title: Therapeutic outcome of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma initially treated with chemotherapy--result of chemotherapy in NK/T-cell lymphoma.
abstract: The therapeutic outcome of chemotherapy in NK/T cell lymphoma (NTCL) has not been well documented until now. The aims of this study were to investigate the outcome of chemotherapy and to evaluate the clinical factors influencing the responsiveness to chemotherapy. Between 1995 and 2000, 59 patients received anthracycline-based chemotherapy as an initial treatment. Forty-five patients had nasal NTCL, whereas 14 had extranasal NTCL. Forty-one patients had stage I/II and 18 had stage III/IV disease. Epstein-Barr virus status was positive in 67.6% of cases. The results of initial chemotherapy were complete remission in 35.6% of the patients, 2-year disease-free survival in 22.9% and 2-year overall survival in 44.2%. Adjuvant radiotherapy after chemotherapy did not improve outcome in stage I/II nasal NTCL. The International Prognostic Index was a significant prognostic factor of complete remission rate, and stage was also significant for disease-free survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Su
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae-You
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chul Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji Yeun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dae Seog
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Yung-Jue
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Noe Kyeong
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004317:Doxorubicin