Table 2 Results of the different immunohistochemistry stainings in relation to survival

From: Evaluation of immunophenotype in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and its impact on prognosis

Antibody

N

%

EFS 5 year

P-value

OS 5-year

P-value

bcl-6 pos.

78

48

67

0.000001

64

0.00003

bcl-6 neg.

83

56

27

 

28

 

Missing

0

     

CD10 pos.

56

35

64

0.007

57

0.04

CD10 neg.

103

64

38

 

40

 

Missing

2

1

    

bcl-2 pos.

89

55

37

0.0006

39

0.03

bcl-2 neg.

67

42

58

 

54

 

Missing

5

3

    

IRF-4 pos.

51

32

44

0.9

44

0.7

IRF-4 neg.

101

63

46

 

44

 

Missing

9

5

    

Two-marker model

Germinal center

40

25

68

0.007

67

0.009

Nongerminal center

119

74

40

 

40

 

Missing

2

1

    

Three-marker model

Germinal center

82

51

66

0.00001

58

0.002

Nongerminal center

75

47

24

 

32

 

Missing

4

2

    
  1. N=number of patients; EFS=event-free survival; OS=overall survival.