Table 1 Comparison of background, treatment and causes of death in DLBCL patients with MPM according to IPI risk groups

From: Prognostic impact of a past or synchronous second cancer in diffuse large B cell lymphoma

IPI

Low

Low-intermediate

High-intermediate

High

MPM

+

−

P

+

−

P

+

−

P

+

−

P

N

32

198

 

31

142

 

30

166

 

30

180

 

Age

Median

≤ 60

2

78

<0.001

4

30

0.3

6

33

0.99

0

19

0.06

≥ 61

30

120

 

27

112

 

24

133

 

30

161

 

Gender

Female

11

83

0.42

13

62

0.86

13

73

0.95

11

80

0.43

Male

21

115

 

18

80

 

17

93

 

19

100

 

Stage

I and II

32

193

0.36

26

69

 < 0.001

6

29

0.74

2

6

0.16

III and IV

0

5

 

5

73

 

24

137

 

28

174

 

Treatment

R-CHOP like regimen

27

183

0.13

26

130

0.04

26

146

0.54

27

157

0.7

Intensive chemotherapy

0

5

 

3

1

 

2

8

 

2

6

 

Treatment for PCNSL

1

2

 

0

3

 

1

3

 

0

2

 

Others

2

2

 

1

2

 

1

2

 

0

5

 

Unknown

2

6

 

1

6

 

0

8

 

1

10

 

Cause of death

  

0.17

  

0.36

  

0.12

  

0.007

Number of death

All death

8

24

0.051

10

28

0.13

12

52

0.35

22

85

0.008

Death by DLBCL

3

9

0.25

5

16

0.45

6

33

0.99

16

64

0.06

Death by other PCs

0

2

0.57

1

1

0.23

3

3

0.02

1

0

0.01

Death by other causative

5

13

0.08

4

11

0.36

3

16

0.95

5

21

0.44