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How would you approach primary CNS lymphoma in an elderly patient over 80 years old?

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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Scottsdale)

Patients >70-75 are poorly represented in trials and retrospective studies, and are in need of novel therapies with minimal toxicity. We know that radiation therapy is associated with increased neurocognitive morbidity in patients >60, but is often the only feasible approach if chemotherapy cannot b...

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