Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes / 대한혈액학회지
Korean Journal of Hematology
;
: 8-14, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-720455
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
An angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare subtype of lymphoma, accounting for only 1 to 2% of studies on non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Because of the rarity of this disease, most studies have been small, including cases of various T-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (T-NHL). Those patients diagnosed as AITL, during the last 8 years at a single institution (Seoul National University Hospital), were retrospectively analyzed to determine the clinical features and treatment outcomes of AITL.METHODS:
All 24 of the patients diagnosed with AITL between February 1995 and February 2003 were included in this retrospective review.RESULTS:
The predominant characteristics of the population were median age 62 years (range, 32~81); M/F=18/6; nodal involvement 24/24 (100%); extranodal involvement, particularly bone marrow 16/20 (80%); skin involvement 6/24 (25%); B-symptoms 18/24 (75%) and advanced disease (stages III and IV) in 20/24 (83%). Twenty-three of the 24 patients received combination chemotherapy, with 8/23 (35%) of patients obtaining a CR. The median CR duration was 18.1 months. With a median follow-up of 40.9 months, the 5-year OS rate was 28%, with median survival of 8.7 months. According to a univariate analysis, an elevated LDH showed a tendency to negatively influence the survival.CONCLUSION:
The prognosis of AITL is poor compared to other NHL, with a low CR rate and short CR duration and OS. From our data, the CR rate after first- or second-line chemotherapy were low (35%), compared with those previously described in Western reports.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Skin
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Bone Marrow
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
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T-Lymphocytes
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Lymphoma, T-Cell
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Drug Therapy
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Drug Therapy, Combination
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Hematology
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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