chemotherapy designed to cross the blood brain barrier. Rituximab has demonstrated
activity in PCNSL. E1F05 is an ECOG-ACRIN multicenter phase 2 prospective trial of
rituximab with high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX)-based chemotherapy similar to the RTOG
93-10 regimen, omitting radiotherapy. Methods Immunocompetent patients with newly
diagnosed PCNSL received HD-MTX 3.5 g/m2 with vincristine every two weeks for 5 doses; …