title: Validation of the CLL-IPI and comparison with the MDACC prognostic index in newly diagnosed patients.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Unit, Department of Onco-hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera of Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Tait D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Shanafelt
authors.affiliation: Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland and Institute of Oncology Research, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Catholic University Hospital "A. Gemelli," Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laurenti
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ematologia, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Mauro
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Haematology, Pugliese-Ciaccio Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Molica
authors.affiliation: Molecular Pathology Unit, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico (IRCCS), San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cutrona
authors.affiliation: Hematology Unit, Department of Onco-hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera of Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uccello
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ematologia, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campanelli
authors.affiliation: Hematology Unit, Department of Onco-hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera of Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vigna
authors.affiliation: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biomedicina ed Immunologia Molecolare, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tripepi
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Kari G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Chaffee
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Sameer A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Cosenza, Aprigliano, Italy.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bossio
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Cosenza, Aprigliano, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Grazia
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Recchia
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Catholic University Hospital "A. Gemelli," Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Idanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Innocenti
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Catholic University Hospital "A. Gemelli," Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pasquale
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milano and Hematology Centro Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.affiliation: Direzione Scientifica IRCCS, San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy; and.
authors.forename: Manlio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrarini
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro," Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gaidano
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ematologia, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Foà
authors.affiliation: Hematology Unit, Department of Onco-hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera of Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy.|Biotechnology Research Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Cosenza, Aprigliano, Italy.
authors.forename: Fortunato
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morabito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome