Table 2 Overall and progression free survival—univariate analysis.

From: High efficacy of intensive immunochemotherapy for primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma with prolonged follow up

Characteristics

No (%)

PFS

OS

p-value

p-value

Performance status

0–2

103 (83)

0.007

0.0012

3–4

21 (17)

CS

I/II

77 (62)

0.001

0.0010

III/IV

47 (38)

CS

I–III

87 (70)

0.00009

0.00007

IV

37 (30)

LDH

Normal

18 (14.5)

0.16

0.20

Elevated

106 (85.6)

Pericardial effusion

No

88 (71)

0.04

0.05

Yes

36 (29)

Pleural effusion

No

82 (66)

0.36

0.92

Yes

42 (34)

Extranodal site > 1

No

120 (97)

0.003

0.0007

Yes

4 (3)

IPI

0–2

94 (76)

0.001

0.0018

3–5

30 (24)

Radiotherapy at CS I–III

No

16 (19)

0.23

0.64

Yes

68 (81)

  1. CS clinical stage, IPI international prognostic index, LDH dehydrogenase lactate, No number, OS overall survival, PFS progression free survival.