Table 1

Selected published studies of chemotherapy/immunochemotherapy regimens with and without radiation treatment in PMBL

AuthorsTreatmentStudy typePatient characteristicOutcome
ChemotherapyRT+/−
Zinzani et al29  MACOP-B Yes Prospective study, n = 50 All IPI groups At 39 months, 93% who achieved complete response were relapse-free; at 8 years, OS was 82% 
Todeschini et al30  MACOP-B, VACOP-B or CHOP Yes Retrospective study, n = 138 All IPI groups At 66 months, EFS was 39% for CHOP and 76% for MACOP-B/VACOP-B 
Zinzani et al25  MACOP-B, VACOP-B, ProMACE-CytaBOM, CHOP, or HDS/ABMT Yes Retrospective study, n = 426 All IPI groups At 10 years, PFS was 35% for CHOP/CHOP-like, 67% for MACOP-B/VACOP-B, and 78% for HDS/ABMT 
Hamlin et al23  CHOP/CHOP like, NHL-15, ASCT No Retrospective study, n = 141 All IPI groups At 11 years, EFS was 34% for CHOP/CHOP-like, 60% for NHL-15, and 60% for ASCT 
Savage et al24  CHOP/R-CHOP/MACOP-B/VACOP-B Variable Retrospective study, n = 153 All IPI groups At 5 years, overall PFS was 69%; only MACOP-B/VACOP-B vs CHOP-like regimens were significantly different 
Rieger et al33  CHOP/R-CHOP Variable: RT intended in 87% Retrospective analysis, n = 87 Confined to AA-IPI of 0-1 At 3 years, EFS was 78% for R-CHOP and 52% for CHOP 
Soumerai et al37  R-CHOP Yes: 77% of responding patients Retrospective study, n = 63 All IPI groups At 5 years, PFS was 68% 
Dunleavy et al34  DA-EPOCH-R No Prospective study, n = 51 All IPI groups At 5 years, EFS was 93% 
Woessmann et al41  DA-EPOCH-R No Ongoing case series, n = 15 All IPI groups, age younger than 18 years At 19 months, EFS was 92% 
Martelli et al36  R-MACOP-B, R-VACOP-B, R-CHOP Yes Prospective study, n = 125 All IPI Estimated 5-year PFS is 86% 
AuthorsTreatmentStudy typePatient characteristicOutcome
ChemotherapyRT+/−
Zinzani et al29  MACOP-B Yes Prospective study, n = 50 All IPI groups At 39 months, 93% who achieved complete response were relapse-free; at 8 years, OS was 82% 
Todeschini et al30  MACOP-B, VACOP-B or CHOP Yes Retrospective study, n = 138 All IPI groups At 66 months, EFS was 39% for CHOP and 76% for MACOP-B/VACOP-B 
Zinzani et al25  MACOP-B, VACOP-B, ProMACE-CytaBOM, CHOP, or HDS/ABMT Yes Retrospective study, n = 426 All IPI groups At 10 years, PFS was 35% for CHOP/CHOP-like, 67% for MACOP-B/VACOP-B, and 78% for HDS/ABMT 
Hamlin et al23  CHOP/CHOP like, NHL-15, ASCT No Retrospective study, n = 141 All IPI groups At 11 years, EFS was 34% for CHOP/CHOP-like, 60% for NHL-15, and 60% for ASCT 
Savage et al24  CHOP/R-CHOP/MACOP-B/VACOP-B Variable Retrospective study, n = 153 All IPI groups At 5 years, overall PFS was 69%; only MACOP-B/VACOP-B vs CHOP-like regimens were significantly different 
Rieger et al33  CHOP/R-CHOP Variable: RT intended in 87% Retrospective analysis, n = 87 Confined to AA-IPI of 0-1 At 3 years, EFS was 78% for R-CHOP and 52% for CHOP 
Soumerai et al37  R-CHOP Yes: 77% of responding patients Retrospective study, n = 63 All IPI groups At 5 years, PFS was 68% 
Dunleavy et al34  DA-EPOCH-R No Prospective study, n = 51 All IPI groups At 5 years, EFS was 93% 
Woessmann et al41  DA-EPOCH-R No Ongoing case series, n = 15 All IPI groups, age younger than 18 years At 19 months, EFS was 92% 
Martelli et al36  R-MACOP-B, R-VACOP-B, R-CHOP Yes Prospective study, n = 125 All IPI Estimated 5-year PFS is 86% 

AA, age-adjusted; ASCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; HDS/ABMT, high-dose sequential chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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