Table 2: Characteristics of 21 patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma and long-term remission after ASCT.

Patients, n

21

Age (years, median/range)

54 (19-73)

Sex (female/male), n (%)

8 (38) / 13 (62)

Histology:  Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma,

                       5 of whom ALK-, 5 ALK+, 2 ALK not tested, n (%)

                   Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (NOS and similar), n (%)

                   Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma, n (%)

                   Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma, n (%)

Stage (Ann Arbor) 1st-line ASCT: I (enteropathy-associated TL), n (%)

                                                       II, n (%)

                                                       III, n (%)

                                                       IV, n (%)

IPI at 1st-line chemotherapy: low risk, n (%)

                                               low-intermediate risk, n (%)

                                               high-intermediate risk, n (%)

                                               high risk, n (%)

12 (57)

 

4(17)

4 (17)

1 (5)

1 (5)

3 (14)

5 (24)

2 (10)

7 (33)

 2(10)

 1 (5)

 1 (5)

Prior treatment with anthracyclines (CHOP or CHOEP), n (%)

21 (100)

High-dose therapy: BEAM

                                Mega-CHOEP

                                TBI/Cyclophosphamide

Treatment line: 1st-line ASCT, n (%)

                          2nd-line ASCT, n (%)

                          3rd-line ASCT, n (%)

Time from initial diagnosis to 1st relapse in 2nd-line ASCT, median/range (mo)

20 (95)

  0

  1 (5)

11 (52)

7 (33)

3 (14)

25 (4-123)

Time from initial diagnosis to 1st relapse in 3rd-line ASCT, median/range (mo)

Refractory to 2nd-line chemotherapy, n (%)

Second relapse, n (%)

LDH: elevated at 1st-line ASCT, n (%),  

          elevated at 2nd-line ASCT, n (%),  

          elevated at 3rd-line ASCT, n (%),

5 (1-9)

3 (14)

0

1 (9)

1 (14)

0

Remission status: CR/PR/SD/PD at 1st-line ASCT, n

                             CR/PR/SD/PD after 1st-line ASCT, n

                             CR/PR/SD/PD at 2nd-line ASCT, n

                             CR/PR/SD/PD/ED after 2nd-line ASCT, n

                             CR/PR/SD/PD at 3rd-line ASCT, n

                             CR/PR/SD/PD/ED/NI after 3rd-line ASCT, n

2/9/0/0

3/8/0/0

5/2/0/0

7/0/0/0

0/0/1/2

2/1/0/0

Radiotherapy after 1st-line ASCT, n (%)

Radiotherapy after 2nd-line ASCT, n (%)

Radiotherapy after 3rd-line ASCT, n (%)

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation

3 (27)

2 (29)

2 (67)

0

ALK: Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase; TL: T-cell Lymphoma; NOS: Not Otherwise Specified; IPI: International Prognostic Index; BEAM: High-dose BCNU, Etoposide, Cytarabine, Melphalan; Mega-CHOEP: High-dose Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, Etoposide, Prednisone; TBI: Total Body Irradiation; mo: Months; LDH: Lactic Dehydrogenase; CR: Complete Remission; PR: Partial Remission; SD: Stable Disease; PD: Progressive Disease; ED: Early Death; NI: No Information.