Table 2.

Characteristics of patients with FL receiving first-line treatment in the WCM cohort (n = 196), MER cohort (n = 615), and LEO cohort (n = 583)

VariablesWCM cohort*MER cohortLEO cohort
n%n%n%
Age 62.6 ± 0.9 58.4 ± 0.5 59.5 ± 0.5 
Sex 
 Male 95 48.5 329 53.5 293 50.3 
 Female 101 51.5 286 46.5 290 49.7 
Race 
 White 156 79.6 546 88.8 510 87.5 
 Other 13 6.6 10 1.6 64 11.0 
 Unknown 27 13.8 59 9.6 1.5 
Ethnicity 
 Non-Hispanic 159 81.1 492 80.0 507 87.0 
 Hispanic 19 9.7 1.5 63 10.8 
 Unknown 18 9.2 114 18.5 13 2.2 
Ann Arbor stage 
 II 26 13.3 105 17.1 82 14.1 
 III 56 28.6 176 28.6 150 25.7 
 IV 46 23.5 325 52.8 321 55.1 
 Unknown 68 34.7 1.5 30 5.1 
Performance status 
 0 143 73.0 403 65.5 338 58.0 
 1 51 26.0 178 28.9 177 30.4 
 2+ 1.0 31 5.0 37 6.3 
 Unknown 0.0 0.5 31 5.3 
Splenic involvement 
 Yes   89 14.5 128 22.0 
 No   522 84.9 420 72.0 
 Unknown   0.7 35 6.0 
Bulky disease 
 Yes 4.1 56 9.1 76 13.0 
 No 119 60.7 548 89.1 447 76.7 
 Unknown 69 35.2 11 1.8 60 10.3 
WBC 7.3 ± 0.2 19.0 ± 11.5 7.7 ± 0.4 
 ANC  4.8 ± 0.2 4.6 ± 0.1 
 Platelets 218 ± 8.5 241 ± 4.2 232 ± 3.8 
 Hemoglobin 13.7 ± 0.1 13.4 ± 0.1 13.3 ± 0.1 
 Creatinine 0.9 ± 0.02 1.0 ± 0.02 1.0 ± 0.01 
 Bilirubin 0.7 ± 0.04 0.6 ± 0.01 0.6 ± 0.02 
Self-reported serious health conditions 
 Yes 54 27.6 96 15.6 179 30.7 
 No 142 72.4 519 84.4 404 69.3 
Prior cancer diagnosis 
 Yes 22 11.2 58 9.4 57 9.8 
 Yes excluding exceptions§   22 3.6 37 6.3 
 No 174 88.8 557 90.6 526 90.2 
Number of first-line cycles   4.9 ± 0.19 6.0 ± 0.3 
First-line treatmentǁ 
 CHOP-containing regimen   168 27.3 131 22.5 
 CVP-containing regimen   143 23.3 0.7 
 Bendamustine-containing regimen   58 9.4 186 31.9 
 Rituximab   202 32.8 153 26.2 
 Other   44 7.2 109 18.7 
Time from diagnosis to treatment 
 ≤3 mo   583 94.8 533 91.4 
 ≤6 and >3 mo   27 4.4 50 8.6 
 >6 mo   0.8 0.0 
VariablesWCM cohort*MER cohortLEO cohort
n%n%n%
Age 62.6 ± 0.9 58.4 ± 0.5 59.5 ± 0.5 
Sex 
 Male 95 48.5 329 53.5 293 50.3 
 Female 101 51.5 286 46.5 290 49.7 
Race 
 White 156 79.6 546 88.8 510 87.5 
 Other 13 6.6 10 1.6 64 11.0 
 Unknown 27 13.8 59 9.6 1.5 
Ethnicity 
 Non-Hispanic 159 81.1 492 80.0 507 87.0 
 Hispanic 19 9.7 1.5 63 10.8 
 Unknown 18 9.2 114 18.5 13 2.2 
Ann Arbor stage 
 II 26 13.3 105 17.1 82 14.1 
 III 56 28.6 176 28.6 150 25.7 
 IV 46 23.5 325 52.8 321 55.1 
 Unknown 68 34.7 1.5 30 5.1 
Performance status 
 0 143 73.0 403 65.5 338 58.0 
 1 51 26.0 178 28.9 177 30.4 
 2+ 1.0 31 5.0 37 6.3 
 Unknown 0.0 0.5 31 5.3 
Splenic involvement 
 Yes   89 14.5 128 22.0 
 No   522 84.9 420 72.0 
 Unknown   0.7 35 6.0 
Bulky disease 
 Yes 4.1 56 9.1 76 13.0 
 No 119 60.7 548 89.1 447 76.7 
 Unknown 69 35.2 11 1.8 60 10.3 
WBC 7.3 ± 0.2 19.0 ± 11.5 7.7 ± 0.4 
 ANC  4.8 ± 0.2 4.6 ± 0.1 
 Platelets 218 ± 8.5 241 ± 4.2 232 ± 3.8 
 Hemoglobin 13.7 ± 0.1 13.4 ± 0.1 13.3 ± 0.1 
 Creatinine 0.9 ± 0.02 1.0 ± 0.02 1.0 ± 0.01 
 Bilirubin 0.7 ± 0.04 0.6 ± 0.01 0.6 ± 0.02 
Self-reported serious health conditions 
 Yes 54 27.6 96 15.6 179 30.7 
 No 142 72.4 519 84.4 404 69.3 
Prior cancer diagnosis 
 Yes 22 11.2 58 9.4 57 9.8 
 Yes excluding exceptions§   22 3.6 37 6.3 
 No 174 88.8 557 90.6 526 90.2 
Number of first-line cycles   4.9 ± 0.19 6.0 ± 0.3 
First-line treatmentǁ 
 CHOP-containing regimen   168 27.3 131 22.5 
 CVP-containing regimen   143 23.3 0.7 
 Bendamustine-containing regimen   58 9.4 186 31.9 
 Rituximab   202 32.8 153 26.2 
 Other   44 7.2 109 18.7 
Time from diagnosis to treatment 
 ≤3 mo   583 94.8 533 91.4 
 ≤6 and >3 mo   27 4.4 50 8.6 
 >6 mo   0.8 0.0 

CHOP, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone; CVP, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone.

*

Blank entries correspond to not available data at time of chart review.

From LEO, 43 patients (7.4%) were enrolled from Cornell, 36 (6.2%) were from Emory, 37 (6.3%) were from Iowa, 143 (24.5%) were from Mayo Clinic, 181 (31.0%) were from MD Anderson, 49 (8.4%) were from Miami, 62 (10.6%) were from URMC, and 32 (5.5%) were from Washington University.

Categorical variables are presented as sample size (n) and column percentage (%); continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. Superscripts are added to the continuous variables.

§

Exceptions consist of non-melanoma skin cancer (eg, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma), breast cancer, cervical cancer in situ, and uterine cancer in situ.

ǁ

Other first-line treatments consist of acalabrutinib, ABVD, CEPP, EPOCH (with and without rituximab), lenalidomide, cyclophosphamide, chlorabucil, bortezomib, fludarabine, ibritumomab, obinutuzumab, methotrexate, and prednisone.

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