An N, Xie Y P, Xu Y, Shi P F, Qian S X
Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China.
Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2017 Nov 1;56(11):839-841. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2017.11.012.
To retrospectively analyze the prognostic significance of plasma Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in 122 patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Plasma EBV DNA positivity was related to advanced disease stage (=0.030), B symptoms (=0.004) and elevated serum lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) (=0.001). Furthermore, univariate analysis indicated that plasma EBV DNA level was associated with worse overall survival (OS) (=0.223, 95% 0.096-0.518, <0.001) and worse progression free survival (PFS) (=4.417, 95% 1.911-10.208, <0.001), whereas multivariate analysis showed plasma EBV DNA as a probable independent prognostic factor of clinical outcome(=0.409, 95% 0.166-1.008, =0.052).
回顾性分析122例弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤(DLBCL)患者血浆中EB病毒(EBV)DNA的预后意义。血浆EBV DNA阳性与疾病晚期(P=0.030)、B症状(P=0.004)及血清乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)升高(P=0.001)相关。此外,单因素分析表明血浆EBV DNA水平与较差的总生存期(OS)(P=0.223,95%可信区间0.096-0.518,P<0.001)及较差的无进展生存期(PFS)(P=4.417,95%可信区间1.911-10.208,P<0.001)相关,而多因素分析显示血浆EBV DNA可能是临床结局的独立预后因素(P=0.409,95%可信区间0.166-1.008,P=0.052)。