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. 2014 Mar 10;123(22):3398–3405. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-11-537555

Table 1.

Patient baseline characteristics

Characteristic N = 40
Median age (range), y 69 (52-83)
Sex, male/female 35/5
WHO PS score, n (%)
 0 14 (35.0)
 1 21 (52.5)
 2 4 (10.0)
 Missing 1 (2.5)
MIPI score, n (%)
 Low (<5.7) 10 (25)
 Intermediate (5.7-6.2) 16 (40)
 High (>6.2) 14 (35)
Risk factors, n (%)
 Age >60 y 35 (88)
 WHO PS ≥2 4 (10)
 LDH >ULN 18 (45)
 WBC >ULN 6 (15)

 Bulky disease (>5 cm)

24 (60)

Treatment history
Median number of prior therapies (range) 4 (1-14)
≥6 regimens, n (%) 13 (32)
Prior therapy type, n (%)
 Rituximab 40 (100)
 Alkylating agent 39 (98)
 Anthracycline 35 (88)
 Bortezomib 24 (60)
 Bendamustine 12 (40)
 Autologous stem cell transplantation 9 (22)
 Purine analog 9 (23)
 Lenalidomide 8 (20)
 Refractory to last regimen, n (%) 17 (43)

LDH, lactic dehydrogenase; PS, performance status; ULN, upper limit of normal; WBC, white blood cell count; WHO, World Health Organization.