Adjuvant radiotherapy to an initial bulky mass in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: lack of survival benefit

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology
N TomitaY Ishigatsubo

Abstract

The role of adjuvant radiotherapy to the site of the initial bulky mass in lymphoma remains to be determined. We retrospectively analyzed clinical data for 35 consecutive patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who had an initial bulky mass were treated successfully by chemotherapy reaching complete remission or complete remission unconfirmed according to International Workshop Criteria. Median age was 57 years. Median follow-up period for surviving patients after completion of chemotherapy was 45 months. Twenty patients (group A) received adjuvant radiotherapy to the bulky mass, while 15 (group B) did not. Median dose of radiation in group A was 40 Gy (range, 30-60 Gy). In group A, four relapses occurred, all from other sites; group B included three relapses from bulky and one from other sites. Overall survival (P = 0.15) and recurrence-free survival (P = 0.48) did not differ significantly between groups. Although adjuvant radiotherapy to the initial bulky site is useful for controlling local disease, no survival benefit was seen.

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