Suheyla Atak, Stemi Serin, Naciye Demirel, Esma Evrim Dogan, Demet Aydın, Nihan Nizam, Ilknur Mansuroglu, Rafet Eren
Background: We aimed to investigate the association of body mass index (BMI) with treatment response in patients with DLBCL. Material and Methods: Seventy-nine DLBCL subjects were included in this study. Data about patient age, sex, serum LDH level, presence of B symptoms, IPI score, ECOG performance score, disease stage, extranodal involvement, and BMI values at diagnosis were retrieved by retrospective patient record review. Patients were staged according to Ann Arbor classification using CT and/or PET/CT findings, and the presence of B symptoms...
April 1, 2023: International Journal of Hematology-oncology and Stem Cell Research