Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Patients with Primary Testicular Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical manifestations, therapeutic response and prognosis of patients with primary testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PT-DLBCL).

METHODS: Thirty-eight patients with PT-DLBCL were enrolled, who hospitalized from January 2010 to April 2021, and their clinical characteristics, treatment regimen and efficacy were collected and analyzed retrospectively.

RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 56 years old (ranged from 38 to 79 years). There were 4 cases (10.5%) with bilateral lesions, 13 cases (34.2%) with left lesions, and 21 cases (55.3%) right lesions. There were 2 cases(5.3%) with B symptoms, 6 cases (15.8%) of germinal center B-cell-like(GCB) subtype and 32 cases(84.2%) of non-GCB subtype. Efficacy was evaluated in 36 cases, including 10 cases with CHOP regimen, 21 cases with R-CHOP regimen (7 cases were treated with rituximab combined with high-dose methotrexate injection chemotherapy at intervals of R-CHOP regimen), and 5 cases with other regimens. In 36 patients, the efficacy evaluation of initial chemotherapy showed that the overall response rate (ORR) was 86.1%, 29 cases (80.6%) reached complete response (CR), and 2 cases (5.5%) reached partial response (PR). The R-CHOP group was superior to CHOP group in ORR (95.2% vs 60.0%, P=0.027) and CR (90.4% vs 50.0%, P=0.022). Of the 36 patients, 7 cases had central nervous system(CNS) recurrence and 4 cases had contralateral testicular recurrence. Compared with the CHOP group, the CNS recurrence rate in the R-CHOP group was significantly lower (4.8% vs 50.0%, P=0.007), and the testicular recurrence rate in the R-CHOP group was also lower than the CHOP group, but the difference was not statistically significant (4.8% vs 30.0%, P=0.087). The median follow-up time was 27(3-135) months, and the 5-year PFS and OS were 71% and 74%, respectively. Kaplan-Meier univariate analysis showed that the R-CHOP regimen significantly improved the patients' PFS (P=0.024) and OS (P=0.025) compared with the CHOP regimen.

CONCLUSION: PT-DLBCL is mainly treated with comprehensive treatment. Compared with CHOP regimen, R-CHOP regimen can improve the CR rate and ORR, reduce CNS recurrence and contralateral testicular recurrence, and improve the patients' survival. Patients may benefit from high-dose methotrexate combined with rituximab interlaced with R-CHOP regimen.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Zhongguo shi yan xue ye xue za zhi - 31(2023), 5 vom: 17. Aug., Seite 1372-1378

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Xiao-Li [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Wen-Juan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Ya-Nan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Hui-Li [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Chun-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Mai, Wen-Yuan [VerfasserIn]

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CHOP
Chemotherapy
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
English Abstract
Journal Article
Primary testicular lymphoma
R-CHOP

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Date Revised 20.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.19746/j.cnki.issn.1009-2137.2023.05.019

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NLM363392629