Table 4

Characteristics of patients who underwent an autologous SCT in first remission (AUTO1) or for relapsed/refractory lymphoma (AUTO2), with or without rituximab

CharacteristicAUTO1 no rituximab (n = 29)AUTO1 with rituximab (n = 21)AUTO2 no rituximab (n = 17)AUTO2 with rituximab (n = 19)
Median age, y (range) 57 (42-66) 56 (38-73) 57 (42-65) 63 (45-76) 
Male, n (%) 26 (90) 18 (86) 14 (82) 15 (79) 
Female, n (%) 3 (10) 3 (14) 3 (18) 4 (21) 
Median time from initial diagnosis, mo (range) 7 (4-63) 8 (6-55) 27 (5-84) 26 (7-65) 
Median no. of prior chemotherapy regimens (range) 2 (2-3) 2 (2-4) 
Performance status at least 1, n (%) 15 (52) 8 of 18 (44) 9 (53) 6 of 14 (43) 
Stage 3 or 4, n (%) 28 (97) 18 (86) 15 (88) 18 (95) 
Prior B symptoms, n (%) 6 (21) 8 (38) 4 (24) 4 (21) 
Prior GI involvement, n (%) 13 (45) 8 (38) 3 (18) 9 (47) 
Prior blood involvement, n (%) 1 (3) 7 (33)* 2 (12) 5 (26) 
Blastic morphology, n (%) 2 (7) 3 (14) 1 (6) 1 (5) 
β2-microglobulin 3 mg/L or greater, n (%) 6 of 24 (25) 6 of 20 (30) 1 of 13 (8) 8 of 17 (47) 
Elevated LDH, n (%) 5 (17) 2 (10) 6 (65) 5 (26) 
PET/Gallium positive pre-SCT 0 of 14 (0) 1 of 20 (5) 1 of 4 (25) 5 of 17 (29) 
Bone marrow stem cell source, n (%) 5 (17) 1 (5) 4 (24) 1 (5) 
Chemosensitive disease at transplantation, n (%) 29 (100) 21 (100) 15 (88) 16 (84) 
CR/CRu at SCT, n (%) 11 (38) 12 (57) 10 (59) 15 (79) 
PR at SCT n (%) 18 (62) 9 (43) 5 (29) 1 (5) 
Refractory disease at SCT, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (12) 3 (16) 
MIPI low risk, n (%) 10 of 27 (37) 6 of 13 (46) 4 (57) 3 of 8 (38) 
MIPI intermediate risk, n (%) 10 of 27 (37) 3 of 13 (23) 1 (14) 1 of 8 (13) 
MIPI high risk, n (%) 7 of 27 (26) 4 of 13 (31) 2 (29) 4 of 8 (50) 
HSCT-CI less than 3, n (%) 17 (59) 11 (52) 11 (65) 7 (37) 
HSCT-CI 3 or greater, n (%) 12 (41) 10 (48) 6 (35) 12 (63) 
CharacteristicAUTO1 no rituximab (n = 29)AUTO1 with rituximab (n = 21)AUTO2 no rituximab (n = 17)AUTO2 with rituximab (n = 19)
Median age, y (range) 57 (42-66) 56 (38-73) 57 (42-65) 63 (45-76) 
Male, n (%) 26 (90) 18 (86) 14 (82) 15 (79) 
Female, n (%) 3 (10) 3 (14) 3 (18) 4 (21) 
Median time from initial diagnosis, mo (range) 7 (4-63) 8 (6-55) 27 (5-84) 26 (7-65) 
Median no. of prior chemotherapy regimens (range) 2 (2-3) 2 (2-4) 
Performance status at least 1, n (%) 15 (52) 8 of 18 (44) 9 (53) 6 of 14 (43) 
Stage 3 or 4, n (%) 28 (97) 18 (86) 15 (88) 18 (95) 
Prior B symptoms, n (%) 6 (21) 8 (38) 4 (24) 4 (21) 
Prior GI involvement, n (%) 13 (45) 8 (38) 3 (18) 9 (47) 
Prior blood involvement, n (%) 1 (3) 7 (33)* 2 (12) 5 (26) 
Blastic morphology, n (%) 2 (7) 3 (14) 1 (6) 1 (5) 
β2-microglobulin 3 mg/L or greater, n (%) 6 of 24 (25) 6 of 20 (30) 1 of 13 (8) 8 of 17 (47) 
Elevated LDH, n (%) 5 (17) 2 (10) 6 (65) 5 (26) 
PET/Gallium positive pre-SCT 0 of 14 (0) 1 of 20 (5) 1 of 4 (25) 5 of 17 (29) 
Bone marrow stem cell source, n (%) 5 (17) 1 (5) 4 (24) 1 (5) 
Chemosensitive disease at transplantation, n (%) 29 (100) 21 (100) 15 (88) 16 (84) 
CR/CRu at SCT, n (%) 11 (38) 12 (57) 10 (59) 15 (79) 
PR at SCT n (%) 18 (62) 9 (43) 5 (29) 1 (5) 
Refractory disease at SCT, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (12) 3 (16) 
MIPI low risk, n (%) 10 of 27 (37) 6 of 13 (46) 4 (57) 3 of 8 (38) 
MIPI intermediate risk, n (%) 10 of 27 (37) 3 of 13 (23) 1 (14) 1 of 8 (13) 
MIPI high risk, n (%) 7 of 27 (26) 4 of 13 (31) 2 (29) 4 of 8 (50) 
HSCT-CI less than 3, n (%) 17 (59) 11 (52) 11 (65) 7 (37) 
HSCT-CI 3 or greater, n (%) 12 (41) 10 (48) 6 (35) 12 (63) 

GI indicates gastrointestinal; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CR, complete response; CRu, unconfirmed CR; PR, partial response; MIPI, Mantle Cell International Prognostic Index; and HSCT-CI, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation-Comorbidity Index.

*

P < .05 comparing AUTO1 with or without rituximab.

P < .05 comparing AUTO2 with or without rituximab.

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