Table 2.

Chemotherapy agents and combinations used in high-dose chemotherapy consolidative and preparative regimens that are effective in CNS lymphomas

Dose-intensive consolidation/preparative regimen	Reference
Cyclophosphamide, carmustine, etoposide	Alvarnas et al, 199981
Thiotepa, busulfan, cyclophosphamide	Soussain et al, 2001,79 2008100; Cote et al, 2012102
Carmustine, thiotepa	Illerhaus et al, 20086
Carmustine, thiotepa, etoposide	Korfel et al, 20138
Infusional etoposide, high-dose cytarabine	Wieduwilt et al, 20129; Rubenstein et al, 20135