Research Article

Impact of SNPs/Haplotypes of IL10 and IFNG on the Development of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Table 1

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma () and controls ().

CharacteristicsPatientsControls

Age ()0.01
Gender (%)
 Female57 (50.9)109 (49.3)NS
 Male55 (49.1)112 (50.7)NS
Clinical stage (%)
 I-II44 (39.2)
 III-IV68 (60.7)
LDH (%)
 ≥Normal51 (45.5)
 Unknown8 (7.1)
IPI (%)
 Low and intermediate-low70 (62.5)
 Intermediate-high and high33 (29.5)
 Unknown9 (8.0)
Treatment (%)
 R-CHOP101 (90.2)
 Others8 (7.1)
 Not treated3 (2.7)
Response to treatment with R-CHOP (%)
 Complete remission72 (71.2)
 Progression of disease4 (4.0)
 Relapse4 (4.0)
 Death17 (16.8)
 Lost to follow-up4 (4.0)

NS = not significant; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; IPI = international prognosis index; R-CHOP = Rituximab—Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone.