Table 2

Clinical predictors of overall survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Clinical featuresAll patients, n (%)(n = 292)WT-TP53, n (%)(n = 190)Mutated TP53, n (%)(n = 102)P*Hazard ratio95% CIP
Sex 
    Male 125 (51) 90 (49) 35 (55) 0.471 1.3 0.7-2.4 0.404 
    Female 121 (49) 92 (51) 29 (45)     
Age at diagnosis 
    Younger than 60 y 115 (46) 76 (40) 39 (62) 0.003 0.5 0.3-0.9 0.022 
    At least 60 y 137 (54) 113 (60) 24 (38)     
Stage 
    I/II 115 (46) 82 (43) 33 (52) 0.214 0.8 0.4-1.4 0.390 
    III/IV 137 (54) 107 (57) 30 (48)     
B symptoms 
    No 138 (60) 109 (59) 29 (63) 0.610 0.7 0.3-1.4 0.279 
    Yes 93 (40) 76 (41) 17 (37)     
No. of extranodal sites 
    Fewer than 2 211 (84) 160 (85) 51 (84) 0.844 0.8 0.3-1.7 0.490 
    At least 2 39 (16) 29 (15) 10 (16)     
Serum LDH level 
    Normal 90 (40) 78 (47) 12 (20) < 0.001 0.3 0.1-0.8 0.017 
    Elevated 135 (60) 88 (53) 47 (80)     
Performance score 
    Low 72 (31) 58 (31) 14 (31) 0.990 1.0 0.5-2.1 0.969 
    High 160 (69) 129 (69) 31 (69)     
Size of largest tumor 
    Less than 10 cm 146 (76) 110 (81) 36 (64) 0.014 0.8 0.4-1.5 0.418 
    At least 10 cm 46 (24) 26 (19) 20 (36)     
IPI risk group 
    Low (0-2) 155 (66) 110 (63) 45 (78) 0.035 0.6 0.3-1.1 0.105 
    High (3-5) 79 (34) 66 (38) 13 (22)     
Initial chemotherapy 
    CHOP/CHOP-like 234 (89) 161 (88) 73 (91) 0.436 1.0 0.4-2.4 0.971 
    Other 29 (11) 22 (12) 7 (9)     
Initial radiation therapy 
    None 195 (74) 126 (69) 69 (86) 0.004 1.1 0.5-2.5 0.748 
    Involved/extended field 67 (26) 56 (31) 11 (14)     
Treatment response 
    Complete remission 157 (66) 123 (69) 34 (57) 0.089 0.2 0.1-0.4 < 0.001 
    Partial response 37 (15) 27 (15) 10 (17)     
    No response 14 (6) 8 (4) 6 (10)     
    Progressive disease 31 (13) 21 (12) 10 (17)     
Clinical featuresAll patients, n (%)(n = 292)WT-TP53, n (%)(n = 190)Mutated TP53, n (%)(n = 102)P*Hazard ratio95% CIP
Sex 
    Male 125 (51) 90 (49) 35 (55) 0.471 1.3 0.7-2.4 0.404 
    Female 121 (49) 92 (51) 29 (45)     
Age at diagnosis 
    Younger than 60 y 115 (46) 76 (40) 39 (62) 0.003 0.5 0.3-0.9 0.022 
    At least 60 y 137 (54) 113 (60) 24 (38)     
Stage 
    I/II 115 (46) 82 (43) 33 (52) 0.214 0.8 0.4-1.4 0.390 
    III/IV 137 (54) 107 (57) 30 (48)     
B symptoms 
    No 138 (60) 109 (59) 29 (63) 0.610 0.7 0.3-1.4 0.279 
    Yes 93 (40) 76 (41) 17 (37)     
No. of extranodal sites 
    Fewer than 2 211 (84) 160 (85) 51 (84) 0.844 0.8 0.3-1.7 0.490 
    At least 2 39 (16) 29 (15) 10 (16)     
Serum LDH level 
    Normal 90 (40) 78 (47) 12 (20) < 0.001 0.3 0.1-0.8 0.017 
    Elevated 135 (60) 88 (53) 47 (80)     
Performance score 
    Low 72 (31) 58 (31) 14 (31) 0.990 1.0 0.5-2.1 0.969 
    High 160 (69) 129 (69) 31 (69)     
Size of largest tumor 
    Less than 10 cm 146 (76) 110 (81) 36 (64) 0.014 0.8 0.4-1.5 0.418 
    At least 10 cm 46 (24) 26 (19) 20 (36)     
IPI risk group 
    Low (0-2) 155 (66) 110 (63) 45 (78) 0.035 0.6 0.3-1.1 0.105 
    High (3-5) 79 (34) 66 (38) 13 (22)     
Initial chemotherapy 
    CHOP/CHOP-like 234 (89) 161 (88) 73 (91) 0.436 1.0 0.4-2.4 0.971 
    Other 29 (11) 22 (12) 7 (9)     
Initial radiation therapy 
    None 195 (74) 126 (69) 69 (86) 0.004 1.1 0.5-2.5 0.748 
    Involved/extended field 67 (26) 56 (31) 11 (14)     
Treatment response 
    Complete remission 157 (66) 123 (69) 34 (57) 0.089 0.2 0.1-0.4 < 0.001 
    Partial response 37 (15) 27 (15) 10 (17)     
    No response 14 (6) 8 (4) 6 (10)     
    Progressive disease 31 (13) 21 (12) 10 (17)     

LDH indicates lactate dehydrogenase; IPI, International Prognostic Index; and CHOP, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone.

*

Chi-square test comparing proportions in the WT and mutated groups.

Univariate Cox regression analysis for hazard ratio of survival.

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