Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 52 patients with PTCL in CEAC, BEAM and IEAC groups.

From: Comparison of CEAC, BEAM and IEAC conditioning regimens followed by autologous stem cell transplantation in peripheral T-cell lymphoma patients

Clinical characteristics

CEAC group n = 28

BEAM group n = 14

IEAC group n = 10

χ2

P

Gender

Male

20 (71.4%)

8 (57.1%)

6 (60.0%)

1.134

0.675

Female

8 (28.6%)

6 (42.9%)

4 (40.0%)

  

Age, year

≤ 60

27 (96.4%)

12 (85.7%)

10 (100.0%)

2.146

0.264

> 60

1 (3.6%)

2 (14.3%)

0 (0.0%)

  

Diseases

AITL

4 (14.3%)

2 (14.3%)

3 (30.0%)

5.990

0.665

ALK-ALCL

5 (17.9%)

4 (28.6%)

1 (10.0%)

  

CTCL

2 (7.1%)

1 (7.1%)

0 (0.0%)

  

NK/TCL

9 (32.1%)

6 (42.9%)

5 (50.0%)

  

PTCL-NOS

8 (28.6%)

1 (7.1%)

1 (10.0%)

  

B-symptom

Yes

10 (35.7%)

8 (57.1%)

7 (70.0%)

4.101

0.156

No

18 (64.3%)

6 (42.9%)

3 (30.0%)

  

Ann Arbor stages

I–II

7 (25.0%)

2 (14.3%)

1 (10.0%)

1.099

0.714

III–IV

21 (75.0%)

12 (85.7%)

9 (90.0%)

  

LDH at diagnosis

≤ 250 U/L

13 (46.4%)

5 (35.7%)

3 (30.0%)

1.000

0.648

> 250 U/L

15 (53.6%)

9 (64.3%)

7 (70.0%)

  

Bone marrow involvement

Yes

7 (25.0%)

1 (7.1%)

1 (10.0%)

2.089

0.428

No

21 (75.0%)

13 (92.9%)

9 (90.0%)

  

PIT score

0–1

15 (53.6%)

7 (50.0%)

8 (80.0%)

2.573

0.310

> 1

13 (46.4%)

7 (50.0%)

2 (20.0%)

  

Radiotherapy

Yes

9 (32.1%)

1 (7.1%)

4 (40.0%)

4.188

0.131

No

19 (67.9%)

13 (92.9%)

6 (60.0%)

  

Treatment lines before ASCT

1

23 (82.1%)

9 (64.3%)

8 (80.0%)

1.757

0.450

≥ 2

5 (17.9%)

5 (35.7%)

2 (20.0%)

  

Disease status before ASCT

CR

18 (64.3%)

9 (64.3%)

5 (50.0%)

4.207

0.381

PR

8 (28.6%)

3 (21.4%)

2 (20.0%)

  

PD

2 (7.1%)

2 (14.3%)

3 (30.0%)

  
  1. AITL, angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma; ALK-ALCL, anaplastic lymphoma kinase negative anaplastic cell lymphoma; CTCL, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; NK/TCL, natural killer/T cell lymphoma; PTCL-NOS, peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PIT, the T cell lymphoma prognostic index; ASCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; CR, complete response; PR, partial response; PD, progressive disease.