Table 4.

Prognostic factors in 23 cases of natural killer cell lymphomas: significance of presentation parameters




P


P
Parameters
Median DFS, mo
Univariate
Multivariate
Median OS, mo
Univariate
Multivariate
Histologic subtypes       
    Nasal   21.5     30.6    
    Nonnasal   0.3     1.5    
    Disseminated   0.0   .001   NS (.43)   0.7   .009   NS (.57)  
Age, y       
    Younger than 60   1.4     4.2    
    Older than 60   1.2   NS (.9)   —   4.3   NS (.8)   —  
Stage       
    I/II   21.5     30.6    
    III/IV   0.5   .004   NS (.59)   2.1   .008   NS (.56)  
LDH       
    Less than 2 times normal   2.7     4.5    
    More than 2 times normal   1.2   NS (.30)   —   3.7   NS (.48)   —  
IPI       
    Up to 1   2.7     30.6    
    More than 2   0.5   NS (.059)   —   2.7   NS (.075)   —  
EBV DNA at presentation       
    Less than 6.1 × 107 copies/mL   >27.0     > 54.0    
    At least 6.1 × 107 copies/mL
 
0.5
 
.002
 
.025
 
2.1
 
.008
 
.06
 



P


P
Parameters
Median DFS, mo
Univariate
Multivariate
Median OS, mo
Univariate
Multivariate
Histologic subtypes       
    Nasal   21.5     30.6    
    Nonnasal   0.3     1.5    
    Disseminated   0.0   .001   NS (.43)   0.7   .009   NS (.57)  
Age, y       
    Younger than 60   1.4     4.2    
    Older than 60   1.2   NS (.9)   —   4.3   NS (.8)   —  
Stage       
    I/II   21.5     30.6    
    III/IV   0.5   .004   NS (.59)   2.1   .008   NS (.56)  
LDH       
    Less than 2 times normal   2.7     4.5    
    More than 2 times normal   1.2   NS (.30)   —   3.7   NS (.48)   —  
IPI       
    Up to 1   2.7     30.6    
    More than 2   0.5   NS (.059)   —   2.7   NS (.075)   —  
EBV DNA at presentation       
    Less than 6.1 × 107 copies/mL   >27.0     > 54.0    
    At least 6.1 × 107 copies/mL
 
0.5
 
.002
 
.025
 
2.1
 
.008
 
.06
 

NS indicates not significant; —, not done.

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