Table 4

International Prognostic Index

Full index 
    Prognostic factors 
        Age older than 60 y 
        Performance status of 2 or higher 
        LDH level greater than 1× normal 
        Extranodal sites of 2 or more 
        Stage III or IV 
    Risk category and factors 
        Low, factor 0 or 1 
        Low-intermediate, factor 2 
        High-intermediate, factor 3 
        High, factor 4 or 5 
Age adjusted 
    Prognostic factors 
        Performance status higher than 1 
        LDH level greater than 1× normal 
        Stage III or IV 
    Risk category and factors 
        Low, factor 0 
        Low-intermediate, factor 1 
        High-intermediate, factor 2 
        High, factor 3 
Full index 
    Prognostic factors 
        Age older than 60 y 
        Performance status of 2 or higher 
        LDH level greater than 1× normal 
        Extranodal sites of 2 or more 
        Stage III or IV 
    Risk category and factors 
        Low, factor 0 or 1 
        Low-intermediate, factor 2 
        High-intermediate, factor 3 
        High, factor 4 or 5 
Age adjusted 
    Prognostic factors 
        Performance status higher than 1 
        LDH level greater than 1× normal 
        Stage III or IV 
    Risk category and factors 
        Low, factor 0 
        Low-intermediate, factor 1 
        High-intermediate, factor 2 
        High, factor 3 

LDH indicates lactate dehydrogenase.

Adapted with permission.25 

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