title: Factors predictive of early death in patients receiving high-dose CHOP (ACVB regimen) for aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a GELA study.
abstract: Death during the induction phase of chemotherapy remains a common event in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). In a series of patients with aggressive NHL homogeneously treated with intensive induction chemotherapy [ACVB (doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vindesine, bleomycin, prednisone) regimen], we determined the clinical and biological parameters that were predictive of early death. Early death was defined as death, for whatever reason, occurring within 100 d of randomization. Predictive factors were identified by logistic regression and an index predictive for individual risk of early death was designed. Among the 2210 patients treated with ACVB, there were 162 (7.3%) early deaths. There was no significant reduction in the rate of early death between 1987 and 1998. In a multivariate analysis, age > 60 years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status > 1, serum lactate dehydrogenase > normal, serum albumin < 30 g/l, leucocyte counts > 10 x 10(9)/l and haemoglobin levels < 8.5 g/dl were found to be independent predictive factors for early death. An early death index was designed, enabling the evaluation of the individual risk of early death in young (range 2-31% risk of early death) and elderly patients (range 5-53%). Clinical and biological parameters available at diagnosis can help physicians identify patients with aggressive lymphoma at low or high risk of early death.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Department, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France. charles.dumontet@chu-lyon.fr
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dumontet
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mounier
authors.forename: Jean Nicolas
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Munck
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bosly
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morschauser
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Gérald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marit
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Casasnovas
authors.forename: Oumédaly
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Reman
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coiffier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012074:Remission Induction; D012306:Risk; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006454:Hemoglobins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase