Table 1.

POD24 rate and impact on survival

RegimensType of studyNo. of patientsPOD24Survival
National LymphoCare Prospective Observational Study1  R-CHOP Retrospective 588 POD24: 19% (n  =  110)
No POD24: 71% (n  =  420) 
5-y OS: 50% vs 90% 
Jurinovic et al3  R-CHOP followed by IFN-α maintenance
R-CVP followed by R-maintenance 
Clinical trial
(GLSG2000 trial; n  =  151) and population-based registry (BCCA; n  =  107) 
258 GLSG - POD24: 17% (n  =  23)
No POD24: 83% (n  =  109)
BCCA - POD24: 23% (n  =  23)
No POD24: 77% (n  =  79) 
GLSG - 5-y OS: 41% vs 91%
BCCA - 5-y OS: 26% vs 86% 
Weillbull et al4  R-chemo (R-CHOP, n  =  308; BR, n  =  150, R-CVP, n  =  45; R-FC, n  =  16), R-mono (n  =  273), Others (n  =  156) Population-based registry (Swedish Lymphoma Register) 948 R-chemo - POD24: 61% (n  =  110)
No POD24: 39% (n  =  69)
R-mono - POD24: 68% (n  =  113)
No POD24: 32% (n  =  52) 
R-chemo - 5-y OS: 46% vs 82%
R-mono - 5-y OS: 73% vs 85% 
Casulo et al5  10 induction R-chemo and 3 maintenance randomized trials Clinical trials 5225 POD24: 29% (n  =  1531)
No POD24: 68% (n  =  3564) 
3-y OS: 87% vs 98%
5-y OS: 71% vs 93% 
Seymour et al6  R- vs O-CHOP/BR Clinical trial (GALLIUM trial) 1202 POD24: 13% (n  =  155)
No POD24: 76% (n  =  916) 
2-y OS: 82% vs 98%
 
CALGB trials7  R-galiximab,
R-epratuzumab,
R-lenalidomide 
Clinical trials (CALGB 50402, CALGB 50701, CALGB 50803) 174 POD24: 28% (n  =  48)
No POD24: 72% (n  =  126) 
2-y OS: 80% vs 99%
5-y OS: 74% vs 90% 
Freeman et al8  BR followed by R-maintenance Population-based registry (BCCA) 296 POD24: 13% (n  =  37) 2-y OS: 38% 
RegimensType of studyNo. of patientsPOD24Survival
National LymphoCare Prospective Observational Study1  R-CHOP Retrospective 588 POD24: 19% (n  =  110)
No POD24: 71% (n  =  420) 
5-y OS: 50% vs 90% 
Jurinovic et al3  R-CHOP followed by IFN-α maintenance
R-CVP followed by R-maintenance 
Clinical trial
(GLSG2000 trial; n  =  151) and population-based registry (BCCA; n  =  107) 
258 GLSG - POD24: 17% (n  =  23)
No POD24: 83% (n  =  109)
BCCA - POD24: 23% (n  =  23)
No POD24: 77% (n  =  79) 
GLSG - 5-y OS: 41% vs 91%
BCCA - 5-y OS: 26% vs 86% 
Weillbull et al4  R-chemo (R-CHOP, n  =  308; BR, n  =  150, R-CVP, n  =  45; R-FC, n  =  16), R-mono (n  =  273), Others (n  =  156) Population-based registry (Swedish Lymphoma Register) 948 R-chemo - POD24: 61% (n  =  110)
No POD24: 39% (n  =  69)
R-mono - POD24: 68% (n  =  113)
No POD24: 32% (n  =  52) 
R-chemo - 5-y OS: 46% vs 82%
R-mono - 5-y OS: 73% vs 85% 
Casulo et al5  10 induction R-chemo and 3 maintenance randomized trials Clinical trials 5225 POD24: 29% (n  =  1531)
No POD24: 68% (n  =  3564) 
3-y OS: 87% vs 98%
5-y OS: 71% vs 93% 
Seymour et al6  R- vs O-CHOP/BR Clinical trial (GALLIUM trial) 1202 POD24: 13% (n  =  155)
No POD24: 76% (n  =  916) 
2-y OS: 82% vs 98%
 
CALGB trials7  R-galiximab,
R-epratuzumab,
R-lenalidomide 
Clinical trials (CALGB 50402, CALGB 50701, CALGB 50803) 174 POD24: 28% (n  =  48)
No POD24: 72% (n  =  126) 
2-y OS: 80% vs 99%
5-y OS: 74% vs 90% 
Freeman et al8  BR followed by R-maintenance Population-based registry (BCCA) 296 POD24: 13% (n  =  37) 2-y OS: 38% 

IFN-α, interferon alfa; O-CHOP, obinutuzumab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone; R-CVP, rituximab-cyclophosphamide- vincristine-prednisone; R-FC, rituximab, fludarabine, and cyclophosphamide; R-mono, rituximab monotherapy.

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