Research Article

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Front-line Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy Regimens for Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

Table 3

Metaregression of predictors of complete response rate.

Predictor variableCR
Coefficient 𝑃 value

% age > 60−0.029.03
Gender, male0.026.27
% stage III/IV−0.015.046
% B symptoms−0.036.012
% extra-nodal disease0.011.25
% high LDH > ULN−0.037.26
% ECOG ≥ 2−0.008.46
% bone Marrow Positive−0.026.28
% high/high Inter IPI−0.016.056

Note: only prospective studies were included in the metaregression.