Table 2.

Patient characteristics at first IgRT and treatment duration during follow-up

Key characteristicsIntermittent IgRTRegular IgRTAll IgRT
No. of patients, n (%) 229 (30.4) 524 (69.6) 753 (100.0) 
Time from CLL diagnosis to first IgRT (years), mean (SD) 3.5 (3.2) 3.2 (3.0) 3.3 (3.1) 
Follow-up since first IgRT (years), mean (SD) 2.1 (2.9) 4.2 (3.1) 3.6 (3.2) 
Follow-up since first IgRT (years), n (%)    
<1 year 127 (55.5) 73 (13.9) 200 (26.6) 
1-5 years 66 (28.8) 276 (52.7) 342 (45.4) 
>5 year 36 (15.7) 175 (33.4) 211 (28.0) 
Mean age at first IgRT (SD) 73.9 (10.2) 72.3 (10.3) 72.8 (10.3) 
Age at first IgRT, n (%)    
>60 years 24 (10.5) 65 (12.4) 89 (11.8) 
60-69 years 47 (20.5) 132 (25.2) 179 (23.8) 
≥70 years 158 (69.0) 327 (62.4) 485 (64.4) 
Sex, n (%)    
Female 86 (37.6) 176 (33.6) 262 (34.8) 
CCI at first immunoglobulin, n (%)    
Mild 147 (64.2) 408 (77.9) 555 (73.7) 
Moderate 54 (23.6) 91 (17.4) 145 (19.3) 
Severe 28 (12.2) 25 (4.8) 53 (7.0) 
Any serious infections before first IgRT, n (%) 183 (79.9) 326 (62.2) 509 (67.6) 
Any serious infections 6 months before first IgRT, n (%) 160 (69.9) 251 (47.9) 411 (54.6) 
No. of serious infections 6 months before first IgRT, n (%)    
None 69 (30.1) 273 (52.1) 342 (45.4) 
1-2 141 (61.6) 224 (42.7) 365 (48.5) 
3 or more 19 (8.3) 27 (5.2) 46 (6.1) 
Total duration of IgRT (including treatment gaps), n (%)    
1 immunoglobulin only 177 (77.3) 0 (0.0) 177 (23.5) 
<1 year 38 (16.6) 155 (29.6) 193 (25.6) 
1-5 years 11 (4.8) 246 (46.9) 257 (34.1) 
>5 years 3 (1.3) 123 (23.5) 126 (16.7) 
Median interval between IgRT, n (%)    
1 month 198 (86.5) 434 (82.8) 632 (83.9) 
>1 to 3 months 14 (6.1) 90 (17.2) 104 (13.8) 
>3 to 12 months 7 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.9) 
>12 months 10 (4.4) 0 (0.0) 10 (1.3) 
Key characteristicsIntermittent IgRTRegular IgRTAll IgRT
No. of patients, n (%) 229 (30.4) 524 (69.6) 753 (100.0) 
Time from CLL diagnosis to first IgRT (years), mean (SD) 3.5 (3.2) 3.2 (3.0) 3.3 (3.1) 
Follow-up since first IgRT (years), mean (SD) 2.1 (2.9) 4.2 (3.1) 3.6 (3.2) 
Follow-up since first IgRT (years), n (%)    
<1 year 127 (55.5) 73 (13.9) 200 (26.6) 
1-5 years 66 (28.8) 276 (52.7) 342 (45.4) 
>5 year 36 (15.7) 175 (33.4) 211 (28.0) 
Mean age at first IgRT (SD) 73.9 (10.2) 72.3 (10.3) 72.8 (10.3) 
Age at first IgRT, n (%)    
>60 years 24 (10.5) 65 (12.4) 89 (11.8) 
60-69 years 47 (20.5) 132 (25.2) 179 (23.8) 
≥70 years 158 (69.0) 327 (62.4) 485 (64.4) 
Sex, n (%)    
Female 86 (37.6) 176 (33.6) 262 (34.8) 
CCI at first immunoglobulin, n (%)    
Mild 147 (64.2) 408 (77.9) 555 (73.7) 
Moderate 54 (23.6) 91 (17.4) 145 (19.3) 
Severe 28 (12.2) 25 (4.8) 53 (7.0) 
Any serious infections before first IgRT, n (%) 183 (79.9) 326 (62.2) 509 (67.6) 
Any serious infections 6 months before first IgRT, n (%) 160 (69.9) 251 (47.9) 411 (54.6) 
No. of serious infections 6 months before first IgRT, n (%)    
None 69 (30.1) 273 (52.1) 342 (45.4) 
1-2 141 (61.6) 224 (42.7) 365 (48.5) 
3 or more 19 (8.3) 27 (5.2) 46 (6.1) 
Total duration of IgRT (including treatment gaps), n (%)    
1 immunoglobulin only 177 (77.3) 0 (0.0) 177 (23.5) 
<1 year 38 (16.6) 155 (29.6) 193 (25.6) 
1-5 years 11 (4.8) 246 (46.9) 257 (34.1) 
>5 years 3 (1.3) 123 (23.5) 126 (16.7) 
Median interval between IgRT, n (%)    
1 month 198 (86.5) 434 (82.8) 632 (83.9) 
>1 to 3 months 14 (6.1) 90 (17.2) 104 (13.8) 
>3 to 12 months 7 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.9) 
>12 months 10 (4.4) 0 (0.0) 10 (1.3) 

Descriptive data, not adjusted for survival. Intermittent IgRT also includes patients who only had 1 IgRT episode. Serious infection was defined as an infection-related hospitalization.

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