Patient characteristics
| Age, y | |
| Median | 52 |
| Range | 20-65 |
| Older than 60 (%) | 15 (24) |
| Sex (%) | |
| Male | 36 (58) |
| Female | 26 (42) |
| Stage (%) | |
| I | 2 (3) |
| II | 3 (5) |
| III | 19 (31) |
| IV | 38 (61) |
| Serum LDH (%) | |
| Normal | 3 (5) |
| Elevated | 59 (95) |
| ECOG performance status (%) | |
| 0/1 | 6/22 (45) |
| 2/3/4 | 25/8/1 (55) |
| Extranodal sites of disease (%) | |
| None | 9 (15) |
| One | 23 (37) |
| Two or more | 30 (48) |
| IPI (%) | |
| Low-intermediate, 2* | 18 (29) |
| High-intermediate, 3* | 21 (34) |
| High, 4-5* | 23 (37) |
| Age-adjusted IPI (%) | |
| High-intermediate, 2* | 36 (58) |
| High, 3* | 26 (42) |
| Histology (%) | |
| Follicular large cell | 3 (5) |
| Diffuse, mixed small and large cell | 1 (2) |
| Diffuse large cell or immunoblastic | 48/1 (79) |
| Diffuse small noncleaved cell | 1 (2) |
| Other types | 8 (13)† |
| Age, y | |
| Median | 52 |
| Range | 20-65 |
| Older than 60 (%) | 15 (24) |
| Sex (%) | |
| Male | 36 (58) |
| Female | 26 (42) |
| Stage (%) | |
| I | 2 (3) |
| II | 3 (5) |
| III | 19 (31) |
| IV | 38 (61) |
| Serum LDH (%) | |
| Normal | 3 (5) |
| Elevated | 59 (95) |
| ECOG performance status (%) | |
| 0/1 | 6/22 (45) |
| 2/3/4 | 25/8/1 (55) |
| Extranodal sites of disease (%) | |
| None | 9 (15) |
| One | 23 (37) |
| Two or more | 30 (48) |
| IPI (%) | |
| Low-intermediate, 2* | 18 (29) |
| High-intermediate, 3* | 21 (34) |
| High, 4-5* | 23 (37) |
| Age-adjusted IPI (%) | |
| High-intermediate, 2* | 36 (58) |
| High, 3* | 26 (42) |
| Histology (%) | |
| Follicular large cell | 3 (5) |
| Diffuse, mixed small and large cell | 1 (2) |
| Diffuse large cell or immunoblastic | 48/1 (79) |
| Diffuse small noncleaved cell | 1 (2) |
| Other types | 8 (13)† |