Current and Emerging Pharmacotherapies for Primary CNS Lymphoma

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) constitutes a rare group of extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) primarily of B cell origin. It occurs in both immuno-competent and immune-compromised patients. High dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) based chemotherapy is the standard therapy. Chemoth...

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Main Authors: Prathima Prodduturi Md, Philip J Bierman Md
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMO.S7752