Primary central nervous system lymphomas: EHA-ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Andreas J M Ferreri, Gerald Illerhaus, Jeanette K Doorduijn, Dorothee P Auer, Jacoline E C Bromberg, Teresa Calimeri, Kate Cwynarski, Christopher P Fox, Khê Hoang-Xuan, Denis Malaise, Maurilio Ponzoni, Elisabeth Schorb, Carole Soussain, Lena Specht, Emanuele Zucca, Christian Buske, Mats Jerkeman, Martin Dreyling, EHA and ESMO Guidelines Committees
Author Information
Andreas J M Ferreri: Lymphoma Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan Italy.
Gerald Illerhaus: Department of Hematology Oncology, Stem-Cell Transplantation and Palliative Care, Klinikum Stuttgart Stuttgart Germany.
Jeanette K Doorduijn: Department of Haematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute University Medical Center Rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Dorothee P Auer: Mental Health & Clinical Neurosciences Unit, School of Medicine University of Nottingham Nottingham UK.
Jacoline E C Bromberg: Department of Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute University Medical Center Rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands.
Teresa Calimeri: Lymphoma Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan Italy.
Kate Cwynarski: Department of Haematology University College Hospital London UK.
Christopher P Fox: School of Medicine University of Nottingham Nottingham UK.
Khê Hoang-Xuan: Department of Neurology 2 Mazarin APHP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université, ICM Paris France.
Denis Malaise: Department of Ophthalmology Institut Curie Paris France.
Maurilio Ponzoni: Lymphoma Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan Italy.
Elisabeth Schorb: Department of Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany.
Carole Soussain: Clinical Hematology Unit, Institut Curie St Cloud France.
Lena Specht: Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.
Emanuele Zucca: Clinic of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale Bellinzona Switzerland.
Christian Buske: Institute of Experimental Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm University Hospital of Ulm Ulm Germany.
Mats Jerkeman: Department of Oncology Skåne University Hospital and Lund University Lund Sweden.
Martin Dreyling: Department of Medicine III LMU University Hospital Munich Munich Germany.
This EHA-ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline provides key recommendations for managing primary DLBCL of the CNS.The guideline covers clinical, imaging and pathological diagnosis, staging and risk assessment, treatment and follow-up.Algorithms for first-line and salvage treatments are provided.The author group encompasses a multidisciplinary group of experts from different institutions and countries in Europe.Recommendations are based on available scientific data and the authors' collective expert opinion.
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J Clin Oncol. 2003 Jan 15;21(2):266-72
[PMID: 12525518]