Combined Treatment with High-Dose Methotrexate, Vincristine and Procarbazine, without Intrathecal Chemotherapy, Followed by Consolidation Radiotherapy for Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in Immunocompetent Patients

Abstract

HD-MTX, procarbazine and vincristine followed by RT, without intrathecal therapy, produce similar results with respect to other HD-MTX-containing regimens. These results seem to suggest that adequate meningeal treatment is possible without intrathecal drug delivery, even in CSF-positive patients. Corroborating data from a larger series are, however, necessary. Temozolomide should be tested in relapsed patients in a phase II prospective trial.