Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics and Therapeutic Results of 350 Elderly Patients With Aggressive-Histology NHL

Age (yr)  
 Median  69  
 Range  60-87  
Sex (male/female)  174/176  
Symptoms (no/yes) 238/112  
Stage  
 II  123 (35%)  
 III 79 (23%)  
 IV  148 (42%)  
Bulky disease 98 (28%)  
LDH (>normal)  123 (35%)  
Bone marrow involvement  64 (18%)  
Extranodal sites (no/yes) 207/143  
Histology  
 Centroblastic  182 (52%) 
 Immunoblastic  98 (28%)  
 Anaplastic large cell 21 (6%)  
 Peripheral T cell  49 (14%)  
Result 
 CR  202 (58%)  
 PR  87 (25%)  
 NR 61 (17%) 
Age (yr)  
 Median  69  
 Range  60-87  
Sex (male/female)  174/176  
Symptoms (no/yes) 238/112  
Stage  
 II  123 (35%)  
 III 79 (23%)  
 IV  148 (42%)  
Bulky disease 98 (28%)  
LDH (>normal)  123 (35%)  
Bone marrow involvement  64 (18%)  
Extranodal sites (no/yes) 207/143  
Histology  
 Centroblastic  182 (52%) 
 Immunoblastic  98 (28%)  
 Anaplastic large cell 21 (6%)  
 Peripheral T cell  49 (14%)  
Result 
 CR  202 (58%)  
 PR  87 (25%)  
 NR 61 (17%) 

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