Prophylactic Strategies for Mitigating Central Nervous System Relapse in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

At least one of the following high-risk factors for CNS recurrence must be present: CNS-IPI score ≥ 4; or involving specific extranodal sites (such as testis, breast, adrenal gland, kidney, uterus, bone marrow, high-risk bones); or having ≥ 2 extranodal invasion sites.

The dosage of lenalidomide is 25mg each time, once daily, taken with food or on an empty stomach. It is administered continuously from day 1 to day 21, with each 28-day period as one cycle. For elderly patients (aged > 75 years) or those with reduced renal function (creatinine clearance rate < 60 ml/min), the starting dose is reduced to 15mg. During the lenalidomide treatment, aspirin 100mg once daily or low molecular weight heparin is used to prevent thrombosis. The preventive drugs can be initiated simultaneously with chemotherapy or started 4-6 weeks after the completion of chemotherapy for continuous prevention, which is determined by the investigator. After the chemotherapy, it enters the single-agent maintenance stage, with the total prevention medication duration of 1 year (counting from the first administration), or until disease progression, intolerable toxicity occurs, or informed consent is withdrawn.

The BTK inhibitor group includes drugs such as Zanubrutinib, Obinutinib, and Ibrutinib. Their specific usage is as follows: Zanubrutinib, 160mg each time, taken twice daily before or after meals; Ibrutinib, 560mg each time, once daily, taken before or after meals; Obinutinib, 150mg each time, once daily, taken before or after meals. Preventive drugs can be initiated simultaneously with chemotherapy or started 4-6 weeks after the completion of chemotherapy, depending on the decision of the researchers. After the completion of chemotherapy, it enters the single-agent maintenance stage. The total preventive medication duration is 1 year (counting from the first administration), or until disease progression, intolerable toxicity occurs, or informed consent is withdrawn.

Chidamide is administered at a dose of 20mg every 21 days. The medication is taken on days 1, 4, 8, and 11 of each cycle, 30 minutes after meals. The preventive medication can be initiated simultaneously with chemotherapy or started 4-6 weeks after the completion of chemotherapy, depending on the decision of the investigator. After the chemotherapy is completed, it enters the single-agent maintenance phase. The total preventive medication duration is 1 year (counting from the first administration), or until disease progression, intolerable toxicity occurs, or informed consent is withdrawn.

The cumulative proportion of patients who experienced central nervous system recurrence within 2 years after starting the trial drug treatment.

From the time the experimental drug was administered until the date of the first recorded disease progression (in the central nervous system or systemically), recurrence, or death for any reason.

OS was defined as the time from cytarabine and thalidomide initiation to death or last follow-up.

Score of FACT-G (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General)

Correlation between circulating free DNA (cfDNA) and efficacy