First-Line Treatment and Outcome of Elderly Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) – A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
Kasenda B, Ferreri A, Maturano E, Bromberg J, Ghesquieres H, Ferlay C, Blay J, Xuan K, Okoshi Y, Chiba S, Fritsch K, Omuro A, O'Neill B, Bairey O, Gloy V, Bhatnagar N, Haug S, Rahner S, Illerhaus G, Briel M. First-Line Treatment and Outcome of Elderly Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) – A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Blood 2012, 120: 3655. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.3655.3655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary central nervous system lymphomaIndividual patient dataCentral nervous system lymphomaElderly PCNSL patientsMedian age 68Improved overall survivalFirst-line treatmentNervous system lymphomaOverall survivalElderly patientsPCNSL patientsSystematic reviewEligible studiesPerformance statusSystem lymphomaFunctional statusAge 68Patient dataBetter outcomesIndividual Patient Data Meta-AnalysisDifferent first-line treatmentsMultivariable Cox regression modelsFollowing baseline characteristicsImmunocompetent PCNSL patientsCo-morbidity index