Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an extranodal variant of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that is confined to the nervous system. The diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to PCNSL are different from those that are applied to other forms of NHL or to other brain cancers. The International Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Collaborative Group (IPCG) consists of specialists from multiple countries and disciplines dedicated to the study of PCNSL. The IPCG holds an annual scientific conference at the American Society of Hematology meeting in which various research topics related to PCNSL are discussed. An international expert on the topic under discussion is selected each year by an executive committee to chair the scientific conference. These meetings have led to multiple collaborative projects that have positively impacted the field and that have been published in the peer- reviewed literature. The annual IPCG meeting is a critical forum for generating new ideas and approaches to this unique form of brain cancer and lymphoma. The 2015 conference topic is Evaluation and Response Criteria for Relapsed and Refractory Primary CNS Lymphoma, an understudied and critical topic as most patients with PCNSL are refractory to treatment or subsequently relapse after initial therapy.

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The International Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) Collaborative Group (IPCG) holds an annual scientific conference each year to review research progress on PCNSL, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The annual conference has been very successful in stimulating international collaboration among the many different specialists involved in the treatment of this rare type of lymphoma. The 2015 conference theme is to develop consensus- drive guidelines for clinical trial design in patients with refractory or relapsed PCNSL.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Conference (R13)
Project #
2R13CA124293-09
Application #
9052408
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1-PCRB-G (O1))
Program Officer
Merritt, William D
Project Start
2006-09-01
Project End
2016-11-30
Budget Start
2015-12-04
Budget End
2016-11-30
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
2016
Total Cost
$2,500
Indirect Cost
Name
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
073130411
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02114
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