|
n of Patients
|
Histology (n)
|
Ann Arbor Stage (n)
|
| Study |
All/eligible |
CHOP |
All |
CHOP |
CHOP |
|
|
|
L.G.1 |
I/H.G.2 |
L.G.1 |
I/H.G.2 |
I-II |
III-IV |
|
| Level II = Prednisone 100 mg/m2/day for 5 days |
| Gottlieb3 [20] |
43/33 |
9 |
|
33 |
|
9 |
|
9 |
| Gordon [43] |
392/325 |
174 |
|
325 |
|
174 |
|
174 |
| Glick [47] |
NA/345 |
345 |
|
345 |
|
345 |
345 |
|
| Bezwoda4 [48] |
150/150 |
150 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
81 |
69 |
| Zinzani [49] |
115/103 |
52 |
|
103 |
|
52 |
8 |
44 |
| Gomez5 [50] |
73/67 |
34 |
|
67 |
|
34 |
NA |
NA |
| Level III = Prednisone 75 mg/m2/day for 5 days |
| Meyer [51] |
68/38 |
19 |
|
38 |
|
19 |
8 |
11 |
| Connors [52] |
78/78 |
78 |
|
78 |
|
78 |
78 |
|
| Level IV = Prednisone 60 mg/m2/day for 5 days |
| Montserrat [53] |
175/148 |
76 |
|
148 |
|
76 |
22 |
54 |
| Yahalom6 [54] |
44/44 |
18 |
16 |
26 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
|
| Level V = Prednisone 50 mg/m2/day for 5 days |
| Linch7 [55] |
471/459 |
226 |
|
459 |
|
226 |
79 |
147 |
| Bezwoda8 [56] |
359/263 |
132 |
|
263 |
|
132 |
27 |
105 |
| Hagberg [57] |
153/145 |
70 |
|
145 |
|
70 |
|
70 |
| Sonneveld [58] |
157/148 |
72 |
|
148 |
|
72 |
15 |
57 |
| Tirelli [59] |
130/120 |
60 |
|
120 |
|
60 |
23 |
37 |
| Kaku8 [60] |
62/62 |
62 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
21 |
41 |
| Elias [61] |
31/23 |
23 |
|
23 |
|
23 |
2 |
21 |
| Kimby [62] |
259/259 |
127 |
259 |
|
127 |
|
|
127 |
| Pavlovsky [63] |
97/89 |
44 |
|
89 |
|
44 |
10 |
34 |
| Level VI = Prednisone 40 mg/m2/day for 5 days |
| Takagi9 [64] |
57/57 |
29 |
|
57 |
|
29 |
11 |
18 |
| Schaafsma [65] |
102/102 |
21 |
|
102 |
|
21 |
4 |
17 |
|
| 1L.G. = Low grade and "favorable" histology. |
| 2I/H.G = Intermediate/high-grade and "unfavorable" histology. |
| 3CTX 600 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, ADR 40 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, VCR 1.4 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, prednisone 100 mg/m2/po/days 1-5. |
| 4CTX 600 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, ADR 70 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, VCR 1.4 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, prednisolone 100 mg/m2/po/days 1-5. |
| 5CTX 750 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, ADR 50 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, VCR 1 mg/m2/i.v./day 1 and day 8, prednisone 100 mg/m2/po/days 1-5. |
| 6CTX 600 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, ADR 40 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, VCR 1.4 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, prednisone 60 mg/m2/po/days 1-5. |
| 7CTX 750 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, ADR 25 mg/m2/i.v./day 1 and day 8, VCR mg/m2/i.v./day 1 and day 8, prednisolone 50 mg/m2/po/days 1-8. |
| 8Prednisolone 50 mg/m2/i.v./days 1-5. |
| 9TX 650 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, ADR 45 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, VCR 1.5 mg/m2/i.v./day 1, prednisone 40 mg/m2/po/days 1-5. |