Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in Elderly Patients: Management and Perspectives
Andrea Morales-Martínez, Fernando Lozano-Sanchez, Alberto Durán-Peña, Khê Hoang‐Xuan, Caroline Houillier
Abstract
The management of elderly patients suffering from primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma, who represent a rapidly growing population, is challenging. Despite the advances made in PCNSL treatment, the prognosis in older patients remains unsatisfactory. The high risk of systemic and CNS toxicity induced by a high-dose chemotherapy regimen and radiation therapy, respectively, limits the use of consolidation phase treatments in elderly patients and contributes to the poor outcome of these patients. Here, we review the current treatment strategies and ongoing trials proposed for elderly PCNSL patients.
Topics & Concepts
Primary central nervous system lymphomaMedicineRadiation therapyLymphomaCentral nervous systemRegimenConservative managementChemotherapyClinical trialIntensive care medicineOncologyInternal medicineSurgeryCNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment