Safety and efficacy of induction immunochemotherapy with rituximab, methotrexate, ifosfamide, and vincristine (R-MIV) in patients with primary CNS lymphoma including recent COVID-19 pandemic experience

© 2023 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Clinical data on primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (PCNSL) patients is mostly generated from prospective studies, and many frail real-world patients are not included. Recently,the diagnosis and treatment of PCNSL patients was confounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, treatment with high-dose cytarabine was linked to increased risk of pneumonia and virus persistence. We report on outcome of the induction regimen R-MIV (rituximab, methotrexate, ifosfamide, and vincristine) involving intensive administration of high-dose methotrexate (3.5 g/m2 ) with ifosfamide, every 2 weeks and rituximab once per week for six doses. The median age and performance status (PS) for 64 patients was 58 years and 2 (PS 3; 22%) respectively. The overall response rate by magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography (MRI/CT) was 73% (n = 46/63), with an additional 17.5% (n = 11/63) patients without measurable disease at baseline. Grade 3-4 haematological toxicity was low for R-MIV (neutropenia: 25% and thrombocytopenia: 1%). Three patients (4.7%) died from treatment-related toxicity. Co-existence of SARS-CoV-2 infection with cytomegalovirus reactivation and the varicella-zoster virus in two patients was fatal. Fifty patients (78%) were eligible for consolidation. Median progression-free and overall survival were not reached (median follow-up: 44 months). In conclusion, the R-MIV regimen is feasible in routine practice, effective and safe, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:201

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British journal of haematology - 201(2023), 4 vom: 28. Mai, Seite 663-672

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ostrowska, Beata [VerfasserIn]
Domanska-Czyz, Katarzyna [VerfasserIn]
Romejko-Jarosinska, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Osowiecki, Michal [VerfasserIn]
Targonski, Lukasz [VerfasserIn]
Poplawska, Lidia [VerfasserIn]
Konecki, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Kotarska, Martyna [VerfasserIn]
Szymanski, Marcin [VerfasserIn]
Borawska, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Swierkowska, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Dabrowska-Iwanicka, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Druzd-Sitek, Agnieszka [VerfasserIn]
Paszkiewicz-Kozik, Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Mroz-Zycinska, Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Tajer, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Wojciechowska-Lampka, Elzbieta [VerfasserIn]
Osiadacz, Wlodzimierz [VerfasserIn]
Rymkiewicz, Grzegorz [VerfasserIn]
Lapinska, Grazyna [VerfasserIn]
Wojewodzka-Mirocha, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Michalski, Wojciech [VerfasserIn]
Walewski, Jan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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COVID-19
Cytarabine
HD-MTX
Ifosfamide
Journal Article
Methotrexate
PCNSL, primary CNS lymphoma
Remission induction
Rituximab
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Vincristine
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Date Completed 04.05.2023

Date Revised 11.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/bjh.18687

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352724919