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Baseline characteristics of patients with limited stage natural killer/T cell lymphoma.

Characteristics N (157)
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.

Blood Res 2021;56:72~78 https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2021.2020328
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