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Chuang TM, Liu YC, Hsiao HH, Wang HC, Du JS, Yeh TJ, Gau YC, Ke YL, Yang CI, Lee CP, Hsu CM, Cho SF. Low Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Is Associated with Poorer Prognosis in Elderly Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Patients Unfit for Intensive Anthracycline-Containing Therapy: A Real-World Study. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13093243. [PMID: 34579119 PMCID: PMC8468689 DOI: 10.3390/nu13093243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Nutritional assessments, including the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), have emerged as prediction tools for long-term survival in various cancers. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic strategy and explore the prognostic factors in the elderly patients (≥65 years) with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The cutoff value of the GNRI score (92.5) was obtained using the receiver operating characteristic curve. Among these patients (n = 205), 129 (62.9%) did not receive standard R–CHOP chemotherapy. Old age (≥80 years), poor performance status, low serum albumin level, and comorbidities were the major factors associated with less intensive anti-lymphoma treatment. Further analysis demonstrated that a lower GNRI score (<92.5) was linked to more unfavorable clinical features. In the patients who received non-anthracycline-containing regimens (non-R–CHOP), multivariate analysis showed that a low GNRI can serve as an independent predictive factor for worse progression-free (HR, 2.85; 95% CI, 1.05–7.72; p = 0.039) and overall survival (HR, 2.98; 95% CI, 1.02–8.90; p = 0.045). In summary, nutritional evaluation plays a role in DLBCL treatment and the GNRI score can serve as a feasible predictive tool for clinical outcomes in frail elderly DLBCL patients treated with non-anthracycline-containing regimens.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tzer-Ming Chuang
- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Center for Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
- Specialist Nurse and Surgical Nurse Practitioner Office, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (H.-H.H.); (H.-C.W.); (J.-S.D.); (T.-J.Y.); (Y.-C.G.); (Y.-L.K.); (C.-I.Y.); (C.-P.L.); (C.-M.H.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Center for Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-7-312-1101
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Irwin DE, Wilson K, Hoehn G, Min S, Szabo E. Real-world healthcare resource utilization in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma: differences between patients treated with first-line ibrutinib or bendamustine + rituximab. Curr Med Res Opin 2020; 36:439-444. [PMID: 31910684 DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2020.1713074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Objective: This study evaluated the real-world healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and costs in patients diagnosed with an indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (iNHL) and treated with either first-line ibrutinib monotherapy (IbM) therapy or bendamustine plus rituximab combination therapy (BR).Methods: Treatment-naïve iNHL patients in the IBM MarketScan Research Databases were identified based on the first prescription of either IbM or BR therapy between 02/01/2014 and 08/30/2017.Results: A greater proportion of IbM patients (n = 207) had at least one inpatient admission (IP) or emergency room visit (ER), both all-cause and iNHL-related, than BR (n = 1337) patients. In addition, the mean number of IP admissions and ER visits was significantly higher in the IbM cohort. No differences in total costs were found. Outpatients costs were higher in IbM patients and medical costs were higher in BR patients.Conclusions: These real-world findings highlight the importance of considering the healthcare resource utilization and the associated costs of iNHL patients which may be associated with their first-line therapy.
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- Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc, North Wales, PA, USA
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