Retrospective audit of clinico‑pathologic features and treatment outcomes in a cohort of elderly non‑Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients in a tertiary cancer center.

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dc.contributor.authorNair, C K
dc.contributor.authorPatil, V M
dc.contributor.authorRaghavan, V
dc.contributor.authorBabu, S
dc.contributor.authorNayanar, S
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-18T09:48:23Z
dc.date.available2016-03-18T09:48:23Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: There is limited data from India regarding elderly non‑Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL) patients. Hence, this audit was planned to study the clinic‑pathological features and treatment outcomes in elderly NHL patients. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of all NHL patients above age of 59 years treated at the author’s institute, between December 2010 and December 2013 was done. Case records were reviewed for baseline details, staging details, prognostic factors, treatment delivered, response, toxicity and efficacy. SPSS version 16 (IBM, Newyork) was used for analysis. Descriptive statistics was performed. Kaplan–Meir survival analysis was done for estimation of progression‑free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Univariate analysis was done for identifying factors affecting PFS and OS. RESULTS: Out of 141 NHL patients, 67 patients were identified subjected to the inclusion criteria. The median age was 68 years (60–92). Majority were B‑cell NHL (86.6%). The commonest subtype in B‑cell was diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma (55.2%). Fifty‑four patients took treatment. The treatment intent was curative in 41 patients (61.2%). Among the patients receiving curative treatment, 16 patients couldn’t receive treatment in accordance with NCCN guidelines due to financial issues. Two years PFS was 55%. Two years PFS for B‑cell NHL and T‑cell NHL were 55% and 50% respectively (P = 0.982). Two years PFS for standard Rx and nonstandard Rx were 62% and 50% respectively, but it didn’t reach statistical significance (P = 0.537). Two years OS for the entire cohort was 84%. CONCLUSION: Standard treatment in accordance with guidelines can be delivered in elderly patients irrespective of age. There is a need for creating financial assistance for patients, so that potentially curative treatments are not denied.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNair C K, Patil V M, Raghavan V, Babu S, Nayanar S. Retrospective audit of clinico‑pathologic features and treatment outcomes in a cohort of elderly non‑Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients in a tertiary cancer center. Indian Journal of Cancer. 2015 Oct-Dec; 52(4): 541-544.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-509X
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/176267
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=4;spage=541;epage=544;aulast=Nairen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectnon‑Hodgkin’s lymphomasen_US
dc.subjectstandard treatmenten_US
dc.titleRetrospective audit of clinico‑pathologic features and treatment outcomes in a cohort of elderly non‑Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients in a tertiary cancer center.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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