| Literature DB >> 16937012 |
Giovanni Antonini1, Maria Cristina Cox, Enrico Montefusco, Antonella Ferrari, Esmeralda Conte, Stefania Morino, Pamela Latino, Guido Trasimeni, Bruno Monarca.
Abstract
A patient with relapsed B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) infiltrating the Central nervous system (CNS) and resistant to chemotherapy was treated with intrathecal Rituximab (IT RTX), administered weekly for eight weeks at increasing doses, from 10 to 40 mg. After the second administration the patient showed significant clinical improvement and Cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) clearance of lymphomatous cells. A MRI scan performed after 30 days from the start of therapy showed full regression of lymphomatous infiltration. This report confirms the efficacy and safety of IT RTX in the treatment of CNS B-cell NHL.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16937012 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9217-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurooncol ISSN: 0167-594X Impact factor: 4.130