on weekly adalimumab. He then presented with acute vision loss in the left eye due to a lymphomatous subretinal infiltration and a new lesion in the corpus callosum. He has remained disease free for more than two years after intravitreal methotrexate injections and rituximab with an autologous stem cell transplant. Conclusion and importance Lymphoma may present as an occlusive retinal vasculitis without vitritis and can be masked due to its response to IVDI.
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- Scott J Sonne
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- The Retina Institute, St. Louis, MO, USA.,Washington University, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Damato B, Bever GJ, Kim DJ, Afshar AR, Rubenstein JL. An audit of retinal lymphoma treatment at the University of California San Francisco. Eye (Lond) 2020; 34:515-522. [PMID: 31358925 PMCID: PMC7042248 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-019-0539-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES To evaluate retinal lymphoma treatment at the University of California San Francisco. SUBJECTS/METHODS Prospective observational audit. Patients were treated systemically, usually with: methotrexate, temozolomide, and rituximab induction; etoposide consolidation; and maintenance with lenalidomide or another immunomodulatory agent. Persistent disease was treated initially by ocular radiotherapy or intravitreal melphalan and latterly by vitrectomy. RESULTS The cohort comprised eight females and two males. The median age was 58 years (range, 38-73). Ocular manifestations were initially unilateral in four patients. Vitreous and subretinal infiltrates were initially present in 16 and 12 eyes, respectively, with three eyes having vision of 20/200 or worse. Four patients had a history of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma. The median ophthalmic follow-up was 37 months (range, 8-56). Diagnostic and therapeutic vitrectomy were performed in 10 and 2 eyes, respectively. All patients had systemic chemotherapy and eight received maintenance immunotherapy. Four patients underwent ocular radiotherapy, bilaterally in two. One patient received bilateral intravitreal melphalan injections. Two eyes of four patients developed lymphoma during the study and two patients developed CNS disease. At study close, subretinal deposits were subtle in nine eyes and more prominent in two, whereas vitreous infiltrates were minimal in nine eyes, mild in one and moderate in one. The latest visual acuity was significantly worse than at presentation in two eyes and better in two. All patients were alive with no active CNS disease. CONCLUSIONS Subretinal lymphomatous infiltrates respond to systemic chemotherapy with immunomodulatory maintenance, but dense vitreous infiltrates require therapeutic vitrectomy.
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- Bertil Damato
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Farrall AL, Smith JR. Eye involvement in primary central nervous system lymphoma. Surv Ophthalmol 2020; 65:548-561. [PMID: 32057762 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) may manifest initially in the eye (termed vitreoretinal lymphoma or VRL) or in non-ocular CNS compartments, or in both. The nature of the onset of PCNSL implies two clinical specialists - ophthalmologists and neuro-oncologists - independently may assess the primary presentation of this rare malignancy. Clinically relevant perspectives on expectations of PCNSL manifestation in both ocular and non-ocular CNS compartments would help inform management practices in each specialty, which should impact clinical outcomes. A recent increase in the number of published PCNSL cohort studies provides new opportunity to review the current prevalence rates of ocular involvement, and the timing of this involvement over the course of disease. In PCNSL cohorts defined by non-ocular CNS compartment involvement, with or without ocular involvement (termed "PCNSL ± ocular involvement" cohorts), mean rates of concomitant VRL at diagnosis, or at any time during the course, are 10% and 16%, respectively. Only a few individuals within this cohort group present with exclusive eye disease (<5%), and the rate of secondary ocular involvement is only 5-9%. In PCNSL cohorts defined by the involvement of the ocular compartment, with or without non-ocular CNS involvement (termed "VRL ± non-ocular CNS involvement" cohorts), 58% of persons have a primary ocular diagnosis, which carries a 50% risk of secondary involvement in the CNS beyond the eye. Rates of non-ocular CNS involvement with VRL at diagnosis or over the course of disease are 41% and 69%, respectively.
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- Alexandra L Farrall
- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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Touhami S, Audo I, Terrada C, Gaudric A, LeHoang P, Touitou V, Bodaghi B. Neoplasia and intraocular inflammation: From masquerade syndromes to immunotherapy-induced uveitis. Prog Retin Eye Res 2019; 72:100761. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Venkatesh R, Bavaharan B, Mahendradas P, Yadav NK. Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma: prevalence, impact, and management challenges. Clin Ophthalmol 2019; 13:353-364. [PMID: 30858685 PMCID: PMC6387616 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s159014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL) is a rare and potentially fatal intraocular malignancy. More than half of PVRL cases eventually involve the central nervous system (CNS). PVRL frequently masquerades as chronic uveitis. Advanced imaging tests, such as optical coherence tomography and fundus autofluorescence, have been applied in the diagnosis of PVRL. Histology and immunohistochemistry, in combination with molecular tests and IL-10 analysis, have been demonstrated as reliable in diagnosing PVRL. Mortality is high in patients with PVRL associated with CNS involvement, and relapses are common. The use of systemic chemotherapy in addition to the local therapies has proved to extend the mean survival time of these patients. Local therapies, including intravitreal injections of methotrexate and/or rituximab and low-dose radiotherapy to the eye, have been shown to be extremely effective in controlling intraocular lymphoma.
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- Ramesh Venkatesh
- Department of Retina and Vitreous, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru - 560010, India,
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- Department of Retina and Vitreous, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru - 560010, India,
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- Department of Uvea and Intraocular Inflammation, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru - 560010, India
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- Department of Retina and Vitreous, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru - 560010, India,
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Fox CP, Phillips EH, Smith J, Linton K, Gallop-Evans E, Hemmaway C, Auer DP, Fuller C, Davies AJ, McKay P, Cwynarski K. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of primary central nervous system diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2018; 184:348-363. [PMID: 30467845 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Christopher P Fox
- Clinical Haematology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Aintree Hospital NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, Essex, UK
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Radiological Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Neuropsychology, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, Essex, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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Richard Colmant G, Kodjikian L, De Parisot De Bernecourt A, Guillaud M, Gerfaud-Valentin M, Denis P, Broussolle C, Jamilloux Y, Sève P. Uveitis of Unknown Etiology: Clinical and Outcome features. A Retrospective Analysis of 355 Patients. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018; 27:1251-1258. [PMID: 30234412 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2018.1522356] [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: 12/17/2022]
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Purpose: Despite the huge advance in diagnostic technics, about one-third of uveitis is still considered of unknown etiology. In this study, we aimed to report their clinical features and to describe how a diagnosis has been finally reached for some patients.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with uveitis referred to our tertiary center between 2002 and 2016. The unknown etiology was admitted after a new ophthalmologic examination and a full work-up in internal medicine in our tertiary center.Results: Among 957 patients with uveitis, 355 had uveitis of unknown etiology. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics of this subgroup were no different from those with a known etiology. Out of 104 patients who were followed-up for more than 1 year, a diagnosis was finally achieved in 20 patients. The diagnosis was determined either because of the occurrence of a new clinical symptom (n = 10), a new/repeated non-ophthalmologic investigation (n = 7), or a new/repeated ophthalmic exam (n = 3).Conclusion: A prolonged follow-up, with repeated exams, may allow the determination of an etiology in about one-fifth of uveitis initially considered as idiopathic.
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- Gaëlle Richard Colmant
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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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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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an aggressive malignancy confined to the brain, spinal cord, leptomeninges, and eyes. Due to its rarity, there is a paucity of randomized trials and a varied approach to its management in the oncologic community. This review summarizes recent literature guiding current clinical practice. RECENT FINDINGS The presentation, work up, and management of PCNSL are discussed. Induction therapy incorporates a methotrexate-based chemotherapy regimen and is generally followed by a consolidation regimen including high dose chemotherapy (with or without autologous stem cell rescue). Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is a potential additional consolidation strategy. Management of relapsed and refractory disease poses a special challenge due to poor outcomes. Immunotherapy and targeted treatments are promising novel strategies for recurrent/refractory patients. Currently, there is little consensus in the management of PCNSL. Treatment recommendations should be tailored to the individual patient, with consideration for risk of neurotoxicity. New, exciting strategies are in development and when feasible, enrollment in a clinical trial should be considered.
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- Lauren R Schaff
- Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Lyu S, Zhang M, Gao Y. Acute bilateral retina hemorrhages beneath internal limiting membrane: An unusual ophthalmological case report of acute leukemia during complete clinical remission. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e0000. [PMID: 29443727 PMCID: PMC5839840 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000010000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Leukemia is a common hematologic disease that causes various systemic complications, such as ophthalmological disorders. The venous congestion is considered to be the main clinical sign that occurs during the initial stage of the disease, whereas white-centered hemorrhages are the most typical manifestations in leukemic retinopathy. These complications usually manifest when the disease presents with clinical and hematological symptoms. In the present study, we report a patient who was diagnosed with leukemic retinopathy. The initial signs of this disease were bilateral hemorrhages that occurred during complete clinical remission. Previous studies regarding this condition are quite rare. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a 26-year-old man who was diagnosed with leukemic retinopathy and exhibited the initial signs of the disease, namely bilateral hemorrhages with a distinct appearance beneath the internal limiting membrane. In addition, flame-shaped hemorrhages were observed surrounding the optic discs and/or along the vessels in the absence of venous congestion. All these changes were present during complete clinical remission. DIAGNOSES Bilateral acute leukemic retinopathy, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pro-B lymphocyte, BCR-ABL chimeric gene-positive). INTERVENTIONS Clinical remission was achieved following effective systemic chemotherapy that was applied for leukemia in the hematology department. A dynamic observation was applied actively in the absence of surgery and/or medical treatment for ophthalmologic treatment. OUTCOMES Best corrected visual acuity was 20/40 in the right eye and 20/60 in the left eye, which was considerably better than those noted at the initial visit of the patient (20/250 in the right eye and 20/400 in the left eye). LESSONS The cautious expectant treatment is safe and helpful for acute leukemic retinopathy. A long-term follow-up is inevitable. Effective systemic chemotherapy that is required for leukemia treatment can achieve clinical remission, which might be helpful in controlling the pathological changes of the eyes.
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Ferreri AJM, Cwynarski K, Pulczynski E, Fox CP, Schorb E, La Rosée P, Binder M, Fabbri A, Torri V, Minacapelli E, Falautano M, Ilariucci F, Ambrosetti A, Roth A, Hemmaway C, Johnson P, Linton KM, Pukrop T, Sønderskov Gørløv J, Balzarotti M, Hess G, Keller U, Stilgenbauer S, Panse J, Tucci A, Orsucci L, Pisani F, Levis A, Krause SW, Schmoll HJ, Hertenstein B, Rummel M, Smith J, Pfreundschuh M, Cabras G, Angrilli F, Ponzoni M, Deckert M, Politi LS, Finke J, Reni M, Cavalli F, Zucca E, Illerhaus G. Whole-brain radiotherapy or autologous stem-cell transplantation as consolidation strategies after high-dose methotrexate-based chemoimmunotherapy in patients with primary CNS lymphoma: results of the second randomisation of the International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group-32 phase 2 trial. Lancet Haematol 2017; 4:e510-e523. [PMID: 29054815 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(17)30174-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group-32 (IELSG32) trial is an international randomised phase 2 study that addresses two key clinical questions in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed primary CNS lymphoma. Results of the first randomisation have demonstrated that methotrexate, cytarabine, thiotepa, and rituximab (called the MATRix regimen) is the induction combination associated with significantly better outcome compared with the other induction combinations tested. Here, we report the results of the second randomisation that addresses the efficacy of myeloablative chemotherapy supported by autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT), as an alternative to whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT), as consolidation after high-dose-methotrexate-based chemoimmunotherapy. METHODS HIV-negative patients (aged 18-70 years) with newly diagnosed primary CNS lymphoma and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-3 were randomly assigned to receive four courses of methotrexate 3·5 g/m2 on day 1 plus cytarabine 2 g/m2 twice daily on days 2 and 3 (group A); or the same combination plus two doses of rituximab 375 mg/m2 on days -5 and 0 (group B); or the same methotrexate-cytarabine-rituximab combination plus thiotepa 30 mg/m2 on day 4 (group C), with the three groups repeating treatment every 3 weeks. Patients with responsive or stable disease after induction treatment, with adequate autologous peripheral blood stem-cell collection, and without persistent iatrogenic side-effects, were eligible for the second randomisation between WBRT (photons of 4-10 MeV; five fractions per week; fraction size 180 cGy; started within 4 weeks from the last induction course; group D) and carmustine-thiotepa conditioned ASCT (carmustine 400 mg/m2 on day -6, and thiotepa 5 mg/kg every 12 h on days -5 and -4, followed by reinfusion of autologous peripheral blood stem cells; group E). A permuted block randomised design was adopted for both randomisations, and a computer-generated randomisation list was used within each stratum. No masking after assignment to intervention was adopted. The primary endpoint was 2-year progression-free survival, with induction group and response to induction chemotherapy as stratification parameters. Analyses were done on a modified intention-to-treat basis. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01011920. FINDINGS Between Feb 19, 2010, and Aug 27, 2014, 227 patients were recruited from 53 centres in five countries. 219 of 227 enrolled patients were assessable. Of the 122 patients eligible for the second randomisation, 118 patients were randomly assigned to WBRT or ASCT (59 patients per group) and constitute the study population. WBRT and ASCT were both effective, and achieved the predetermined efficacy threshold of at least 40 progression-free survivors at 2 years among the first 52 patients in both groups D and E. There were no significant differences in 2-year progression-free survival between WBRT and ASCT: 80% (95% CI 70-90) in group D and 69% (59-79) in group E (hazard ratio 1·50, 95% CI 0·83-2·71; p=0·17). Both consolidation therapies were well tolerated. Grade 4 non-haematological toxicity was uncommon; as expected, haematological toxicity was more common in patients treated with ASCT than in those who received WBRT. Two toxic deaths (infections) were recorded, both in patients who received ASCT. INTERPRETATION WBRT and ASCT are both feasible and effective as consolidation therapies after high-dose methotrexate-based chemoimmunotherapy in patients aged 70 years or younger with primary CNS lymphoma. The risks and implications of cognitive impairment after WBRT should be considered at the time of therapeutic decision. FUNDING Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Cancer Research UK, Oncosuisse, and Swiss National Science Foundation.
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- Andrés J M Ferreri
- Unit of Lymphoid Malignancies, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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- Royal Free Hospital/University College London Hospital, London, UK
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- University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Uke Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina, Sezione di Ematologia, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University Hospital Aachen, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- AOU Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
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- Klinikum Der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany
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- Ateneo Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Unit of Neuroradiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Istituto Oncologico Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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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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Pinnix CC, Dabaja BS, Milgrom SA, Smith GL, Abou Z, Nastoupil L, Romaguera J, Turturro F, Fowler N, Fayad L, Westin J, Neelapu S, Fanale MA, Rodriguez MA, Hagemeister F, Lee HJ, Oki Y, Wang M, Samaniego F, Chi L, Esmaeli B. Ultra-low-dose radiotherapy for definitive management of ocular adnexal B-cell lymphoma. Head Neck 2017; 39:1095-1100. [PMID: 28370694 DOI: 10.1002/hed.24717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Revised: 10/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to report the response to and toxicity of ultra-low-dose radiotherapy (RT) for B-cell ocular adnexal lymphoma (OAL). METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of patients with indolent B-cell and mantle cell OAL treated with 4 Gy to the orbit(s) in two 2-Gy fractions. Disease response was assessed clinically and/or radiographically at 2 to 4-month intervals after RT. Data collected included rates of overall response, complete response (CR), partial response (PR), and treatment-related toxic effects. RESULTS Twenty-two patients (median age, 65 years) had the following histologic subtypes: mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT; 14 patients; 64%); follicular lymphoma (5 patients; 23%); mantle cell lymphoma (MCL; 2 patients; 9%); and unclassifiable (1 patient, 4%). The overall response rate was 100%; 19 patients (86%) had a CR and 3 patients (14%) had a PR. The only acute toxic effect was grade 1 dry eye syndrome in 1 patient. CONCLUSION Ultra-low-dose RT in patients with OAL is associated with high response rates and minimal toxic effects, and is much shorter in duration and cost. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 39: 1095-1100, 2017.
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- Chelsea C Pinnix
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Milgrom SA, Cheah CY, Pinnix CC, Smith GL, Dabaja BS, Horace P, Chevez-Barrios P, Fowler NH, Gombos DS. Acute and late toxicity of bilateral orbital irradiation in the management of primary intraocular lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2016; 57:2612-8. [PMID: 27075636 PMCID: PMC6047351 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2016.1166490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) is a rare malignancy with poor outcomes. Concerns regarding toxicity lead some clinicians to exclude orbital radiation therapy (RT). We aimed to quantify the ocular toxicity of RT in 11 PIOL patients treated with chemoimmunotherapy and bilateral orbital RT (median 36 Gy). A multidisciplinary team, including an ocular oncologist, followed patients for a median of 42 months after RT. Common adverse events included dermatitis (100%), conjunctivitis (82%), xerophthalmia (64%), and keratopathy (45%). All phakic eyes developed cataracts (100%); correction resulted in good vision recovery. New, visually significant retinopathy was observed in only one eye (<5%) and affected a patient with preexisting diabetes. This report suggests that severe, vision-threatening complications following orbital RT are uncommon. In the absence of comorbidities, orbital RT should not be withheld due to fear of vision-threatening toxicity. The risk of toxicity may be augmented by comorbidities, so an individualized approach is recommended.
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- Sarah A Milgrom
- a Department of Radiation Oncology , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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- b Department of Medical Oncology , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Radiation Oncology , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Radiation Oncology , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Radiation Oncology , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Radiation Oncology , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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- b Department of Medical Oncology , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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- d Department of Ophthalmology , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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The eye is a rare site for the development of malignant lymphoma. Based on cell type and involved intraocular structures, which as a whole represent an immune-privileged site, several subtypes of primary intraocular lymphoma need to be discerned. Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL), the most common form, is an aggressive B-cell malignancy and considered a subtype of primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma. Ocular symptoms are non-specific and often mimic uveitis, frequently resulting in delayed diagnosis. Bilateral ocular involvement and dissemination/relapse in the CNS are common. Diagnosis of PVRL is usually based on the analysis of vitreous biopsy material. In addition to cytological and immunocytochemical examination, measurements of cytokine levels and molecular determination of B-cell clonality and recurrent mutations increase the diagnostic yield. Both systemic chemotherapy and exclusively local treatment, including ocular radiotherapy and intravitreal chemotherapy, are successful approaches for the management of PVRL, although it is currently not predictable which patients require systemic treatment in order to avoid cerebral dissemination, a complication associated with a considerably worse prognosis.
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- Falko Fend
- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology and Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Tübingen University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Unit of Lymphoid Malignancies, Division of Onco-Hematological Medicine, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England
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BACKGROUND The prognosis for patients with primary vitreoretinal is dismal. The close association of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma with primary central nervous system lymphoma is responsible for high rates of mortality. Traditional treatments consist of systemic chemotherapy and whole-brain radiotherapy. The optimal approach for the treatment of isolated primary vitreoretinal lymphoma is unclear. METHODS A review of the relevant medical and scientific literature was performed, focusing on the clinical features of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma and the progress made in the management of isolated ocular disease. RESULTS Ocular treatment options for primary vitreoretinal lymphoma have recently expanded with the addition of intravitreal chemotherapeutic agents and localized radiation. Based on several retrospective reports, a general shift has been made toward local therapy (eg, orbital radiotherapy, intravitreal chemotherapy) for ocular disease. No prospective, randomized clinical trials yet exist to guide therapy. CONCLUSIONS Optimal treatment regimens for isolated primary vitreoretinal lymphoma continue to evolve. Further investigations into novel therapies and protocols are needed to decrease recurrence rates, reduce or prevent central nervous system involvement, and improve rates of overall survival.
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OBJECTIVES We report the clinical outcomes of 22 patients with primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) treated over a 15-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with confirmed PIOL by central pathology review treated from 1994 to 2010 with isolated ocular (N=13) or central nervous system (CNS) plus ocular involvement (N=9) were included. Intraocular and CNS failure-free survival, relapse-free survival, and overall survival outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS Median follow-up was 29.0 (range, 10.2 to 96.4) months. Sixteen patients (9 with isolated ocular, 7 with ocular and CNS disease) received combined modality therapy (CMT) consisting of systemic chemotherapy (usually high-dose methotrexate based) and orbital +/- whole-brain radiation. Two patients were treated with chemotherapy and 4 with local ocular therapy alone. Among patients with isolated ocular versus CNS involvement, CNS failure-free survival was 79% versus 57%, and intraocular failures were 62% versus 78% at 24 months. Median relapse-free survival was 34.0 versus 21.3 months (P=0.368), and overall survival 43.4 versus 30.3 months (P=0.744), respectively. Three patients treated with CMT (2 with isolated ocular and 1 with CNS involvement) with >1-year follow-up alive at the time of analysis never relapsed, and one remains disease-free >4.5 years after treatment. CONCLUSIONS In this series of patients with PIOL+/- CNS disease, CNS and intraocular relapse were common. A trend toward better survival was seen among patients with isolated ocular presentation, and a limited number of long-term disease-free survivors seen after CMT.
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Jardel P, Caujolle JP, Gastaud L, Maschi C, Sauerwein W, Thariat J. [Malignant tumours of the eye: Epidemiology, diagnostic methods and radiotherapy]. Cancer Radiother 2015; 19:762-74. [PMID: 26508321 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Malignant tumours of the eye are not common, barely representing 1 % of all cancers. This article aims to summarise, for each of the main eye malignant diseases, aspects of epidemiology, diagnostic methods and treatments, with a focus on radiation therapy techniques. The studied tumours are: eye metastasis, intraocular and ocular adnexal lymphomas, uveal melanomas, malignant tumours of the conjunctive, of the lids, and retinoblastomas. The last chapter outlines ocular complications of radiation therapy and their management.
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- P Jardel
- Service d'oncologie radiothérapie, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de la Milétrie, 86000 Poitiers, France.
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, hôpital Saint-Roch, CHU de Nice, 5, rue Pierre-Dévoluy, 06000 Nice, France
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- Service d'oncologie médicale, centre Antoine-Lacassagne, 33, avenue de la Lanterne, 06189 Nice, France
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, hôpital Saint-Roch, CHU de Nice, 5, rue Pierre-Dévoluy, 06000 Nice, France
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- NC Team, Strahlenklinik, hôpital universitaire, 45122 Essen, Allemagne
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- Unité CyberKnife et protonthérapie, service d'oncologie radiothérapie, centre Antoine-Lacassagne, 227, avenue de la Lanterne, 06200 Nice, France
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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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Walsh DI, Lalli ML, Kassas JM, Asthagiri AR, Murthy SK. Cell Chemotaxis on Paper for Diagnostics. Anal Chem 2015; 87:5505-10. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- David I. Walsh
- Department of Bioengineering, ‡Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Biology, ∥Barnett Institute
of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, ‡Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Biology, ∥Barnett Institute
of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, ‡Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Biology, ∥Barnett Institute
of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, ‡Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Biology, ∥Barnett Institute
of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, ‡Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Biology, ∥Barnett Institute
of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Joubert R, Bonnin N, Kemeny JL, Moluçon-Chabrot C, Tournilhac O, Bacin F, Chiambaretta F. [Intraocular lymphoma associated with primary malignant lymphoma of the central nervous system: Seven-year experience of a tertiary center]. J Fr Ophtalmol 2015; 38:559-66. [PMID: 25976140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL), associated with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), is a rare malignancy disease. By way of a seven-year experience of a tertiary center, we discuss the presentation and we review the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. OBSERVATIONS We report six cases of PIOL associated with PCNSL. For all patients, the clinical presentation was a vitreoretinal syndrome. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed by vitreal sample or brain biopsy. Five patients developed a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Only one patient developed a T-cell lymphoma. The treatment consisted of conformational radiation therapy, systemic chemotherapy and intravitreal injections of methotrexate. The median survival after the diagnosis was 24 months. DISCUSSION PIOL, associated with PCNSL, is the most common type of ocular lymphoma. In most cases, ocular manifestations inaugurate the disease. PIOL is often fatal because of ultimate central nervous system presentation. The role of the ophthalmologist consists in early diagnosis. Typical clinical findings include vitroretinal tumor syndrome but can mascarade other eye pathologies. Diagnosis requires histology. The majority of PIOL is diffused large B-cell lymphoma. Decisions are made through multidisciplinary consultation. PIOL exhibits high responsiveness to methotrexate. CONCLUSION Through a literature review and many illustrations, we discuss epidemiological, clinical, histological, radiological and treatment characteristics of PIOL associated with PCNSL.
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- R Joubert
- Service d'ophtalmologie, pôle médecine interne-ophtalmologie-ORL, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, pôle médecine interne-ophtalmologie-ORL, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; EA 7281 R2D2, Biochemistry Laboratory, Medicine Faculty, Auvergne University, 28, place Henri-Dunant, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Service anatomopathologie, centre de biochimie, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Hématologie clinique, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Hématologie clinique, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, pôle médecine interne-ophtalmologie-ORL, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, pôle médecine interne-ophtalmologie-ORL, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; EA 7281 R2D2, Biochemistry Laboratory, Medicine Faculty, Auvergne University, 28, place Henri-Dunant, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Prognostic impact of intraocular involvement in primary CNS lymphoma: experience from the G-PCNSL-SG1 trial. Ann Hematol 2014; 94:409-14. [PMID: 25217230 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-014-2212-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The impact of intraocular involvement (IOL) in primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) has not been sufficiently evaluated. Here, we present the analysis of IOL in the only completed randomized phase III trial in PCNSL. The G-PCNSL-SG1 study evaluated the role of whole-brain radiotherapy in primary therapy of PCNSL. Data of the 526 eligible study patients were checked, and clinical characteristics, therapy, and outcome of patients with IOL diagnosed at study inclusion were analyzed. Ophthalmologic examination at study inclusion was performed in 297 patients (56.5 %) of whom IOL was diagnosed in 19 (6.4 %). Clinical characteristics did not significantly differ between patients with IOL (IOL+) and those without (IOL-). The median progression-free survival (PFS) in the IOL+ group was 3.5 months (95 % CI 0.0-7.07) as compared to 8.3 months (95 % CI 4.78-11.78) in the IOL- group (P = 0.004), the median overall survival (OS) was 13.2 months (95 % CI 0.86-25.62) and 20.5 months (95 % CI 15.56-25.5), respectively (P = 0.155). In multivariate analysis, a significantly inferior PFS and OS for IOL+ patients were found. IOL at diagnosis of PCNSL was an independent negative prognostic indicator for PFS and OS in this analysis.
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Hashida N, Nakai K, Saitoh N, Nishida K. Association between ocular findings and preventive therapy with onset of central nervous system involvement in patients with primary vitreoretinal lymphoma. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2014; 252:687-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-014-2584-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 12/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Wiggans KT, Skorupski KA, Reilly CM, Frazier SA, Dubielzig RR, Maggs DJ. Presumed solitary intraocular or conjunctival lymphoma in dogs and cats: 9 cases (1985–2013). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2014; 244:460-70. [DOI: 10.2460/javma.244.4.460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sagoo MS, Mehta H, Swampillai AJ, Cohen VML, Amin SZ, Plowman PN, Lightman S. Primary intraocular lymphoma. Surv Ophthalmol 2013; 59:503-16. [PMID: 24560125 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2012] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) is an ocular malignancy that is a subset of primary central system lymphoma (PCNSL). Approximately one-third of PIOL patients will have concurrent PCNSL at presentation, and 42-92% will develop PCNSL within a mean of 8-29 months. Although rare, the incidence has been rising in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent populations. The majority of PIOL is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, though rare T-cell variants are described. Recently, PIOL has been classified by main site of involvement in the eye, with vitreoretinal lymphoma as the most common type of ocular lymphoma related to PCNSL. Diagnosis remains challenging for ophthalmologists and pathologists. PIOL can masquerade as noninfectious or infectious uveitis, white dot syndromes, or occasionally as other neoplasms such as metastatic cancers. Laboratory diagnosis by cytology has been much aided by the use of immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, biochemical finding of interleukin changes (IL10:IL6 ratio > 1), and cellular microdissection with polymerase chain reaction amplification for clonality. Use of several tests improves the diagnostic yield. Approaches to treatment have centered on systemic methotrexate-based chemotherapy, often with cytarabine (Ara-C) and radiotherapy. Use of intravitreal chemotherapy with methotrexate (0.4 mg/0.1 mL) is promising in controlling ocular disease, and intravitreal rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) has also been tried. Despite these advances, prognosis remains poor.
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- Mandeep S Sagoo
- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK; Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK; Department of Ophthalmology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK; Department of Ophthalmology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK; Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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Toxic Corneal Epitheliopathy After Intravitreal Methotrexate and Its Treatment With Oral Folic Acid. Cornea 2013; 32:1171-3. [DOI: 10.1097/ico.0b013e3182910106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Miyatake J, Ohguro N, Kawauchi M, Kumode T, Yamaguchi T, Morita Y, Tatsumi Y, Maeda Y, Matsumura I. A case of intraocular lymphoma with central nervous system involvement and high interleukin-10 levels in both vitreous humor and cerebrospinal fluids: successful treatment with a combination of intravitreal, intrathecal, and systemic therapy. Int Cancer Conf J 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13691-012-0063-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Schäfer N, Glas M, Herrlinger U. Primary CNS lymphoma: a clinician's guide. Expert Rev Neurother 2013; 12:1197-206. [PMID: 23082736 DOI: 10.1586/ern.12.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Primary CNS lymphoma is a high malignant disease of the brain which can lead rapidly to death if diagnosis and/or the start of treatment is delayed. The age at time of diagnosis is a strong factor influencing prognosis so that in younger patients <65 years of age long-term survival may be achieved in a substantial percentage of patients, while in elderly patients long-term survival is seen much more rarely. First-line therapy consists of high-dose methotrexate-based (poly)chemotherapy. This review provides an overview of clinical presentation, steps to diagnosis, detailed information about current treatment concepts and specific information for particular clinical situations.
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- Niklas Schäfer
- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Mikami R, Nakayama H, Goto H, Kimura K, Usui Y, Nogi S, Tajima Y, Okubo M, Kanesaka N, Sugahara S, Tokuuye K. Preliminary results of radiotherapy for primary intraocular non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2013; 54:2181-4. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.769216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Primary lymphoma of the ocular adnexa (orbital lymphoma) and primary intraocular lymphoma. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2012; 24:339-44. [PMID: 22521959 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2012.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lymphomas of the orbit and eye are rare conditions that should be treated as separate entities due to the differences in presumed aetiology, investigations, management and outcomes. Orbital lymphoma is most often of low-grade histology; thyroid eye disease may predispose and chlamydial infection has been suggested as a trigger. Commonly, stage IE, in most cases, can be managed with radiotherapy alone using either a kilovoltage portal for conjunctival disease or a wedged pair of megavoltage beams for more infiltrative disease to a dose of 30 Gy in 15 fractions over 3 weeks. However, medical therapy is being investigated, including a rituximab-only approach for conjunctival-only presentations. The cure rate for stage IE disease is very high. In contrast, primary ocular lymphoma is often of high-grade histology, in particular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and can be regarded as one end of primary central nervous system lymphoma - both eyes and brain being at risk. Immunosuppression predisposes to the disease. Management consists of an initial high-dose chemotherapy regimen with methotrexate. In most cases, this should be followed by radiotherapy to the whole brain and globes to a dose of 30-36 Gy with a boost to bulk/presenting disease. Cure rates are rarely above 50%.
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Taoka K, Yamamoto G, Kaburaki T, Takahashi T, Araie M, Kurokawa M. Treatment of primary intraocular lymphoma with rituximab, high dose methotrexate, procarbazine, and vincristine chemotherapy, reduced whole-brain radiotherapy, and local ocular therapy. Br J Haematol 2011; 157:252-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08938.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare malignancy with peculiar clinical and biologic features, aggressive course, and unsatisfactory outcome. It represents a challenge for multidisciplinary clinicians and scientists as therapeutic progress is inhibited by several issues. Molecular and biologic knowledge is incomplete, limiting the identification of new therapeutic targets, and the particular microenvironment of this malignancy, and sanctuary sites where tumor cells grow undisturbed, strongly affects treatment efficacy. Moreover, active treatments are known to be associated with disabling neurotoxicity, posing the dilemma of whether to intensify therapy to improve the cure rate or to de-escalate treatment to avoid sequels. The execution of prospective trials is also difficult because of the rarity of the tumor and the impaired general condition and poor performance status of patients. Thus, level of evidence is low, with consequent uncertainties in therapeutic decisions and lack of consensus on primary endpoints for future trials. Despite this unfavorable background, laboratory and clinical researchers are coordinating efforts to develop new ideas, resulting in the recent publication of studies on PCNSL's biology and molecular mechanisms and of the first international randomized trials. Herein, these important contributions are analyzed to provide recommendations for everyday practice and the rationale for future trials.
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Primary intraocular lymphoma: a review. J Neurooncol 2011; 105:127-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0618-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tempescul A, Pradier O, Marianowski-Cochard C, Ianotto JC, Berthou C. Combined therapy associating systemic platinum-based chemotherapy and local radiotherapy into the treatment of primary intraocular lymphoma. Ann Hematol 2010; 90:1117-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-010-1139-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 12/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lolli V, Tampieri D, Melançon D, Delpilar Cortes M. Imaging in primary central nervous system lymphoma. Neuroradiol J 2010; 23:680-9. [PMID: 24148721 DOI: 10.1177/197140091002300606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (PCNSL) accounts for approximately 3% of all primary CNS tumors. Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency is the only established risk factor for PCNSL. Rates decreased slightly in the mid-1990s, concordantly with the decreasing rates of AIDS. However, the incidence has been increasing in the elderly immunocompetent population, and this trend seems to be independent of improvements in diagnostic techniques, and of overall trends in the incidence of brain tumors and systemic lymphomas. This study presents our experience with the imaging features of PCNSL. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were reviewed in a series of 38 cases of pathologically proven PCNSL. The incidence rate of PCNSL was higher in men than in women (58% versus 42%). Mean age at presentation was 63 years; 120 lesions were demonstrated in the 38 patients, with a 53% frequency of tumor multiplicity. Both CT and MR mainly showed solitary or multiple well-defined round or oval-shaped mass lesions, typically hyperdense on unenhanced CT scans, iso to hypointense on T2 MR weighted images. These lesions also showed an increased signal intensity on diffusion-weighted images. Virtually all lesions enhanced after intravenous administration of contrastmedium. On (1)H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) most lesions presented increased Cho/Cr, Cho/NAA and lactate/Cr ratios when compared to normal gray matter. No changes in the imaging presentation have occurred over the past two decades, apart from lesions now being smaller at diagnosis. Our imaging findings are in agreement with the existing literature data and with the reported increasing trend of multifocal tumors. Our epidemiologic results add value to the existing evidence of increasing incidence rates among the immunocompetent elderly population.
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- V Lolli
- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Turin; Turin, Italy -
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Hong JT, Chae JB, Lee JY, Kim JG, Yoon YH. Ocular involvement in patients with primary CNS lymphoma. J Neurooncol 2010; 102:139-45. [PMID: 20658258 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0303-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 07/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcomes in patients with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) with ocular involvement. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 61 patients who were diagnosed with PCNSL from January 2000 to October 2008 at the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. Among 46 patients who underwent ophthalmologic examination, 13 (28%) showed intraocular involvement. Mean age at diagnosis was 52.8 years, and 54% of patients were female. Diagnosis of PCNSL was made by vitrectomy (1 patient) or brain biopsy and/or CSF cytology (12 patients). In 4 (31%) patients, ocular symptoms preceded CNS symptoms. The most common ocular symptom was decreased visual acuity. Nine patients showed bilateral involvement. Intraocular findings included retinal infiltrative lesions (3 eyes), vitritis/vitreous opacity (5 eyes), or both (14 eyes). In addition to systemic chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, vitrectomy and/or intravitreal methotrexate was utilized in 8 patients. Mean survival duration was 32.2 months (range 2-120 months). Although rare, the number of patients with PCNSL seems to be increasing in Korea. Early detection and dedicated treatment of intraocular lymphoma may result in improved visual outcome.
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- Jung Taeck Hong
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-2-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea
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There is no class I evidence for any therapeutic option in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). When possible, patients should be included in clinical trials. The role of surgery is restricted to stereotactic biopsy in order to gain material for histopathologic diagnosis. Radiotherapy alone is associated with a median survival of no more than 1.5 years; cure is exceptional. However, in patients aged younger than 60 years, cure is the therapeutic aim. Polychemotherapy based on high-dose methotrexate with deferred radiation results in long-term survival in most of these patients and possibly cure in a substantial fraction of these patients. With regard to chemotherapy in PCNSL, the following must be considered: 1) the most efficient drug in PCNSL is methotrexate at a dosage of at least 1.5 g/m(2) per single dose; 2) methotrexate alone will lead to complete remission in only some patients, whereas the combination of methotrexate with other drugs is more efficient; and 3) the value of additional intraventricular chemotherapy and the necessity of "consolidation" radiotherapy after response to chemotherapy are not yet defined. For patients aged older than 60 years, no curative regimen with acceptable toxicity has yet been established. The combination of radiotherapy with methotrexate-based chemotherapy leads to severe long-term neurotoxic sequelae, ie, cognitive dysfunction, in most older patients and in some patients aged younger than 60 years.
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- Hendrik Pels
- Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus, In der Schornau 23-25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany
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Hashemi-Sadraei N, Peereboom DM. Chemotherapy in newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2010; 2:273-92. [PMID: 21789140 PMCID: PMC3126018 DOI: 10.1177/1758834010365330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) accounts for only 3% of brain tumors. It can involve the brain parenchyma, leptomeninges, eyes and the spinal cord. Unlike systemic lymphoma, durable remissions remain uncommon. Although phase III trials in this rare disease are difficult to perform, many phase II trials have attempted to define standards of care. Treatment modalities for patients with newly diagnosed PCNSL include radiation and/or chemotherapy. While the role of radiation therapy for initial management of PCNSL is controversial, clinical trials will attempt to improve the therapeutic index of this modality. Routes of chemotherapy administration include intravenous, intraocular, intraventricular or intra-arterial. Multiple trials have outlined different methotrexate-based chemotherapy regimens and have used local techniques to improve drug delivery. A major challenge in the management of patients with PCNSL remains the delivery of aggressive treatment with preservation of neurocognitive function. Because PCNSL is rare, it is important to perform multicenter clinical trials and to incorporate detailed measurements of long-term toxicities. In this review we focus on different chemotherapeutic approaches for immunocompetent patients with newly diagnosed PCNSL and discuss the role of local drug delivery in addition to systemic therapy. We also address the neurocognitive toxicity of treatment.
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