Table 6 Comparison between CD38-negative and CD38-positive B-NHL patients:

From: Illuminating the impact of CD38-induced adenosine formation in B-cell lymphoma

B-NHL patients’ group

CD38 Negative

CD38 Positive

P-value

No. = 10

No. = 32

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

57.1 ± 11.52

52.28 ± 21.98

0.512•

Range

40–68

23–80

Sex

Females

1 (10.0%)

10 (31.3%)

0.182*

Males

9 (90.0%)

22 (68.8%)

WBC (x103/ul)

Median (IQR)

51.75 (27.3–117)

30 (9.5–57.5)

0.193‡

Range

9.3–134

3.01–175

LYMPH (x103/ul)

Median (IQR)

35 (19–103)

24 (10–44.5)

0.261‡

Range

6–129

2–160

HB (g/dl)

Mean ± SD

11.39 ± 2.62

8.94 ± 1.68

0.001•

Range

5.2–13.7

6–14

PLT (x103/ul)

Median (IQR)

274 (233–307)

63 (50–112)

0.000‡

Range

158–402

10–576

BM.LYM (%)

Mean ± SD

59.1 ± 19.04

70.59 ± 23.56

0.169•

Range

21–80

10–95

sPD-L1 (ng/L)

Median (IQR)

183.25 (59–522.2)

168.92 (144.31–279.74)

0.595‡

Range

21.51–1427

103.4–1124

sPD-1 (ng/L)

Median (IQR)

67.1 (37–143)

178.63 (147–289)

0.003‡

Range

21–680

110–1300

sADO (ng/ml)

Median (IQR)

504.3 (343–567)

990.5 (742–1400.5)

0.000‡

Range

77–614

553–1700

Risk stratification

Low

0 (0.0%)

3 (9.4%)

0.001*

Intermediate

10 (100.0%)

11 (34.4%)

High

0 (0.0%)

18 (56.3%)

  1. P > 0.05: Non-significant (NS); P < 0.05: Significant (S); P < 0.01: Highly significant (HS).
  2. ‡: Mann-Whitney test; •: Independent t-test; *: Chi-square test.