Baseline characteristics of patients with limited stage natural killer/T cell lymphoma.
Characteristics | N (157) |
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Age | |
Median (range) | 58 (37–78) |
≥60 yr (%) | 71 (45.2) |
<60 yr (%) | 86 (54.8) |
Sex | |
Male (%) | 108 (68.8) |
Female (%) | 49 (31.2) |
Primary site | |
Nasal cavity (%) | 117 (74.5) |
Nasopharynx (%) | 34 (21.7) |
Oral cavity/oropharynx (%) | 6 (3.8) |
Ann-Arbor stage | |
Stage I | 20 (12.7) |
Stage II | 137 (87.3) |
Lactate dehydrogenase | |
≥Upper normal limit (%) | 31 (19.7) |
Normal (%) | 126 (80.3) |
Ki-67 value | |
≥70% (%) | 25 (15.9) |
<70% (%) | 127 (84.1) |
B symptoms | |
Present (%) | 40 (25.5) |
Absent (%) | 117 (74.5) |
ECOG performance status | |
Grade 0–1 (%) | 114 (72.6) |
≥Grade 2 (%) | 43 (27.4) |
Bulky disease (≥7.5 cm) | |
Present (%) | 16 (10.2) |
Absent (%) | 141 (89.8) |
Bilateral RLN involvement | |
Present (%) | 35 (22.3) |
Absent (%) | 122 (87.7) |
Therapeutic modality | |
Chemotherapy only (%) | 81 (51.6) |
Chemotherapy with radiotherapy (%) | 76 (48.4) |
18F-FDG PET/CT scan | |
SUVmax, median (range) | 8.9 (2.7–41.0) |
Abbreviations: 18F-FDG, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; ASCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PET/CT, positron emission tomography/computed tomo-graphy; RLN, regional lymph node; SUVmax, maximum standard uptake value.