Table 4

- The treatment of patients with primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the breast (N=32).

TreatmentsAll5 years progression-free survival5 years overall survival
PrecentagesP-valuesPrecentagesP-values
Mastectomy
No22 (68.8)59%0.91760%0.984
Yes10 (31.2)77%79%
Chemotherapy
Yes30 (93.8)--------
No2 (6.2)
Cycles of chemotherapy
≥4cycles28 (87.5)67%0.30368%0.301
<4cycles4 (12.5)100%100%
Radiotherapy
Yes8 (25.0)69%0.32173%0.593
No24 (75.0)75%72%
Intrathecal therapy
Yes8 (25.0)85%0.69986%0.703
No24 (75.0)69%70%
Transplantation
Yes2 (6.2)--------
No30 (93.8)
Responses
CR21 (65.6)95%0.007*95%0.015*
PR3 (9.4)33%33%
SD0 (0.0)----
PD8 (25.0)32%54%

Values are presented as numbers and prescentages (%).

  • * Significant (p<0.05). CR: complete remission, PR: partial remission, SD: stable disease, PD: patients progressive disease