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18-12-2024 | Lymphoma | Research

Clinicopathological risk factors for prognosis and therapeutic response of primary central nervous system lymphoma in China: a single-center retrospective analysis of 118 cases

Authors: Ling Duan, Wenhui Guo, Shuo Yin, Gehong Dong, Wenbin Li, Feng Chen

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 1/2025

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Abstract

To investigate the prognostic significance of clinicopathological factors in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) in a single center. Patients newly diagnosed with PCNSL at our center were recruited between January 2019 and March 2023. Baseline demographic and clinicopathological data were collected retrospectively. The Kaplan–Meier method and Cox regression analysis were performed for survival analyses. A total of 118 patients were enrolled. The median age was 64 (IQR, 54–68). The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 12.70 (95%CI, 9.73–23.30) months and 36.87 (95%CI, 25.57-NR) months, respectively. KPS < 70 and ECOG ≥ 3 were significantly associated with worse PFS and OS. High International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG) score (IELSG 4–5) and high-risk Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) score were also adverse factors for PFS and OS. BTK inhibitors (BTKi) therapy (HR 0.39, 95% CI, 0.18–0.86, p = 0.020) and consolidation therapy (HR 0.19, 95% CI, 0.06–0.64, p = 0.007) were confirmed as independent favorable factors for OS. A high NK lymphocyte proportion was associated with worse OS (p = 0.008). Patients in the high NK lymphocyte group experienced a higher rate of primary tumor resistance (57.14%) than the low NK lymphocyte group (33.33%). KPS < 70, ECOG ≥ 3, IELSG 4–5, and high-risk MSKCC score are adverse factors for PFS and OS. Importantly, BTKi therapy and consolidation therapy are independent favorable factors for OS. Peripheral lymphocyte immunophenotyping could be a potential predictive indicator for prognosis and therapeutic response in PCNSL.
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Metadata
Title
Clinicopathological risk factors for prognosis and therapeutic response of primary central nervous system lymphoma in China: a single-center retrospective analysis of 118 cases
Authors
Ling Duan
Wenhui Guo
Shuo Yin
Gehong Dong
Wenbin Li
Feng Chen
Publication date
18-12-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Lymphoma
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 1/2025
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-024-06147-3

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