Table 1

Biological, clinical, and radiologic characteristics of patients at diagnosis of CNSi and outcome on ibrutinib

Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4
Age (y)/sex 58/M 75/M 63/M 68/F 
Prior lines of therapy for CLL 
Binet stage at CNSi 
Lymphocytosis at CNSi (G/L) 20 0.9 245 5.5 
Progressive disease at CNSi diagnosis Yes No Yes No 
Del17p Yes Yes No Yes 
Neurologic symptoms Dysautonomy Headache and cognitive disturbance Cerebellar syndrome and aphasia confusion Visual loss 
Last neuroimaging before ibrutinib initiation Nodular enhancement of left parietal lobe with not specific periventricular T2 hyperintensities Normal NA Thickening of optic nerves and chiasma. FLAIR hyperintensities 
with nodular lesion of internal occipito-temporal region 
CSF cellularity (μ−122 231 176 52 
CSF involvement 93% monoclonal B cells 78% monoclonal B cells 96% monoclonal B cells 0.7% CLL cells and 91% CD4+ T cells 
Red cells (μ−1
Proteinorachia (g/L) 0.53 1.42 0.39 1.78 
Delay between neurologic manifestations and CNSi diagnosis (mo) 19 
Intra-CSF chemotherapy
 In another line of treatment 
    
Yes Yes Yes No 
Response to ibrutinib     
 CSF evaluation CR CR CR CR 
 Neurologic symptoms Not evaluable CR CR CR 
 Hematologic disease PR with lymphocytosis CR CR CR 
 Neuroimaging Normalization — — Near normalization 
Follow up (mo) 14 
Status at last follow up Dead in CR Alive in CR Alive in CR Alive in CR 
(stroke) 
Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4
Age (y)/sex 58/M 75/M 63/M 68/F 
Prior lines of therapy for CLL 
Binet stage at CNSi 
Lymphocytosis at CNSi (G/L) 20 0.9 245 5.5 
Progressive disease at CNSi diagnosis Yes No Yes No 
Del17p Yes Yes No Yes 
Neurologic symptoms Dysautonomy Headache and cognitive disturbance Cerebellar syndrome and aphasia confusion Visual loss 
Last neuroimaging before ibrutinib initiation Nodular enhancement of left parietal lobe with not specific periventricular T2 hyperintensities Normal NA Thickening of optic nerves and chiasma. FLAIR hyperintensities 
with nodular lesion of internal occipito-temporal region 
CSF cellularity (μ−122 231 176 52 
CSF involvement 93% monoclonal B cells 78% monoclonal B cells 96% monoclonal B cells 0.7% CLL cells and 91% CD4+ T cells 
Red cells (μ−1
Proteinorachia (g/L) 0.53 1.42 0.39 1.78 
Delay between neurologic manifestations and CNSi diagnosis (mo) 19 
Intra-CSF chemotherapy
 In another line of treatment 
    
Yes Yes Yes No 
Response to ibrutinib     
 CSF evaluation CR CR CR CR 
 Neurologic symptoms Not evaluable CR CR CR 
 Hematologic disease PR with lymphocytosis CR CR CR 
 Neuroimaging Normalization — — Near normalization 
Follow up (mo) 14 
Status at last follow up Dead in CR Alive in CR Alive in CR Alive in CR 
(stroke) 

FLAIR, fluid attenuated inversion recover; NA, not available.

Close Modal

or Create an Account

Close Modal
Close Modal