cancer of the lynphatic system Malignant lymphoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • >= 18 years. • WHO performance status: 0-3 (see appendix 1) • Karnofsky score >= 80 (see appendix 2) • Biopsy proven de novo or relapsed malignant lymphoma of any histological subtype. Relapsed patients who participated in this study during an earlier line of treatment may be re-entered in the study when fulfilling the inclusion criteria. • Sufficient biopsy material present to perform anti-CD34 staining and subsequent MVD assessment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Other active malignancy (less than 5 years in complete remission) except skin carcinoma (non-melanoma). • HIV positive patients. • Patients with contra-indications for contrast enhanced MR exams: o Claustrophobia, o Cardiac pacemaker or pacemaker wiring in situ, o Cerebral clips or metal artificial cardiac valves, o Ossicle prosthesis o Renal failure • Pregnancy or breastfeeding . • No staging FDG-PET/CT available. • Inability of giving informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between DCE-MRI and MVD of malignant lymphoma tissue. Correlation between MRS and response to treatment. Correlation between MRS and vascularisation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of the correlation between FDG-PET/CT parameters, DCE-MRI parameters and the changes during treatment. | — |
Countries
Netherlands