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Table 3.

Causes of death and types of histologic transformation

	DR, n = 30	DE, n = 65
Death, n	19	16
Causes of death, n (%)
CLL	8 (42.1)	1 (6.3)
Histologic transformation	5 (26.3)	3 (18.8)
Infection	2 (10.5)∗	4 (25.0)
Bleeding	1 (5.3)	0 (0.0)
Second cancer	1 (5.3)†	2 (12.5)‡
Other	0 (0.0)	3 (18.8)§
Unknown	2 (10.5)	3 (18.8)
Histologic transformation, n	9	4
Types of transformation, n (%)
DLBCL	8 (26.7)	4 (6.2)
Histiocytic sarcoma	1 (3.3)	0 (0.0)

	DR, n = 30	DE, n = 65
Death, n	19	16
Causes of death, n (%)
CLL	8 (42.1)	1 (6.3)
Histologic transformation	5 (26.3)	3 (18.8)
Infection	2 (10.5)∗	4 (25.0)
Bleeding	1 (5.3)	0 (0.0)
Second cancer	1 (5.3)†	2 (12.5)‡
Other	0 (0.0)	3 (18.8)§
Unknown	2 (10.5)	3 (18.8)
Histologic transformation, n	9	4
Types of transformation, n (%)
DLBCL	8 (26.7)	4 (6.2)
Histiocytic sarcoma	1 (3.3)	0 (0.0)

DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Fungal infection for both patients.

Metastatic lung cancer.

Treatment-related myeloid neoplasms for both patients.

Heart failure, multiorgan failure, and small bowel obstruction in one patient each.