# Annual Meeting of the International Primary CNS Lymphoma Collaborative Group (IPCG)

> **NIH NIH R13** · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · 2021 · $5,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an extranodal variant of non-Hodgkin
lymphoma (NHL) that is confined to the brain, spinal cord, leptomeninges and eye. The diagnostic
and therapeutic approaches to PCNSL are different from those that are applied to other forms of
NHL. The International Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Collaborative Group (IPCG)
consists of specialists from multiple disciplines dedicated to the study of PCNSL. The IPCG holds
an annual scientific conference at the American Society of Hematology meeting in which various
research topics related to PCNSL are discussed. Experts on the topic under discussion are selected
each year by an executive committee to chair the scientific conference. These meetings have led
to multiple collaborative projects that have positively impacted the field and that have been
published in the peer reviewed literature. The annual IPCG meeting is a critical forum for
generating new ideas and approaches to this unique and rare form of lymphoma. The 2021
conference topic is Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma (PVRL): Advances in Diagnostics and
Management. PVRL is rare and there are no standard guidelines for management of this disease.
The IPCG previously published results from a large series of patients with PVRL (Grimm et al,
Ann Oncol 2007). Since then, there has been development in the diagnostics of PVRL and studies
demonstrating efficacy of targeted agents. Accordingly, it is of great interest to IPCG members to
have a symposium of diagnosis and treatment of PVRL.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10391991
- **Project number:** 1R13CA268647-01
- **Recipient organization:** BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Tracy T Batchelor
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $5,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-14 → 2022-10-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10391991

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10391991, Annual Meeting of the International Primary CNS Lymphoma Collaborative Group (IPCG) (1R13CA268647-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10391991. Licensed CC0.

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