Key result
Bone marrow involvement detected by bone marrow biopsy (HR 3.6), but not by PET/CT, independently predicted shorter progression-free survival in DLBCL patients treated with first-line R-CHOP/21.
Why the study?
Does bone marrow biopsy compared to PET/CT better predict progression-free survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma?
Population
268 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with a bone marrow biopsy and a PET/CT available at…
Comparison
Bone marrow biopsy (BMB) for staging and prognosis vs PET/CT for staging and prognosis
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 25 months
Authors
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BMB positivity may flag higher-risk DLBCL missed by PET/CT; leaves open whether routine BMB refines staging beyond imaging alone.
Cohort (n=268)
Yes
Does bone marrow biopsy compared to PET/CT better predict progression-free survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma?
Hazard Ratio: 3.6
Bone marrow biopsy is superior to PET/CT in predicting progression-free survival in DLBCL patients treated with uniform first-line chemotherapy.
Chen‐Liang et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) (n=268). Bone marrow involvement by bone marrow biopsy vs. Bone marrow involvement by PET/CT was evaluated on Progression-free survival (PFS) (HR 3.6). Bone marrow involvement detected by bone marrow biopsy (HR 3.6), but not by PET/CT, independently predicted shorter progression-free survival in DLBCL patients treated with first-line R-CHOP/21.
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