Ranimustine, ifosfamide, procarbazine, dexamethasone, and etoposide therapy for central nervous system recurrence of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients with poor performance status: a pilot study.
Summary of "Ranimustine, ifosfamide, procarbazine, dexamethasone, and etoposide therapy for central nervous system recurrence of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients with poor performance status: a pilot study."
The prognosis of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system (CNS) involvement is still poor. We performed a pilot study to establish treatment for patients who had refractory or recurrent CNS involvement without employing high-dose chemotherapy or stem cell support. Eight patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and CNS disease after first-line chemotherapy were enrolled. They were treated with MIND-E therapy (ranimustine, ifosfamide, procarbazine, dexamethasone, and etoposide) every 4 weeks. Three patients achieved complete remission, two patients achieved partial remission, and three patients did not respond. One patient received an autologous peripheral stem cell transplant after MIND-E therapy. Three patients are still alive. In conclusion, MIND-E therapy was effective for CNS disease in patients with B-cell lymphoma who were judged to be poor candidates for intensive chemotherapy. Its toxicity was tolerable. A prospective study should be done to confirm the efficacy of this regimen.
Affiliation
Department of Hematology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo , Japan.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Leukemia & lymphoma
ISSN: 1029-2403
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21649542
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10428194.2011.588759
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