What is your approach to a patient with an advanced stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with chemotherapy alone (with a PET CR) who then develops an isolated CNS relapse?
If the patient cannot tolerate methotrexate or further chemotherapy, how effective is radiation therapy (e.g. WBRT) in rendering the patient disease-free? If they only have a single brain lesion, would you consider local RT over WBRT?
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Radiation Oncology · Washington University School of Medicine
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This is a challenging albeit relatively rare situation. First, I would make sure to complete systemic workup, including MRI of brain/spine, CSF cytology, and PET/CT. I would not consider radiosurgery even for a single brain lesion, as this is ultimately a more diffuse disease process. If patient has...
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