Table 1. Clinical characteristics of 177 patients with DLBCL.

Clinical characteristic		DLBCL (NOS)		Primary DLBCL of CNS or Testis
		Cases	Percent (%)	Cases	Percent (%)
Age	<60	117	70.90	10	83.33
	>=60	48	29.10	2	16.67
Gender	Female	76	46.06	5	41.67
	Male	89	53.94	7	58.33
Ann Arbor stage	1~2	78	47.27	4	33.33
	3~4	87	52.73	8	66.67
B symptoms	No	101	61.21	9	75.00
	Yes	64	38.79	3	25.00
LDH	Normal	74	44.85	9	75.00
	Elevated	91	55.15	3	25.00
ECOG	0~1	123	74.55	8	66.67
	>=2	42	25.45	4	33.33
Massive mass	No	155	93.94	12	100.00
	Yes	10	6.06	0	0.00
IPI	0~1	74	44.85	6	50.00
	2~3	73	44.24	5	41.67
	4~5	18	10.91	1	8.33
Extranodal involvement	0-1	118	71.52	8	66.67
	>=2	47	28.48	4	33.33
Response*	CR	77	46.67	5	41.67
	PR	61	36.97	4	33.33
	SD	6	3.63	0	0.00
	PD	21	12.73	3	25.00

^*assessed after 4 cycles of chemotherapy