Table 5 Comparison of clinicopathological features in DHL/THL and DLBCL cases.

From: Double/triple hit lymphoma in the gastrointestinal tract: clinicopathological features, PD-L1 expression and screening strategy

 

DHL/THL (57)

DLBCL (57)

p

Age, mean (range), years

51.8 (19.0–82.0)

59.1 (23–91)

0.008

Sex: no. (%)

  Female

23 (40.4)

27 (47.4)

0.450

  Male

34 (59.6)

30 (52.6)

 

History, median (range), months

1.0 (0.25–34.0)

2.0 (1.0–36.0)

0.566

B symptoms: no. (%)

  Yes

20 (38.5)

12 (21.1)

0.046

  No

32 (61.5)

45 (78.9)

 

  NA

5

0

 

Stage: no. (%)

  I/ II

15 (28.9)

23 (40.3)

0.208

  III/ IV

37 (71.1)

34 (59.7)

 

  NA

5

0

 

CNS involvement: no. (%)

  Yes

4 (8.9)

0 (0)

0.075

  No

41 (91.1)

57 (100)

 

  NA

12

0

 

Bone marrow involvement: no. (%)

  Yes

3 (6.5)

0 (0)

0.172

  No

43 (93.5)

57 (100)

 

  NA

11

0

 

Hans classification: no. (%)

  GCB

37 (64.9)

22 (38.6)

0.005

  Non-GCB

20 (35.1)

35 (61.4)

 

IPI score: no. (%)

   <3

23 (50.0)

32 (56.1)

0.535

  ≥3

23 (50.0)

25 (43.9)

 

  NA

11

0

 

DEL

  Yes

33 (57.9)

21 (36.8)

0.024

  No

24 (42.1)

36 (63.2)

 

LDH, median (range), U/L

272.1 (122.6–2617)

216 (106–1598)

0.149

HBV infection status

  NHHI

24 (48.0)

43 (75.4)

0.003

  PHI

26 (52.0)

14 (24.6)

 

  NA

7

0

 

Follow-up

  AWD

35 (64.8)

48 (84.2)

0.019

  DOD

19 (35.2)

9 (15.8)

 

  LFU

3

0

 

Median follow-up in months (range)

17 (1–43)

24 (1–65)

0.016

Immunophenotype

CD10

  Positive

35 (61.4)

20 (35.1)

0.005

  Negative

22 (38.6)

37 (64.9)

 

BCL6

  Positive

51 (89.5)

50 (87.7)

0.768

  Negative

6 (10.5)

7 (12.3)

 

Mum-1

  Positive

29 (51.8)

43 (75.4)

0.009

  Negative

27 (48.2)

14 (24.6)

 

  NA

1

0

 

BCL2

  Positive

44 (80.0)

45 (78.9)

0.890

  Negative

11 (20.0)

12 (21.1)

 

  NA

2

0

 

Ki-67 (%), median (range)

90 (30–98)

80 (20–90)

0.024

MYC (%), median (range)

70 (0–100)

30 (0–85)

<0.001

  1. Bold font indicates p < 0.05.
  2. DHL/THL double-hit/triple-hit lymphoma, DLBCL diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, GCB germinal center B cell-like, AWD alive with disease, DOD dead of disease, LFU lost at follow-up, PHI previous HBV infection, NHHI no history of HBV infection, NA not available.