Journal article

The number of extranodal sites assessed by PET/CT scan is a powerful predictor of CNS relapse for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: An international multicenter study of 1532 patients treated with chemoimmunotherapy

Tarec Christoffer El-Galaly, Diego Villa, Thomas Yssing Michaelsen, Martin Hutchings, Nabegh George Mikhaeel, Kerry J Savage, Laurie H Sehn, Sally Barrington, Jakob W Hansen, Daniel Smith, Kirsty Rady, Karen J Mylam, Thomas S Larsen, Staffan Holmberg, Maja B Juul, Sabrina Cordua, Michael R Clausen, Kristina B Jensen, Hans E Johnsen, John F Seymour Show all

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2017

Abstract

PURPOSE: Development of secondary central nervous system involvement (SCNS) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is associated with poor outcomes. The CNS International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI) has been proposed for identifying patients at greatest risk, but the optimal model is unknown. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma diagnosed between 2001 and 2013, staged with PET/CT and treated with R-CHOP(-like) regimens. Baseline clinicopathologic characteristics, treatments, and outcome data were collected from clinical databases and medical files. We evaluated the association between candidate prognostic factors and modelled different risk ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Karen Elise Jensen foundation (TCEG), AP Moller Maersk Foundation (TCEG) and the North Denmark Region (TCEG). JMC receives research support from the Terry Fox Research Institute, Genome Canada, Genome British Columbia, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and the British Columbia Cancer Foundation.