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. 2016 Dec 13;56(2):79–88. doi: 10.3960/jslrt.56.79

Table 2. Cell-of-origin based therapy and outcome in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Regimen [Reference] DLBCL Phase Number Stage Response (ABC/non-GCB vs GCB) Outcome (ABC/non-GCB vs GCB)
R-CHOP [23] Untreated 233 II-IV 3-yr PFS: 40% vs 74%
DA-EPOCH-R [24] Untreated II  71 II-IV 5-yr PFS: 56% vs 79%
5-yr OS: 64% vs 84%
DA-EPOCH-R [25] Untreated II  69 II-IV 5-yr TTP: 67% vs 100%
5-yr EFS: 58% vs 94%
5-yr OS: 68% vs 94%
Bortezomib + DA-EPOCH [27] Relapse/Refractory II  27 ORR: 83% vs 13%
CR: 42% vs 6%
median OS: 10.8 mon vs 3.4 mon
Lanalidomide [29] Relapse/Refractory Retrospective  40 I-IV ORR: 52.9% vs 8.7%
CR: 29.4% vs 4.3%
median PFS: 6.2 mon vs 1.7 mon
median OS: 14 mon vs 13 mon
Lanalidomide + R-CHOP [31] Untreated II  32 II-IV ORR: 88% vs 88%
CR: 88% vs 81%
2-yr EFS: 74% vs 61%
2-yr PFS: 81% vs 71%
2-yr OS: 94% vs 88%
Lanalidomide + R-CHOP [30] Untreated II  64 II-IV 2-yr PFS: 60% vs 59%
2-yr OS: 83% vs 75%
Ibrutinib [25] Relapse/Refractory I/II  58 ORR: 37% vs 5%
CR: 16% vs 0%
median PFS: 2.02 mon vs 1.31 mon
median OS: 10.32 mon vs 3.35 mon
Ibrutinib + R-CHOP [34] Untreated Ib  11 Bulky I-IV ORR: 100% vs 100%
CR: 100% vs 71%

DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; ABC, activated B-cell like; GCB, germinal center B-cell like; yr, year; mon, months; R-CHOP, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prodnisone; DA-EPOCH, dose-adjusted etoposide, vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide and predonisone; PFS, progression-free survival; OS, overall survival; TTP, time to progression survival; EFS, event-free survival; ORR, overall response rate; CR, complete response rate