Table 1. Patient characteristics.
Patients (n = 35) | Allo-SCT (n = 23) | Auto-SCT (n =12) | P-value |
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Median age (year) | 52 (35 – 64) | 61 (range 50 – 62) | 0.012 |
Gender (male) | 16 (70%) | 8 (67%) | 0.86 |
Stage | 0.69 | ||
I and II | 1 (4%) | 4 (33%) | |
III and IV | 22 (96%) | 8 (67%) | |
Median number of extranodal sites | 2 (0 – 3) | 1 (0 – 2) | 0.98 |
Median numbers of chemotherapy regimens | 3 (1 – 6) | 3 (2 – 5) | 0.71 |
Rituximab maintenance pre-SCT | 0.86 | ||
Yes | 7 (30%) | 4 (33%) | |
No | 16 (70%) | 8 (67%) | |
Disease status pre-SCT | 0.93 | ||
CR | 8 (35%) | 4 (33%) | |
PR | 15 (65%) | 8 (67%) | |
Stem cell dose CD34+ cells/kg | 7.35 × 106 (range, 3.87–16.48) | 2.8 × 106 (range 2.3–9.8) | 0.004 |