Research Article

Less Intensive Regimens May Still Be Suitable for the Initial Treatment of Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma in Resource-Limited Settings

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of total cohort (n = 93).

Age—median (range, IQR)28 (15–74, 25–37)
Gender–% (n)Female: 59.1% (55/93)
Prior smokinga25.3% (22/87)
BMI (kg/m2)—median (range, IQR)23.2 (15.4–40.1, 20.8–27.2)
Obesity, % (n)7.6 (7)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)—median (range, IQR)12.1 (3.8–15.8, 11.3–13.3)
Neutrophils (×109/L)—median (range, IQR)6.6 (1.8–16.6, 4.5–9.6)
Lymphocytes (×109/L)—median (range, IQR)1.1 (0.1–9.5, 0.6–1.6)
Monocytes (×109/L)—median (range, IQR)0.8 (0–2.8, 0.6–1.2)
LMR (lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio)—median (range, IQR)1.3 (0.15–8.6, 0.9–2)
Platelets (×109/L)–—median (range, IQR)361 (149–837, 290–440)
Albumin (g/dl)–—median (range, IQR)3.9 (1.5–5.1, 3.5–4.3)
Abnormal lactate dehydrogenase (>ULN)86.9%
Abnormal lactate dehydrogenase (>2x ULN)52.2% (48/92)b
Staging methodPET, 84.7%
CTs plus BM biopsy, 12.1%
CTs without BM biopsy, 3.2%
Ann Arbor staging§I (13, 14.3%)
II (39, 42.8%)
III (10, 11%)
IV (29, 31.9%)
Contiguous extranodal diseasePleura (61.5%)
Pericardium (44.6%)
Lungs (32.3%)
Bones (30.8%)
Heart (6.2%)
Noncontiguous extranodal diseaseKidneys (48%)
Pancreas (32%)
Lungs (28%)
Adrenal (24%)
Bones (16%)
Bulky disease, % (n)92.1% (82/89)
B-symptoms % (n)75.8% (69/91)c
ECOG, % (n)0–2 : 91.2% (83/91)c
R-IPI
 Very good9/87 (10.3%)
 Good46/87 (52.9%)
 Poor32/87 (36.8%)

IQR, interquartile range; BMI, body mass index; ULN, upper limit of normal; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Study Group; IPI, International Prognostic Index; aaIPI, Age-adjusted International Prognostic Index; a missing data in 6 patients; b missing data for one patient; cmissing data for two patients.