Table 3

Outcome of 87 patients with NK/T-cell lymphoma treated with SMILE

Treatment and outcomeNasalNonnasalDisseminatedOverall
Newly diagnosed patients     
    No. of patients 29 11 43 
    Median total courses of SMILE (range) 4 (0-6) 3 (2-6) 2 (1-3) 4 (0-6) 
    Regimen-related toxic death 2 (7) 1 (9) 3 (7) 
Outcome on interim analysis*     
    CR 20 (69) 4 (36) 2 (67) 26 (60) 
    PR 5 (17) 3 (27) 1 (33) 9 (21) 
    Nonremission 2 (7) 3 (27) 5 (11) 
Outcome on completion of treatment     
    CR 20 (69) 6 (55) 2 (67) 28 (65) 
    PR 6 (21) 2 (18) 8 (19) 
    Nonremission 1 (3) 2 (18) 1 (33) 4 (9) 
Clinical course of patients with complete remission     
    Continued remission 15 16 
    Continued remission after HSCT 
    Relapse after SMILE or HSCT 
    Death due to unrelated causes while still in remission 
Outcome of patients with PR or nonremission     
    Remission after salvage treatment 
    Surviving with disease 
    Death due to progressive disease 
Relapsed/refractory patients     
    No. of patients 31 10 44 
    Median total courses of SMILE (range) 3 (1-6) 3 (1-6) 4 (3-6) 3 (1-6) 
    Regimen-related toxic death (%) 2 (6) 1 (10) 3 (7) 
Outcome on interim analysis*     
    CR (%) 14 (45) 7 (70) 2 (67) 23 (52) 
    PR (%) 8 (26) 1 (10) 1 (33) 10 (23) 
    Nonremission (%) 6 (19) 1 (10) 7 (16) 
    Not performed (%) 1 (3) 1 (2) 
Outcome on completion of treatment     
    CR (%) 20 (65) 7 (70) 2 (67) 29 (66) 
    PR (%) 3 (10) 1 (10) 1 (33) 5 (11) 
    Nonremission (%) 6 (19) 1 (10) 7 (16) 
Clinical course of patients with CR     
    Continued remission 10 12 
    Continued remission after HSCT 
    Relapse after SMILE or HSCT 
    Death due to subsequent therapy§ 
    Death due to unrelated causes 
Outcome of patients with PR or nonremission     
    Remission after salvage treatment 
    Surviving with disease 
    Lost to follow-up 
    Death due to progressive disease 
Treatment and outcomeNasalNonnasalDisseminatedOverall
Newly diagnosed patients     
    No. of patients 29 11 43 
    Median total courses of SMILE (range) 4 (0-6) 3 (2-6) 2 (1-3) 4 (0-6) 
    Regimen-related toxic death 2 (7) 1 (9) 3 (7) 
Outcome on interim analysis*     
    CR 20 (69) 4 (36) 2 (67) 26 (60) 
    PR 5 (17) 3 (27) 1 (33) 9 (21) 
    Nonremission 2 (7) 3 (27) 5 (11) 
Outcome on completion of treatment     
    CR 20 (69) 6 (55) 2 (67) 28 (65) 
    PR 6 (21) 2 (18) 8 (19) 
    Nonremission 1 (3) 2 (18) 1 (33) 4 (9) 
Clinical course of patients with complete remission     
    Continued remission 15 16 
    Continued remission after HSCT 
    Relapse after SMILE or HSCT 
    Death due to unrelated causes while still in remission 
Outcome of patients with PR or nonremission     
    Remission after salvage treatment 
    Surviving with disease 
    Death due to progressive disease 
Relapsed/refractory patients     
    No. of patients 31 10 44 
    Median total courses of SMILE (range) 3 (1-6) 3 (1-6) 4 (3-6) 3 (1-6) 
    Regimen-related toxic death (%) 2 (6) 1 (10) 3 (7) 
Outcome on interim analysis*     
    CR (%) 14 (45) 7 (70) 2 (67) 23 (52) 
    PR (%) 8 (26) 1 (10) 1 (33) 10 (23) 
    Nonremission (%) 6 (19) 1 (10) 7 (16) 
    Not performed (%) 1 (3) 1 (2) 
Outcome on completion of treatment     
    CR (%) 20 (65) 7 (70) 2 (67) 29 (66) 
    PR (%) 3 (10) 1 (10) 1 (33) 5 (11) 
    Nonremission (%) 6 (19) 1 (10) 7 (16) 
Clinical course of patients with CR     
    Continued remission 10 12 
    Continued remission after HSCT 
    Relapse after SMILE or HSCT 
    Death due to subsequent therapy§ 
    Death due to unrelated causes 
Outcome of patients with PR or nonremission     
    Remission after salvage treatment 
    Surviving with disease 
    Lost to follow-up 
    Death due to progressive disease 
*

After 2 or 3 courses of SMILE.

On completion of all SMILE therapy.

Death due to dermatomyositis.

§

Death during autologous HSCT.

Death due to substance abuse.

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