Table 2 Demographics and baseline disease characteristics for patients with or without a detectable clonal marker, and all baseline-evaluable patients

From: MRD response in relapsed/refractory FL after obinutuzumab plus bendamustine or bendamustine alone in the GADOLIN trial

 

No marker detected

Marker detected, with/without RQ-PCR assay

Total

(n = 91)

(n = 228)

(n = 319)

Median age, years (range)

63 (34–87)

63 (34–87)

63 (34–87)

Male, n (%)

49 (53.8)

129 (57)

178 (55.8)

ECOG PS, n (%)

(n = 91)

(n = 227)

(n = 318)

 0–1

89 (97.8)

214 (94)

303 (95.3)

 2

2 (2.2)

13 (6)

15 (4.7)

Ann Arbor stage,a n (%)

 I

11 (12.9)

7 (3)

18 (6.0)

 II

13 (15.3)

22 (10)

35 (11.6)

 III

30 (35.3)

45 (21)

75 (24.8)

 IV

31 (36.5)

143 (66)

174 (57.6)

 Unknown

6

11

17

FLIPI, 1 adverse factors risk category,a n (%)

(n = 91)

(n = 227)

(n = 318)

 Low (0–1)

35 (40.7)

41 (19)

76 (24.9)

 Intermediate (2)

26 (30.2)

78 (36)

104 (34.1)

 High (≥3)

25 (29.1)

100 (46)

125 (41.0)

 Unknown

5

8

13

Bone marrow involvement,a n (%)

(n = 87)

(n = 218)

(n = 305)

 Positive

9 (10.3)

83 (38)

92 (30.2)

 Negative

74 (85.1)

127 (58)

201 (65.9)

 Insufficient sample

3 (3.4)

5 (2)

8 (2.6)

 Other

1 (1.1)

3 (1)

4 (1.3)

Extranodal involvement,a n (%)

 Yes

37 (46.3)

120 (55)

157 (52.9)

 No

43 (53.8)

97 (45)

140 (47.1)

 Unknown

11

11

22

Time from initial diagnosis to randomization (months)a

 Mean (SD)

50.6 (41.3)

51.9 (53.9)

51.5 (50.6)

 Median (range)

39.8 (3.8–215.6)

34.6 (3.1–384.8)

36.2 (3.1–384.8)

Time from last regimen to randomization (months)a

 Mean (SD)

5.8 (6.03)

8.0 (13.3)

7.4 (11.7)

 Median (range)

3.7 (0.7–37.5)

3.9 (0.7–128.4)

3.8 (0.7–128.4)

  1. ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, FLIPI Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index, PS performance status, RQ-PCR real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, SD standard deviation
  2. aDifferences ≥10% between groups are in bold