Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Featuren (%)
Total 54 (100) 
Median age, y (range) 66 (37-79) 
Ann Arbor stage  
Stage I 32 (59) 
Stage II 22 (41) 
Bilateral testicular localization 1 (2) 
ECOG PS  
51 (94) 
3 (6) 
Presence of B symptoms 2 (4) 
High serum LDH 7 (13) 
High serum β2-microglobulin (n = 46) 8 (17) 
Featuren (%)
Total 54 (100) 
Median age, y (range) 66 (37-79) 
Ann Arbor stage  
Stage I 32 (59) 
Stage II 22 (41) 
Bilateral testicular localization 1 (2) 
ECOG PS  
51 (94) 
3 (6) 
Presence of B symptoms 2 (4) 
High serum LDH 7 (13) 
High serum β2-microglobulin (n = 46) 8 (17) 

ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.