Table 1.

Patient characteristics


Characteristics

Total cohort N = 2837

LNH84 N = 779

LNH87 N = 954

LNH93 N = 1104
Median age, y (range)   54 (8-79)   48 (8-79)   58 (15-70)   52 (15-69)  
Male sex, %   59   62   56   60  
ECOG score greater than 1, %   21   26   19   18  
Stages III-IV, %   60   62   59   59  
LDH above normal, %   49   48   48   50  
Marrow involvement, %   21   29   19   18  
Extranodal greater than 1, %   36   39   37   34  
IPI score, %     
    0-2   66   66   65   67  
    3-5   34   34   35   33  
Diffuse large cell, %   43   53   64   55  
Phenotype cell B, %   NA   NA   84   83  
Initial radiotherapy, %   4   6   5   3  
Additional treatments for refractory or relapsing disease     
    No treatment, %   31   34.2   36.9   21.3  
    CT, %   40   44   37.9   37.3  
    RDTH, %   2.5   3   2   2.5  
    RDTH, CT, %   10.2   8.3   11.6   11.3  
    CT, ASCT, %   10.3   8.7   6.5   15.7  
    CT, ASCT, RDTH, %
 
6
 
1.8
 
5.1
 
11.9
 

Characteristics

Total cohort N = 2837

LNH84 N = 779

LNH87 N = 954

LNH93 N = 1104
Median age, y (range)   54 (8-79)   48 (8-79)   58 (15-70)   52 (15-69)  
Male sex, %   59   62   56   60  
ECOG score greater than 1, %   21   26   19   18  
Stages III-IV, %   60   62   59   59  
LDH above normal, %   49   48   48   50  
Marrow involvement, %   21   29   19   18  
Extranodal greater than 1, %   36   39   37   34  
IPI score, %     
    0-2   66   66   65   67  
    3-5   34   34   35   33  
Diffuse large cell, %   43   53   64   55  
Phenotype cell B, %   NA   NA   84   83  
Initial radiotherapy, %   4   6   5   3  
Additional treatments for refractory or relapsing disease     
    No treatment, %   31   34.2   36.9   21.3  
    CT, %   40   44   37.9   37.3  
    RDTH, %   2.5   3   2   2.5  
    RDTH, CT, %   10.2   8.3   11.6   11.3  
    CT, ASCT, %   10.3   8.7   6.5   15.7  
    CT, ASCT, RDTH, %
 
6
 
1.8
 
5.1
 
11.9
 

CT indicates chemotherapy; RDTH, radiotherapy; ASCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; and NA, not available.