Table 2.

Patient demographics


Demographic characteristic

Relapsed/refractory NHL

First-line therapy
No. patients   995   76  
Sex   
Male, no. (%)   586 (59)   41 (54)  
Female, no. (%)   409 (41)   35 (46)  
Median age, y (range)   58 (21-88)   49 (23-69)  
Median time from diagnosis to protocol entry, mo (range)   45 (2-334)   8 (1-105)  
Grade at protocol entry, no. (%)   
Low grade   766 (77)   76 (100)  
Transformed low grade   218 (22)   0 (0)  
Intermediate/high grade   11 (1)   0 (0)  
Ann Arbor stage III/IV at enrollment, no. (%)   883/994 (89)   76 (100)  
Bone marrow involvement, no. (%)   414/990 (42)   48/75 (64)  
Elevated LDH, no. (%)   90/224 (40)   23/75 (31)  
Decreased platelets,* no. (%)   245 (25)   8 (11)  
Decreased ANC, no. (%)   301 (30)   16 (21)  
Median number of prior therapies (range)   3 (1-13)   0 (0-0)  
Patients with 4 or more prior therapies, no. (%)   351 (35)   0 (0)  
Previously received rituximab, no. (%)   470 (47)   0 (0)  
Previously received fludarabine, no. (%)   103/230 (45)   0 (0)  
Previously received anthracycline or anthracenedione, no. (%)   185/230 (80)   0 (0)  
Previously received alkylator, no. (%)   227/230 (99)   0 (0)  
Previously received radiotherapy, no. (%)
 
244 (25)
 
0 (0)
 

Demographic characteristic

Relapsed/refractory NHL

First-line therapy
No. patients   995   76  
Sex   
Male, no. (%)   586 (59)   41 (54)  
Female, no. (%)   409 (41)   35 (46)  
Median age, y (range)   58 (21-88)   49 (23-69)  
Median time from diagnosis to protocol entry, mo (range)   45 (2-334)   8 (1-105)  
Grade at protocol entry, no. (%)   
Low grade   766 (77)   76 (100)  
Transformed low grade   218 (22)   0 (0)  
Intermediate/high grade   11 (1)   0 (0)  
Ann Arbor stage III/IV at enrollment, no. (%)   883/994 (89)   76 (100)  
Bone marrow involvement, no. (%)   414/990 (42)   48/75 (64)  
Elevated LDH, no. (%)   90/224 (40)   23/75 (31)  
Decreased platelets,* no. (%)   245 (25)   8 (11)  
Decreased ANC, no. (%)   301 (30)   16 (21)  
Median number of prior therapies (range)   3 (1-13)   0 (0-0)  
Patients with 4 or more prior therapies, no. (%)   351 (35)   0 (0)  
Previously received rituximab, no. (%)   470 (47)   0 (0)  
Previously received fludarabine, no. (%)   103/230 (45)   0 (0)  
Previously received anthracycline or anthracenedione, no. (%)   185/230 (80)   0 (0)  
Previously received alkylator, no. (%)   227/230 (99)   0 (0)  
Previously received radiotherapy, no. (%)
 
244 (25)
 
0 (0)
 

See “Results” for P values for differences between the 2 patients populations.

*

Defined as having a platelet count < 150 × 109/L.

Defined as having an ANC < 3 × 109/L.

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