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    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 35, No. 15_suppl ( 2017-05-20), p. e13516-e13516
    Abstract: e13516 Background: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), a form of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma represents 3% of primary CNS tumors. It is aggressive but typically confined to the CNS. Despite improvements in the management of PCNSL, more than 50% of patients eventually relapse. There are limited data on PCNSL from larger cohort studies. Methods: With IRB approval, the Cleveland Clinic Neuro-Oncology Center database was used to identify patients treated between 2006-2015 for PCNSL. Overall survival (OS) from the diagnosis of PCNSL and progression free survival (PFS) were the primary and secondary end points respectively. Cox proportional hazards models were used for data analysis. Results: 86 PCNSL patients were included in the analysis. Only 5% (4/76) were HIV positive. The median age of diagnosis was 63 (range 15 - 86) and 50% were males. 88% of patients presented only with brain lesion, 8% only in eye and 4% had both brain and eye involvement. 15% of patients (12/81) had positive CSF findings. Treatment included: chemotherapy (CT) alone (39% of patients); chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) (32%); CIT with radiotherapy (RT) (13%); RT alone (11%); CT with RT (4%); and immunotherapy (IT) alone (1%). Among 23 patients (31%) who received RT upfront, 74% had WBRT (n = 17). The most common upfront therapy was high dose methotrexate (HD MTX) (44%), followed by HD MTX with rituximab (23%), RTOG 0227 (12%), RTOG 1114 (11%) and rest 14% included rituximab or temozolomide or other cytotoxic chemotherapy alone or in combinations. The most common relapse site was brain (72%), followed by eyes (12%) and spine (8%). The median follow-up was 26 months. At last follow up, 41% had died and 93% of which were PCNSL-related. The median PFS and OS were 17.7 months and 84 months, respectively. There was a trend towards superior PFS in upfront IT vs. no IT (20 vs. 14 months, p 0.08). Better performance status (KPS 〉 80 vs. 〈 80, HR 0.42 (p = 0.033)) and PFS ≥ 24 months compared to ≤ 24 months (p = 0.0012) were associated with improved OS. Conclusions: We report a large single institution cohort of PCNSL patients treated in the era of immunotherapy. In our cohort, better KPS (≥80) and PFS ≥ 24 months had improved OS. Upfront IT showed a trend towards improved PFS.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0732-183X , 1527-7755
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    Language: English
    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Publication Date: 2017
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    Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) ; 1998
    In:  Journal of Neurosurgery Vol. 89, No. 1 ( 1998-07), p. 42-51
    In: Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG), Vol. 89, No. 1 ( 1998-07), p. 42-51
    Abstract: Object. To determine the feasibility, toxicity, and potential therapeutic benefits of systemic adoptive immunotherapy, 10 patients with progressive primary or recurrent malignant glioma received this treatment. Adoptive immunotherapy, the transfer of immune T lymphocytes, is capable of mediating the regression of experimental brain tumors in animal models. In animal models, lymph nodes (LNs) that drain the tumor vaccine site are a rich source of tumor-immune T cells. Methods. In this clinical study, patients were inoculated intradermally with irradiated autologous tumor cells and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor as an adjuvant. Cells from draining inguinal LNs, surgically resected 7 days after vaccination, were stimulated sequentially with staphylococcal enterotoxin A and anti-CD3, and a low dose of interleukin-2 (60 IU/ml) was used to expand the stimulated cells. The maximum cell proliferation was 350-fold over 10 days of culture. The activated cells were virtually all T cells consisting of various proportions of CD4 and CD8 cells. These cells were given to patients by intravenous infusion at doses ranging from 9 × 10 8 to 1.5 × 10 11 . There were no Grade 3 or 4 toxicities associated with the treatment. Following T-cell transfer therapy, radiographic regression that lasted at least 6 months was demonstrated in two patients with recurrent tumors. One patient demonstrated stable disease that has lasted for more than 17 months. The remaining patients had progressive disease; however, four of the eight patients with recurrent tumor remain alive more than 1 year after surgery for recurrence. Three patients required intervention with corticosteroid agents or additional surgery approximately 1 month following cell transfer. Conclusions. These intriguing clinical observations warrant further trials to determine whether this approach can provide therapeutic benefits and improve survival.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0022-3085
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    Publisher: Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
    Publication Date: 1998
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