title: Response of relapsed or refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) to topotecan.
abstract: The authors treated 16 immunocompetent patients with refractory or relapsed primary CNS lymphoma with topotecan. Fifteen patients had been pretreated with up to three chemotherapy regimens, three of them additionally with whole brain irradiation (WBI), and one with WBI alone. Four complete remissions and two partial remissions were achieved. Progression-free survival was 20% at 6 months and 13% at 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Transfusion Medicine, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. lfischer@zedat.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Klasen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kirchen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jahnke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korfel
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012074:Remission Induction; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D059004:Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; D019772:Topotecan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D059004:Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; D019772:Topotecan