Table 1: Literature review: Cases of CNS LYG.

Case

Age

Gender

LYG grade

CNS only

Surgery

ChemoTx

RT

Steroid only

Ritux

F/U (m/o)

Best response

Time to progression

Survival (m/o)

Ref

1

63

M

1

No

No data

CVP

No

No

Yes

65

No data

No data

Not reached

[3]

2

72

M

1

No

No data

No

Yes

No

No

53

CR

50

Not reached

[3]

3

54

M

1

Yes

Resection

No

No

Yes

No

24

No data

Not reached

Not reached

[6]

4

49

M

1

Yes

Biopsy

No

No

No

No

18

PR

Not reached

Not reached

[7]

5

56

M

1

Yes

Biopsy

No

Yes

No

No

2

PD

2

Not reached

[8]

6

38

M

1

Yes

Resection

No

No

Yes

No

21

No data

No data

Not reached

[9]

7

49

M

1

Yes

Biopsy

No

No

Yes

No

18

No data

No data

Not reached

[9]

8

55

M

1

Yes

Resection

No

No

Yes

No

42

No data

No data

Not reached

[10]

9

53

M

1

Yes

Biopsy

CYCLO

No

No

No

3

PR

Not reached

Not reached

[11]

10

42

M

1

No

Resection

No

No

No

Yes

24

CR

Not reached

Not reached

[12]

11

24

F

1

No

Lung biopsy

No

No

No

No

12

CR

Not reached

Not reached

[13]

12

48

M

1 or 2

No

Lung biopsy

No

No

No

Yes

18

PR

Not reached

Not reached

[14]

13

67

M

2

Yes

Resection

MTX HD

Yes

No

No

12

CR

Not reached

Not reached

[15]

14

52

F

2

Yes

Biopsy

CYCLO

No

No

No

24

No data

No data

Not reached

[9]

15

60

M

2

Yes

Biopsy

No

No

Yes + Ifn

No

18

PR

Not reached

Not reached

[16]

16

42

F

2

Yes

Biopsy

No

No

Yes

No

23

PR

Not reached

Not reached

[16]

17

22

M

2 or 3

No

Resection

Yes

Yes

No

No

36

CR

No data

36

[5]

18

36

F

2 or 3

Yes

Resection

Yes

Yes

No

No

48

CR

Not reached

Not reached

[5]

19

73

F

2 or 3

Yes

Resection

No

No

No

No

60

No data

Not reached

Not reached

[6]

20

80

F

2 or 3

No

Lung biopsy

TMZ

No

No

Yes

2

PD

No data

2

[17]

21

62

F

3

Yes

Biopsy

No

No

Yes

No

29

PR

Not reached

Not reached

[16]

22

41

M

3

No

Lung biopsy

MTX HD, MTX IT, ARAC, ARAC IT, CE

No

No

Yes

18

PR

Not reached

Not reached

[18]

23

19

M

3

No

Lung biopsy

CHOP

Yes

No

No

3

PD

No data

3

[19]

24

38

F

3

Yes

Biopsy

MTX IT, MTX HD

Yes

No

No

221

No data

Not reached

Not reached

[9]

25

74

F

3

Yes

Resection

No

No

No

No

0.25

No data

No data

0.25

[20]

 

Time to progression in months; Time to death in months;  F: Female; M: Male; CR: Complete response; PR: Partial response; PD: Progressive disease, F/U: Follow up (in months), RT: Radiotherapy; Chemotx: Chemotherapy; IT: Intra thecal; Ritux: Rituximab; CEP: Cyclophosphamide etoposide prednisone; MTX: Methotrexate; HD: High dose; CVP: Rituximab cyclophosphamide vincristine prednisone; TMZ: Temozolomide; CHOP: Cyclophosphamide adriamycin vincristine prednisone; Cyclo: Cyclophosphamide; IFN: Interferon α-2b; NR: Not reached.