[Survival outcomes of T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a report of 111 cases].
OBJECTIVE
T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a group of heterogeneous malignancies with poor prognosis, and without ideal therapeutic regimen. This study was to summarize clinical and pathologic features of T-cell NHL.


METHODS
Records of 111 patients with T-cell NHL, treated from Jan. 1994 to Dec. 2001 in Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen University, were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients were classified according to WHO classification criteria.


RESULTS
Median age of the whole group was 37 years (ranged 7-77 years). Of the 111 patients, 82 were men, 29 were women;45 (40.5%) were treated with chemoradiotherapy, 62 (55.8%) were treated with chemotherapy alone, and 4 (3.6%) were treated with radiotherapy alone. The 3-year survival rate of the whole group was 45% with a median follow-up of 28 months. The 3-year survival rates of chemoradiotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy groups were 56%, 38%, and 25%, respectively. Among all histological type subgroups, the prognosis of NK/T-cell lymphoma was the worst with the 3-year survival rate of only 25%u the 3-year survival rate was 40% in unspecified peripheral T-cell lymphoma group,and 85% in angioimmunoblast T-cell lymphoma group. International prognostic index was a significant factor for predicting overall survival. The 3-year survival rates of low risk,low-intermediate risk,intermediate-high risk, and high risk groups were 60%, 30%, 10%, and 0%, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Present treatment modalities for T-cell NHL patients, especially the high risk patients, can't achieve satisfactory outcomes. New treatment modality for these patients needs to be explored.
Huang
Yan
Y
Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Lin
Tong-Yu
TY
Wu
Qiu-Liang
QL
Su
Zu-Lan
ZL
Huang
Hui-Qiang
HQ
Xia
Zhong-Jun
ZJ
Sun
Xiao-Fei
XF
Jiang
Wen-Qi
WQ
Guan
Zhong-Zhen
ZZ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016411:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase