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Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Morphology
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Central Nervous System Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Hematologic Malignancy

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

CI-CAN-00003730PCNSLExplore in graph →

Hematologic55 active trials

NCIt: C9301
NCIt: C9302
OncoTree: PCNSL
UMLS CUI: C0280803

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics2
Variants & evidence
Drugs
Trials145
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness3 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (data present)
Evidence (no data yet)
Therapies (no data yet)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphoma that arises from the brain or spinal cord as a primary lesion. There is no evidence of lymphoma outside the central nervous system at the time of diagnosis.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Central Nervous System LymphomaHematologic Malignancy
Primary Central Nervous System NeoplasmSubtype

oncotree

B-Cell Non-Hodgkin LymphomaHematologic Malignancy

Children (3)

ncit

Immunodeficiency-Related Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma1 sub
Primary Central Nervous System Hodgkin Lymphoma
Primary Central Nervous System Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma5 sub

23 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Hematopoietic and Lymphatic SystemC35813
Nervous SystemC3268

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00003730
Entity type: Hematologic Malignancy
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Hematologic
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 5
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

145 / 55

Publications (all / 5y)

4,734 / 1,746

Evidence items

0

Genes / variants

4 / 0

Drugs (any / approved)

0 / 0

Genomic cohorts

2

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (3)

Central Nervous System Lymphomasynonym · NCIt
Primary CNS Lymphomasynonym · NCIt
Primary DLBCL of the central nervous systemsynonym · OncoTree

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Key figures

At a glance

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US deaths18,523countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #9 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
US new cases22,882countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #17 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
US age-standardized mortality4.4per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #8 of 23 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Active trials55countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #276 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials38countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #228 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items0countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputednot in a current ranking snapshot
Publications, last 12 months361countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #181 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts2countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #210 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants