Table 13.

Characteristics and treatment results of patients of risk group R2 in studies NHL-BFM90 and NHL-BFM95




NHL-BFM90 patients

NHL-BFM95 patients
No. patients in risk group R2   167   233  
% of study population   40   46  
No. patients receiving R2 therapy   154   222  
Male, %   75   75  
Female, %   25   25  
Age, y, median (range)   9.6 (1.9-17.9)   9.6 (2.5-19.7)  
Burkitt, %   69   62  
DLBCL, %   17   28  
PMLBL, %   4   2  
Other, %   10   7  
Stage, %   
    I   14   16  
    II   44   40  
    III   42   45  
Mediastinal tumor, no. patients   13   12  
LDH, U/L, median (range)   238 (80-3583)   229 (57-654)  
Events, no.   
    Death unrelated to tumor   3   1  
    Tumor failure   2   10  
    Second malignancy   3   2  
pEFS, 3 years, %
 
97 ± 1
 
95 ± 2
 



NHL-BFM90 patients

NHL-BFM95 patients
No. patients in risk group R2   167   233  
% of study population   40   46  
No. patients receiving R2 therapy   154   222  
Male, %   75   75  
Female, %   25   25  
Age, y, median (range)   9.6 (1.9-17.9)   9.6 (2.5-19.7)  
Burkitt, %   69   62  
DLBCL, %   17   28  
PMLBL, %   4   2  
Other, %   10   7  
Stage, %   
    I   14   16  
    II   44   40  
    III   42   45  
Mediastinal tumor, no. patients   13   12  
LDH, U/L, median (range)   238 (80-3583)   229 (57-654)  
Events, no.   
    Death unrelated to tumor   3   1  
    Tumor failure   2   10  
    Second malignancy   3   2  
pEFS, 3 years, %
 
97 ± 1
 
95 ± 2
 

DLBCL indicates diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; and PMLBL, primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma.

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