Stand-alone intrathecal central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis provide unclear benefit in reducing CNS relapse risk in elderly DLBCL patients treated with R-CHOP and is associated increased infection-related toxicity
(2019)
Journal Article
Eyre, T. A., Kirkwood, A. A., Wolf, J., Hildyard, C., Mercer, C., Plaschkes, H., …Hatton, C. S. R. (2019). Stand-alone intrathecal central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis provide unclear benefit in reducing CNS relapse risk in elderly DLBCL patients treated with R-CHOP and is associated increased infection-related toxicity. British Journal of Haematology, 187(2), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.16070
Central nervous system (CNS) relapse following R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone) occurs in 2–5% of patents with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Many patients aged ≥70 years are unsuitable for high-dos... Read More about Stand-alone intrathecal central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis provide unclear benefit in reducing CNS relapse risk in elderly DLBCL patients treated with R-CHOP and is associated increased infection-related toxicity.