Table 1.

Clinical trials in DLBCL with SCNSL

StudyRegimenPrimary end pointHistologyNPresentation, %Median age (range), yASCT conditioningResponse, %Survival, %TRM, %
1. MARIETTA5  MATRix × 3
R-ICE × 3
Liposomal Ara-C or triple IT 
1-y PFS DLBCL 75 De novo, 43
CNS relapse, 20
CNS-systemic relapse, 37 
58 (23-70) Carmustine
Thiotepa 
ORR, 61
CR, 55 
1-y PFS, 58
2-y OS, 46 
2. SCNSL124  HD-MTX and Ara-C
R-HDS
Liposomal Ara-C IT 
2-y EFS DLBCL, 84%
MCL, 8%
FL gr 3, 8% 
38 De novo, 42
CNS relapse, 40
CNS-systemic relapse, 18 
59 (36-70) Carmustine
Thiotepa 
ORR, 63
CR, 63 
2-y EFS, 50
5-y OS, 41 
10 
3. NCT0114817325  HD-MTX and ifosfamide
Ara-C and thiotepa
Liposomal Ara-C IT 
TTF DLBCL, 90%
PTCL, 10% 
30 CNS relapse, 80
CNS-systemic relapse, 20 
58 (29-65) Carmustine
Thiotepa
Etoposide 
ORR, 71
CR, 63 
2-y TTF, 49
2-y OS, 63 
4. HOVON 8026  R-DHAP × 3
HD-MTX × 3
Rituximab IT 
1-y PFS DLBCL, 97%
FL gr 3, 3% 
36 CNS relapse, 44
CNS-systemic relapse, 56 
57 (23-65) Busulfan
Cyclophosphamide 
ORR, 53
CR, 22 
1-y PFS, 19
1-y OS, 25 
5. UK NCRI27  R-CODOX-M/IVAC 2-y PFS DLBCL 10 De novo, 100 50 (18-65) — ORR, 74 
CR, 47 
2-y PFS, 70 4  
6. NCT0231532628  Ibrutinib, HD-MTX, and rituximab MTD DLBCL De novo, 50
CNS relapse, 50 
62 (23-74) ORR, 67
CR, 33 
1-y OS, 71  
7. NCT0396409029  TEDDI-R PFS DLBCL, 55%
HGBL, 33% 
49 De novo, 10
CNS relapse, 90 
62 (26-89) ORR, 92,
CR, 77  
1-y PFS, 37
1-y OS, 61 
StudyRegimenPrimary end pointHistologyNPresentation, %Median age (range), yASCT conditioningResponse, %Survival, %TRM, %
1. MARIETTA5  MATRix × 3
R-ICE × 3
Liposomal Ara-C or triple IT 
1-y PFS DLBCL 75 De novo, 43
CNS relapse, 20
CNS-systemic relapse, 37 
58 (23-70) Carmustine
Thiotepa 
ORR, 61
CR, 55 
1-y PFS, 58
2-y OS, 46 
2. SCNSL124  HD-MTX and Ara-C
R-HDS
Liposomal Ara-C IT 
2-y EFS DLBCL, 84%
MCL, 8%
FL gr 3, 8% 
38 De novo, 42
CNS relapse, 40
CNS-systemic relapse, 18 
59 (36-70) Carmustine
Thiotepa 
ORR, 63
CR, 63 
2-y EFS, 50
5-y OS, 41 
10 
3. NCT0114817325  HD-MTX and ifosfamide
Ara-C and thiotepa
Liposomal Ara-C IT 
TTF DLBCL, 90%
PTCL, 10% 
30 CNS relapse, 80
CNS-systemic relapse, 20 
58 (29-65) Carmustine
Thiotepa
Etoposide 
ORR, 71
CR, 63 
2-y TTF, 49
2-y OS, 63 
4. HOVON 8026  R-DHAP × 3
HD-MTX × 3
Rituximab IT 
1-y PFS DLBCL, 97%
FL gr 3, 3% 
36 CNS relapse, 44
CNS-systemic relapse, 56 
57 (23-65) Busulfan
Cyclophosphamide 
ORR, 53
CR, 22 
1-y PFS, 19
1-y OS, 25 
5. UK NCRI27  R-CODOX-M/IVAC 2-y PFS DLBCL 10 De novo, 100 50 (18-65) — ORR, 74 
CR, 47 
2-y PFS, 70 4  
6. NCT0231532628  Ibrutinib, HD-MTX, and rituximab MTD DLBCL De novo, 50
CNS relapse, 50 
62 (23-74) ORR, 67
CR, 33 
1-y OS, 71  
7. NCT0396409029  TEDDI-R PFS DLBCL, 55%
HGBL, 33% 
49 De novo, 10
CNS relapse, 90 
62 (26-89) ORR, 92,
CR, 77  
1-y PFS, 37
1-y OS, 61 

Studies 1 to 4 exclusively enrolled patients with SCNSL. Study 5 enrolled 111 patients with untreated DLBCL, including 10 (9%) patients with SCNSL. Study 6 was a phase 1b trial that enrolled 15 patients with PCNSL (n = 9; 60%) and SCNSL (n = 6; 40%).

Ara-C, cytarabine; EFS, event-free survival; FL, follicular lymphoma; gr, grade; HD, high-dose; PTCL, peripheral T-cell lymphoma; R-DHS, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, and etoposide; TEDDI-R, temozolomide, etoposide, liposomal doxorubicin, dexamethasone, ibrutinib, rituximab; TRM, treatment-related mortality; TTF, time-to-treatment failure; MTD, maximum tolerated dose.

Data from the entire study cohort.

In 26 patients with response to ibrutinib.

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