In the rituximab era, the conventional International Prognostic index (IPI) lost at least in part its predictive power, while the National Comprehensive Cancer Network-IPI (NCCN-IPI) seems to be a new and valid prognosticator. However, it has not yet been evaluated in patients with localized disease and it has not been compared with the modified IPI (mIPI) of the pre-rituximab era. In order to evaluate the different prognosticators and to assess the importance of rituximab and radiotherapy (RT), we carried out the so far largest retrospective analysis of patients with localized diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

A diachronic-comparative analysis for the identification of the most powerful prognostic index for localized diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Mian, M;Visco, C;Rambaldi, A;
2014-01-01

Abstract

In the rituximab era, the conventional International Prognostic index (IPI) lost at least in part its predictive power, while the National Comprehensive Cancer Network-IPI (NCCN-IPI) seems to be a new and valid prognosticator. However, it has not yet been evaluated in patients with localized disease and it has not been compared with the modified IPI (mIPI) of the pre-rituximab era. In order to evaluate the different prognosticators and to assess the importance of rituximab and radiotherapy (RT), we carried out the so far largest retrospective analysis of patients with localized diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
2014
IPI; NCCN-IPI; localized; lymphoma; rituximab; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies
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