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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Leuk Lymphoma. 2008 Jun;49(6):1062–1073. doi: 10.1080/10428190801923725

Table IV.

Univariate regression analysis results for failure for PFS

Factor Hazard Ratio 95% CI p-value

Age* Older, more failure --- .25

Age < 60 1 0.77–4.70 ---
Age ≥ 60 1.91 0.77–4.70 .16

Stage III 1 0.13–1.63 ---
Stage IV 0.47 0.13–1.63 .23

PS 0–1 1 --- ---
PS 2–3 4.52 0.99–20.66 .05

Normal LDH 1 --- ---
High LDH 7.41 1.97–27.80 .003

ENS 0–1 1 --- ---
ENS 2–3 1.96 0.66–5.77 .22

No B Symptoms 1 --- ---
B Symptoms 2.21 0.90–5.40 .08

IPI 0–1 1 --- ---
IPI 2–3 5.74 1.65–19.91 .006
IPI 4–5 5.20 0.51–52.97 .16

Female 1 --- ---
Male 1.21 0.27–5.18 .81

No Splenomegaly 1 --- ---
Splenomegaly 2.46 0.94–6.44 .07


No BM Involvement 1 --- ---
BM Involvement 0.80 0.23–2.78 .72

No GI Involvement 1 --- ---
GI Involvement 1.23 0.40–3.77 .72

Hb < 12 1 --- ---
Hb ≥ 12 0.47 0.18–1.23 .12

Number of Cycles of Induction Chemo* Higher, less failure --- .64

No Rituximab in Induction 1 --- ---
Rituximab in Induction 0.28 0.12–0.69 .005

0–1 pre-ASCT Chemo 1 --- ---
≥2 Chemo 4.04 1.55–10.53 .004

CR to Induction 1 --- ---
PR to Induction 5.88 1.67–20.67 .006
Neither CR nor PR 16.43 3.51–76.84 .0004

CR1 at ASCT 1 --- ---
PR1 at ASCT 4.69 0.94–23.32 .06
Neither CR1 nor PR1 at ASCT 7.66 1.71–34.29 .008

No Post-ASCT Rituximab 1 --- ---
Post-ASCT Rituximab 0.21 0.05–0.90 .04

Group 1 (HyperCVAD ) 1 --- ---
Group 2 (CHOP) 3.67 0.74–18.20 .11
Group 3 (relapsed/refractory) 6.93 1.55–31.00 .01
*

Age, number of cycles, and number of pre-ASCT chemo regimens modeled as a continuous linear variable

No patients with Stage II disease, only one patient with Stage I disease

Fourteen patients missing data, 8 (57%) have died and/or relapsed