Use of rituximab in combination with high-dose methotrexate in the treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma in a mycophenolate mofetil treated patient with lupus nephritis

Acta Oncol. 2011 Jan;50(1):144-5. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2010.504231. Epub 2010 Jul 29.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Bacteremia / immunology
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / complications
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Fever / microbiology
  • Fungemia / immunology
  • Fungemia / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Lupus Nephritis / complications
  • Lupus Nephritis / drug therapy*
  • Lymphoma / complications
  • Lymphoma / drug therapy*
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Methotrexate / adverse effects
  • Mycophenolic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Mycophenolic Acid / adverse effects
  • Mycophenolic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / etiology
  • Neutropenia / chemically induced
  • Neutropenia / complications
  • Rituximab
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Rituximab
  • Mycophenolic Acid
  • Methotrexate