Research Article

The Prognostic Role and Relationship between E2F1 and SV40 in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of Egyptian Patients

Table 3

Relationship of E2F1 expression with the clinicopathological data and expression of SV40 in DLBCL cases.

VariablesE2F1 among DLBCL Test of significance and   value
≤10
()
>10
()
No (%) No (%)

Age
 (  ± SD)58.5 ± 6.850.4 ± 14.5 = 2.36
 Median69.056
 Range 32–7541–70
Age
 <6016 (33)33 (67) = 11.25
 ≥6025 (69)11 (31)
Gender
 Male21 (50)21 (50) = 0.10 
0.748
 Female20 (47) 23 (53)
Primary site of involvement
 Nodal 29 (52)27 (48) = 0.83 
0.363
 Extranodal12 (41)17 (59)
Number of involved extranodal sites
 025 (3)22 (47) FE = 1.21 
0.553
 1-2 13 (41) 19 (59)
 >2 3 (50)3 (50)
Status (nodal = 56)
 Generalized 9 (40)9 (60) FE = 0.809 
0.779
 Localized 17 (53)21 (47)
Size (cm)
 ≤1036 (49)6 (51) = 0.04 
0.843
 >105 (45)38 (55)
Stage grouping
 Early25 (52)23 (48)   = 0.65 
0.419
 Advanced16 (43)21 (57)
PS
 <27 (50)7 (50) FE = 1.088 
1.000
 ≥234 (48)37 (52)
B symptoms
 Present23 (45)28 (55) = 0.50 
0.478
 Absent18 (53)16 (47)
LDH
 Normal3 (27)8 (73) = 2.22 
0.136
 Elevated38 (51)36 (49)
Prognostic group of R-IPI
 Good14 (48)15 (52) = 0.00 
0.996
 Poor27 (48)29 (52)
Risk groups of AAIPI ≥60
 Low12 (86)2 (14) FE = 3.09 
0.233
 Intermediate5 (63)3 (37)
 High6 (55)5 (45)
Risk groups of AAIPI <60
 Low2 (15)11 (85)FE = 5.85
 Intermediate10 (66)8 (44)
 High6 (29)15 (71)
Type of DLBCL
 Germinal 22 (45)27 (55) FE = 1.34 
0.80
 Nongerminal18 (50)18 (50)
Necrosis
 Present5 (36)9 (64) = 1.05 
0.305
 Absent36 (51)35 (49)
Necrosis (%)
  ± SD44.0 ± 23.028.9 ± 21.5 = 1.15 
0.249
 Median6020
 Range10–6010–80
Mitosis
  ± SD14.5 ± 4.429.9 ± 6.3 = 12.98
 Median1334
 Range12–1424–43
Ki-67 LI
 <5041 (82)9 (18) = 55.44
 ≥500 (0)35 (100)
Apoptosis
  ± SD10.5 ± 4.916.3 ± 6.4 = 4.29
 Median1117
 Range4–265–25
SV40
 Positive1 (33)2 (67) FE = 0.28 
1.00
 Negative40 (49)42 (51)

R-IPI: revised international prognostic index; AAIPI: age adjusted international prognostic index; PS: performance status; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; significant; highly significant; -test: Student’s -test; : Mann-Whitney test; FE: Fisher’s exact test; : Chi-square test; Ki-67 LI: Ki-67 labeling index; DLBCL: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.