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Primary Cerebral Lymphoma at UMCU and St Antonius

Recruiting
Conditions
brain lymphoma
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
10025320
10029211
Registration Number
NL-OMON54051
Lead Sponsor
Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

1. Suspected or confirmed primary central nervous system lymphoma
2. Age > 18 years
3. Patients who have a clinical indication for a diagnostic lumbar puncture

Exclusion Criteria

1) If contra-indications for lumbar puncture are present:
- skin infection
- coagulopathy
- signs or symptoms of increased intracranial pressure
- midline shift or obliteration of basal cisterns on neuro-imaging
2) If a patient is unwilling to give written consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Detect specific biomarkers in CSF and/or blood from patients clinically<br /><br>suspected of primary central nervous system lymphoma. Thereby improving the<br /><br>diagnosis of CNS lymphoma in a majority of patients and reducing the need for<br /><br>tissue confirmation through stereotactic biopsy.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Possible secondary objectives:<br /><br>- determine the relationship between the prognosis of CNS lymphoma and specific<br /><br>biomarkers,<br /><br>- determine the relationship between specific biomarkers and therapy response. </p><br>
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