Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics by CNS-IPI score

From: CNS relapse in patients with DLBCL treated with lenalidomide plus R-CHOP (R2CHOP): analysis from two phase 2 studies

 

High risk

Intermediate risk

Low risk

P value

(n = 25)

(n = 97)

(n = 14)

Age

0.0014

Median

69

69

56.5

 

Range

(55.0–83.0)

(19.0–87.0)

(24.0–79.0)

Clinical stage

 < 0.0001

2

0 (0.0%)

13 (13.4%)

6 (42.9%)

 

3

0 (0.0%)

25 (25.8%)

4 (28.6%)

4

25 (100.0%)

59 (60.8%)

4 (28.6%)

Cell of origin

0.2353

GCB

7 (28.0%)

47 (48.5%)

5 (35.7%)

 

Non-GCB

10 (40.0%)

35 (36.1%)

5 (35.7%)

NA

8 (32.0%)

15 (15.5%)

4 (28.6%)

LDH above ULN

<0.0001

No

2 (8.0%)

45 (46.4%)

13 (92.9%)

 

Yes

23 (92.0%)

52 (53.6%)

1 (7.1%)

Extranodal sites

<0.0001

0 or 1

2 (8.0%)

79 (81.4%)

14 (100.0%)

 

>1 site

23 (92.0%)

18 (18.6%)

0 (0.0%)

Performance status

<0.0001

0

5 (20.0%)

45 (46.4%)

10 (71.4%)

 

1

9 (36.0%)

47 (48.5%)

4 (28.6%)

2

11 (44.0%)

5 (5.2%)

0 (0.0%)

CNS prophylaxis

<0.0001

No

14 (56.0%)

88 (90.7%)

14 (100.0%)

 

Yes

11 (44.0%)

9 (9.3%)

0 (0.0%)

  1. Based on CNS-IPI score, patients are classified into low (0–1), intermediate (2–3), or high (4–6) risk of CNS relapse
  2. GCB germinal center B-cell, NA not available, ULN upper limit of normal