Table 5.

Standardized incidence ratios and absolute excess risks according to NHL treatment: additional treatment increases risk of cardiovascular disease


Event, treatment

No. of patients*

No. observed

No. expected

SIR (95% CI)

AER per 10 000 person-years
Chronic heart failure      
   After salvage (any type)   225   38   4.3   8.8 (6.3-12.1)   346  
   After first-line treatment only   216   26   7.7   3.4 (2.2-4.9)   120  
      Only chemotherapy   162   20   6.4   3.1 (1.9-4.8)   127  
      Chemotherapy and RT   38   4   1.1   3.6 (1.0-9.8)   120  
      Chemotherapy and transplantation   13   1   0.1   7.1 (0.2-39.8)   81  
      Chemotherapy, RT, and transplantation   12   1   0.1   12.5 (0.3-69.7)   83  
Myocardial infarction      
   After salvage (any type)   241   10   6.8   1.5 (0.7-2.7)   29  
   After first-line treatment only   235   7   9.0   0.8 (0.3-1.6)   13  
      Only chemotherapy   170   6   6.5   0.9 (0.3-2.0)   5  
      Chemotherapy and RT   40   1   1.8   0.6 (0.1-3.1)   33  
      Chemotherapy and transplantation   13   0   0.5   0   0  
      Chemotherapy, RT, and transplantation   12   0   0.2   0   0  
Stroke      
   After salvage (any type)   225   4   3.2   1.3 (0.3-3.3)   12  
   After first-line treatment only   216   7   5.1   1.4 (0.6-2.8)   8  
      Only chemotherapy   135   2   3.4   0.6 (0.1-2.1)   –13  
      Chemotherapy and RT   56   5   1.5   3.3 (1.1-7.8)   145  
      Chemotherapy and transplantation   15   0   0.1   0   0  
      Chemotherapy, RT, and transplantation
 
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Event, treatment

No. of patients*

No. observed

No. expected

SIR (95% CI)

AER per 10 000 person-years
Chronic heart failure      
   After salvage (any type)   225   38   4.3   8.8 (6.3-12.1)   346  
   After first-line treatment only   216   26   7.7   3.4 (2.2-4.9)   120  
      Only chemotherapy   162   20   6.4   3.1 (1.9-4.8)   127  
      Chemotherapy and RT   38   4   1.1   3.6 (1.0-9.8)   120  
      Chemotherapy and transplantation   13   1   0.1   7.1 (0.2-39.8)   81  
      Chemotherapy, RT, and transplantation   12   1   0.1   12.5 (0.3-69.7)   83  
Myocardial infarction      
   After salvage (any type)   241   10   6.8   1.5 (0.7-2.7)   29  
   After first-line treatment only   235   7   9.0   0.8 (0.3-1.6)   13  
      Only chemotherapy   170   6   6.5   0.9 (0.3-2.0)   5  
      Chemotherapy and RT   40   1   1.8   0.6 (0.1-3.1)   33  
      Chemotherapy and transplantation   13   0   0.5   0   0  
      Chemotherapy, RT, and transplantation   12   0   0.2   0   0  
Stroke      
   After salvage (any type)   225   4   3.2   1.3 (0.3-3.3)   12  
   After first-line treatment only   216   7   5.1   1.4 (0.6-2.8)   8  
      Only chemotherapy   135   2   3.4   0.6 (0.1-2.1)   –13  
      Chemotherapy and RT   56   5   1.5   3.3 (1.1-7.8)   145  
      Chemotherapy and transplantation   15   0   0.1   0   0  
      Chemotherapy, RT, and transplantation
 
10
 
0
 
0.1
 
0
 
0
 
*

Comparison in 476 patients for myocardial infarction (1980-2000) and in 441 patients for chronic heart failure and stroke (1985-2000)

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