Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the Santa Casa cohort followed from 2001 to 2008

		Average	Range
Age (years)		52.4	16-85
		n	%
Gender
	Male	74	55.6
	Female	59	44.4
Stage
	I-II	61	45.9
	III-IV	72	54.1
	Presence of bulky disease*	33	24.8
	Presence of B symptoms**	82	61.7
International Prognostic Index
	0-2	83	63.4
	3-5	48	36.7
	Bone marrow involvement	13	10.0
	Increased lactic dehydrogenase (U/L)	98	74.8
Number of extranodal sites involved
	0-1	123	92.5
	≥ 2	10	7.5
Prophylactic intrathecal chemotherapy
	Yes	9	7.1
	No	118	92.9
Response to treatment
	Complete	75	59.5
	Partial	18	14.3
	Refractory	33	26.2

^*Bulky: mass size > 10 cm;

^**B symptoms: night fever, night sweats and fever