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. 2019 Apr 29;3(9):1356–1367. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018029140

Table 3.

Treatment and outcome characteristics

Characteristic All patients (N = 71) RT only (n = 36) Combined therapy (n = 29) RT-only vs combined therapy, P Systemic therapy (n = 6)
Treatment
 Systemic only 6 (9)
 Radiation only 36 (51)
 Combined 29 (41)
Treatment era
 Before 2000 8 (11) 6 (17) 2 (7) .444 0
 2000–2010 30 (42) 14 (39) 11 (38) 5 (83)
 2011–2017 33 (47) 16 (44) 16 (55) 1 (17)
Systemic therapy (n = 35)
 R-ABVD 5 (7) 4 (14) 1 (17)
 R-CHOP 22 (31) 19 (66) 3 (50)
 Rituximab 5 (7) 3 (10) 2 (33)
 Other 3 (4) 3 (10)
RT (n = 65)
 EFRT 12 (17) 9 (25) 3 (10) .088
 IFRT 20 (28) 13 (36) 7 (24)
 ISRT 33 (47) 14 (39) 19 (66)
RT (n = 65)
 3-Dimensional 39 (60) 27 (75) 12 (41) .010
 Intensity-modulated RT 26 (40) 9 (25) 17 (59)
Radiation dose (n = 65)
 Median (range), Gy 30.6 (21.6-40.0) 36 (30-40) 30.6 (21.6-40)
 >30.6 Gy 32 (49) 26 (72) 6 (21) <.001
 ≤30.6 Gy 33 (51) 10 (28) 23 (79)
Death
 Yes 6 (8) 3 (8) 2 (7) 1 (17)
 No 65 (92) 33 (92) 27 (93) 5 (83)
Relapse or progression
 Yes 15 (21) 8 (22) 5 (17) 2 (33)
 No 56 (79) 28 (78) 24 (83) 4 (67)
Local relapse
 Yes 2 (3) 0 0 2 (33)
 No 69 (97) 36 (100) 29 (100) 4 (67)
Distant relapse
 Yes 13 (18) 8 (22) 5 (17) 0
 No 58 (82) 28 (78) 24 (83) 6 (100)
Transformation
 Yes 2 (3) 1 (3) 1 (3) .876 0
 No 69 (97) 35 (97) 28 (97)
Second malignancy
 Yes 8 (11) 3 (8) 5 (17) .277 0
 No 63 (89) 33 (92) 24 (83) 6 (100)
Median follow-up (95% CI), y* 6.1 (5.0-7.2) 6.1 (3.3-8.9) 4.4 (0.42–8.4) .174 7.5 (4.0-11.0)

Unless otherwise noted, all data are n (%).

*

P value for comparison of all 3 groups is .341.