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BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), encompassing both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. METHODS: GARFIELD-VTE is a prospective, non-interventional observational study of real-world treatment practices. We aimed to capture the 36-month clinical outcomes of 10,679 patients with objectively confirmed VTE enrolled between May 2014 and January 2017 from 415 sites in 28 countries. FINDINGS: A total of 6582 (61.6 %) patients had DVT alone, 4097 (38.4 %) had PE ± DVT. At baseline, 98.1 % of patients received anticoagulation (AC) with or without other modalities of therapy. The proportion of patients on AC therapy decreased over time: 87.6 % at 3 months, 73.0 % at 6 months, 54.2 % at 12 months and 42.0 % at 36 months. At 12-months follow-up, the incidences (95 % confidence interval [CI]) of all-cause mortality, recurrent VTE and major bleeding were 6.5 (7.0-8.1), 5.4 (4.9-5.9) and 2.7 (2.4-3.0) per 100 person-years, respectively. At 36-months, these decreased to 4.4 (4.2-4.7), 3.5 (3.2-2.7) and 1.4 (1.3-1.6) per 100 person-years, respectively. Over 36-months, the rate of all-cause mortality and major bleeds were highest in patients treated with parenteral therapy (PAR) versus oral anti-coagulants (OAC) and no OAC, and the rate of recurrent VTE was highest in patients on no OAC versus those on PAR and OAC. The most frequent cause of death after 36-month follow-up was cancer (n = 565, 48.6 %), followed by cardiac (n = 94, 8.1 %), and VTE (n = 38, 3.2 %). Most recurrent VTE events were DVT alone (n = 564, 63.3 %), with the remainder PE, (n = 236, 27.3 %), or PE in combination with DVT (n = 63, 7.3 %). INTERPRETATION: GARFIELD-VTE provides a global perspective of anticoagulation patterns and highlights the accumulation of events within the first 12 months after diagnosis. These findings may help identify treatment gaps for subsequent interventions to improve patient outcomes in this patient population. ispartof: THROMBOSIS RESEARCH vol:222 pages:31-39 ispartof: location:United States status: published

Systemic reports on the descriptive epidemiology of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) from Southeast Asia are scarce. A nationwide multi-institutional registry was conducted to compare the histopathology, clinical features, and survival of Thai adult patients with NHL using large registries, especially those from Far East Asia (FEA). Using a web-based registry system, 13 major medical centers from the 4 geographic regions of Thailand prospectively collected, from 2007 to 2014, the diagnostic pathology, according to the World Health Organization classification, 2008, clinical features and survival of 4056 patients who were newly diagnosed with NHL. The median age of the patients was 56 years (range, 16-99 years). The male-to-female ratio was 1.3:1. From the total of 4056 patients, T/NK-cell lymphoma (TNKCL) accounted for 12.6% of cases, and 5.1% had human immunodeficiency virus-associated lymphoma. The four leading histological subtypes were diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (58.1%); follicular lymphoma (5.6%); extranodal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (5.2%); and peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (4.0%). With a median follow-up duration of 46.1 months, the median overall survival of B-cell NHL was significantly longer than that of patients with TNKCL (76.5 vs 28.8 months, P = .0001). Compared to FEA, the Thai registry had an approximately one-half lower relative frequency of TNKCL; the prevalence of extranodal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma was much lower than in Korea, and the frequency of extranodal TNKCL, nasal type, was strikingly low compared to China. It is concluded that while the median age of Thai patients with NHL was approximately a decade younger than for Caucasians, the long-term survival rates for most histological subtypes were comparable. While the histological distribution generally complied with the characteristic Asian features, some differences from FEA were observed.

Background Parenteral anticoagulants and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) have constituted the cornerstone of venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment. Meanwhile, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) provide physicians with an alternative. The Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD (GARFIELD)-VTE observes real-world treatment practices. Objectives Describe initial anticoagulation (AC) treatment patterns in VTE patients who received parenteral AC, VKAs, and/or DOACs within ±30 days of diagnosis. Methods VTE patients were categorized into parenteral AC only, parenteral AC with transition to VKA, VKA only, parenteral AC with transition to DOAC, and DOAC only. Results A total of 9647 patients were initiated on AC treatment alone. 4781 (49.6%) patients received DOACs ± parenteral ACs; 3187 (33.0%), VKA ± parenteral ACs; and 1679 (17.4%) parenteral ACs alone. Rivaroxaban was the most frequently used DOAC (79.4%). DOACs were more frequently used in North America/Australia (58.1%), Europe (52.2%), and Asia (47.6%) than in Latin America (29.7%) and the Middle East/South Africa (32.5%). In patients with suspected VTE, most received parenteral AC monotherapy (67.7%). Patients with deep vein thrombosis were more likely to receive DOACs alone than those with pulmonary embolism with or without deep vein thrombosis (36.2% vs 25.9%). Active cancer patients received parenteral AC alone (58.9%), with 25.5% receiving DOAC ± parenteral AC and 12.8% parenteral AC and VKA. A total of 46.5% of pregnant patients received parenteral AC monotherapy, 34.0% were treated with VKA ± parenteral AC, and 19.5% received a DOAC (± parenteral AC). Conclusion AC treatment patterns vary by patient population, geographic region and site of VTE. Guidelines for AC therapy are not always adhered to.

Secondary central nervous system (CNS) relapse is a serious and fatal complication of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Data on secondary CNS (SCNS) relapse were mostly obtained from western countries with limited data from developing countries. We analyzed the data of 2034 newly diagnosed DLBCL patients enrolled into the multi-center registry under Thai Lymphoma Study Group from setting. The incidence, September 2006 to December 2013 to represent outcome from a resource limited pattern, management, and outcome of SCNS relapse were described. The 2-year cumulative incidence (CI) of SCNS relapse was 2.7 %. A total of 729, 1024, and 281 patients were classified as low-, intermediate-, and high-risk CNS international prognostic index (CNS-IPI) with corresponding 2-year CI of SCNS relapse of 1.5, 3.1, and 4.6 %, respectively (p

Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a common, life-threatening complication of hematologic malignancy patients who receive chemotherapy. The assessment of the epidemiology and related factors are necessary to improve survival outcomes of FN.To determine the epidemiology of FN and investigate the factors that are associated with outcomes of FN.This study is a retrospective cohort study. Medical records between 2012 and 2014 of fifty FN patients of the Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center were reviewed.Of the 50 episodes with FN, the median age was 35.5 years (range from 15 to 81 years), and 39 patients (78%) were younger than 60 years of age. Thirty-three patients (66%) were treated with the first-line chemotherapy. Source of infections could not be identified in 58% of patients. For patients with a definite source of infection, 14% were lower respiratory tract infections. Gram-negative bacteria were more common than gram-positive organisms as found in blood cultures. The multivariate analysis has confirmed a significant association with no weight loss greater than 5% within 1 month (p0.05), no blood loss requiring intravenous fluid (p = 0.01), and low Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score (p = 0.01) associated with survival outcomes of FN. The overall mortality was 28%.There was a high mortality rate in neutropenic patients with fever. The no significant weight loss, no blood loss requiring intravenous fluid, and low APACHE II score at the time of diagnosed FN were found to be associated factors with survival outcomes.

Anemia in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients can be improved after treatment with erythropoietin (EPO). However, several factors previously reported can cause EPO hyporesponsiveness including nutritional deficiency, infection or inflammation, secondary hyperparathyroidism with bone marrow fibrosis, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) administration, and dialysis inadequacy. Correction of these factors may lower doses and costs of EPO for these patients.To calculate the prevalence of EPO hyporesponsiveness and the associated factors in PD patients with anemia.We reviewed medical records of 195 PD patients who received EPO treatment during January 2000 to June 2013.The doses of EPO were titrated maximally to 8,000 U/week to maintain a target Hematocrit (Hct) level between 33% and 36%. PD patients Hct less than 30% before and after EPO administration for 3 months were included in this study. There were 44 patients who were recruited by the criteria. They had no history of bleeding or red cell transfusions within 2 months. The EPO resistance index (ERI) was calculated as weekly EPO doses per Hct levels per kilograms body weight (kg). The EPO hyporesponsiveness was defined as the weekly EPO doses was150 U/kg. The relationship between the ERI and continuous parameters was calculated by the student’s t-test. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact correlation were performed to analyze the relationship between ERI and categorical variables. The p-value0.05 was considered statistically difference.There were 13 (6.7%) patients having Hct less than 33% after the administration EPO150 U/kg/week for 3 months. The statistically significant relationship between ERI and gender was detected. Female had higher rate of having EPO hyporesponsiveness (p = 0.02).The prevalence of EPO hyporesponsiveness was 6.7%. Female gender was a factor related to EPO hyporesponsiveness in our study.

Enteropathy-associated T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (EATL) is a rare subtype of lymphoma, with aggressive course, unfavorable prognosis from resistance to chemotherapy and perforating. EATL type II is frequently found in Asia. We report the case that present with gastric perforation. Gastric involvement is rare. No first line standard treatment in this lymphoma is the cause of very rare subtype. The patient had good response after receiving chemotherapy but he died from septicemia. J Hematol. 2015;4(1):144-147 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jh186w

Introduction: Stage I disease represents a minor subset of aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) accounting around 10%. Overall prognosis is generally good but varied upon different histologic subtypes and topographic presentation. Herein, we describe an implication of event free survival at 12 months (EFS12) as a predictor for outcomes of stage I aggressive NHL including real-world data on clinical characteristics and treatment patterns of stage I aggressive NHL in a resource-limited country. Patients and methods: Thai lymphoma study group conducted the lymphoma registry which prospectively enrolled and systematically followed newly diagnosed lymphoma patients between 2007 and 2014 from 13 nationwide major University hospitals. We abstracted data of stage I aggressive NHL patients from the registry and obtained additional information from medical record. Clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and survival outcomes were described. EFS12 was a binary endpoint defined as whether patients developed events at 12 months after treatment initiation. Overall survival (OS) was defined as duration from a specific time-point either at the time of diagnosis, at EFS12 time-point to or at the event to death from any causes. Logistic regression model was used to evaluate the association between clinical characteristics and EFS12. Cox regression with EFS12 as a time-dependent co-variate and other clinical parameters were applied to evaluate association between EFS12 and OS. Results: Of 4,371 newly diagnosed lymphomas, there was a total of 636 stage I lymphoma patients (6.86%) including 590 NHL (519 B cell, 71 T/NK cell) and 46 HL. Among 590 stage 1 NHL, 435 were considered patients (356 diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and 8 Burkitt lymphoma (BL), 19 peripheral T cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), 7 angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL), 11 anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), 1 other PTCL subtypes and 33 extranodal NK T cell lymphoma (ENKTL)). Table 1 summarizes baseline characteristics and treatment data of stage I aggressive NHL. At the time of analysis 61 patients relapsed and 146 patients had died. Major causes of death included infection related events (n=37, 25.3%), non-infectious related complication (n=21, 14.4%) and disease progression (n=60, 41.1%) respectively. With a median follow up of 47.3 months, both median event free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were not reached with corresponding 4 years EFS and 4 years OS of 79.0% and 68.9% respectively (Figure 1A). Four-years OS of patients with aggressive B cell NHL, PTCL and ENKTL was 70.2%, 75.5% and 48.0% respectively. A total of 328 patients achieved EFS12 (No event within the first 12 months after first line treatment initiation). Patients who achieved EFS12 had significant better OS than patients who failed to achieve EFS12 (4-years OS 89.1% vs 7.1%, Hazard ratio 25.9, 95% Confidence Interval 17.7-37.9, P Conclusion: Stage I disease represented a small proportion of aggressive NHL. Natural history and prognosis were highly varied depending upon histology. EFS12 was a power prognostic factor for stage I aggressive NHL and could be used as a clinical tool to stratify patients. Optimal treatment is to be defined to improve outcome and meanwhile minimize toxicities for stage I aggressive NHL patients. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a syndrome characterized by systemic activation of blood coagulation, generation of thrombin, and leading to disturbance of the microvasculature. In this article, definition and diagnostic criteria of DIC depend on the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH). There is no gold standard for diagnosis of DIC, only low quality evidence is used in general practice. Many diagnostic tests and repeated measurement are required. For the treatment of DIC, there is no good quality evidence. The most important treatment for DIC is the specific treatment of the conditions associated DIC. Platelets and/or plasma transfusion may be also necessary if indicated. Nevertheless, there is no gold standard for diagnosis and treatment of DIC, we use only low quality evidence in general practice.

BACKGROUND Nodal peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs), except ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) have inferior outcomes compared with their B-cell counterparts. CHOP (Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, Prednisolone) is considered the standard therapy despite consistent results showing its ineffectiveness. The addition of etoposide (E) to chemotherapy showed encouraging results in selected subgroups of patients. We performed a matched-pair analysis comparing the efficacy of EPOCH to CHOP for untreated patients with nodal PTCLs, excluding ALK-positive ALCL. PATIENTS AND METHODS According to the Thai Lymphoma Study Group uniform treatment project, 58 patients with nodal PTCLs including angioimmunoblastic lymphoma, ALK-negative ALCL and PTCL, not otherwise specified received conventional EPOCH regimen as frontline therapy between January 2009 and December 2015. These patients were matched to 58 patients receiving CHOP (1:1) in multicenter registry of lymphoma in Thailand between 2007-2014 by center, International Prognostic Index (IPI) and age. Patients who underwent upfront autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) were censored at the time of transplantation. RESULTS The baseline characteristics were well balanced between the two groups except a higher proportion of patients with ALK-negative ALCL in EPOCH group (24.1% vs 5.2%) (Table 1). The median cycle of chemotherapy was 6 (range, 1-8) in both groups. Four patients (6.9%) underwent upfront ASCT after EPOCH induction. The overall response rate for evaluable patients were 75.4% (complete response [CR] 57%) and 58% (CR 39%) in EPOCH and CHOP groups, respectively (P CONCLUSION EPOCH provided superior outcomes than CHOP regimen as frontline therapy for patients with nodal PTCLS, excluding ALK-positive ALCL. The promising efficacy of EPOCH warrants further evaluation in prospective randomized controlled study. Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with nodal PTCLs treated with EPOCH or CHOP regimens Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients with nodal PTCLs treated with EPOCH or CHOP regimens Figure 1 Kaplan Meier progression free survival of patients with untreated nodal PTCLs according to chemotherapy regimens Figure 1. Kaplan Meier progression free survival of patients with untreated nodal PTCLs according to chemotherapy regimens Figure 2 Kaplan Meier overall survival of patients with untreated nodal PTCLs according to chemotherapy regimens Figure 2. Kaplan Meier overall survival of patients with untreated nodal PTCLs according to chemotherapy regimens Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

INTRODUCTION: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is curable if the patients are treated early and properly. Thailand is a country where public health care resources are limited and as such, dacarbazine was not listed in the national drug list, thus, cannot be reimbursed in patients under the Universal Coverage payment scheme which comprised 60-70% of all patients. This study was aimed to compare outcome differences between patients with HL who were treated with ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine), ABV (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine) and COP/ABV (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisolone, procarbazine /ABV) as happened in the real world practice in Thailand. METHODS: From the nationwide multicenter registry of 4,371 newly diagnosed lymphoma patients in Thailand from 2007 to 2014, there were 316 patients with HL. The data is part of the Thai Lymphoma Study Group Registry performed at the thirteen major medical centers in Thailand. The patients' characteristics, treatment options and outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS: The median age was 42 years (range,13-89 years). Male: female was 1.3:1. Fifteen percent of the patients were older than 60 years. Histological subtypes were classical HL, nodular sclerosis, 45.3%, mixed cellularity, 28.6%, lymphocytic rich, 3.5%, lymphocytic depletion 5.1%, nodular lymphocytic predominant, 7.5% and unclassifiable, 10.5%. Fifty percent of patients were stage III/IV and 46% had B symptoms. Clinical characteristics were not significantly different between patients treated with ABVD, ABV and COP/ABV (Table 1). Treatment options were varied according to doctors' preference, hospital strategy and the reimbursement policy. ABVD was the most common prescribed regimen (32.7%); the other options included ABV (29.2 %), COP/ABV (13.1 %), CHOP (2.8 %) and radiotherapy only (1.6%). With a median follow-up of 32 months, patients treated with ABVD had superior 5 year overall survival rate over those treated with ABV (86.6% vs 47.7%, p < 0.001) and COP/ABV (86.6% vs 62.7%, p < 0.01)(Figure 1). Discrepancies in survivals could be demonstrated both in patients with limited as well as in advanced diseases (Figure 2). CONCLUSION: ABVD yielded superior survival compared to ABV and COP/ABV. Dacarbazine is therefore an essential drug for the treatment of HL in developing countries. Figure 1. Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 2. Disclosures Khuhapinant: Roche: Honoraria.

Introduction: Despite improved treatment outcome of DLBCL in the immunochemotherapy era, secondary CNS relapse remains a serious and fatal complication. Several prognostic models were reported in order to define high-risk patients for CNS relapse and provide proper prophylactic strategies. There is no standard approach for CNS prophylaxis in DLBCL with more data suggesting lack of efficacy of intrathecal chemoprophylaxis. In 2013, the DSHNHL introduced a prognostic model including each international prognostic index (IPI) factor (age, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), stage, performance status (PS), extranodal involvement (EN) and kidney/adrenal involvement) to stratify patients into 3 groups. Herein, we applied and validated DSHNHL model to DLBCL patients treated at nationwide University hospitals in Thailand including analyzing an impact of rituximab and intrathecal chemoprophylaxis on CNS relapse. Method: From the nationwide multicenter registry of 4,371 newly diagnosed lymphoma patients in Thailand between 2007 and 2014, there were a total of 2,399 DLBCL patients. We looked at the incidence and clinical predictors of CNS relapse, the effect of immunotherapy and intrathecal chemoprophylaxis on CNS relapse in DLBCL who were treated with at least one cycle of CHOP-like or intensive chemotherapy regimens. Result: After excluding patients with CNS/ocular involvement at diagnosis, 2,034 DLBCL patients were included in the analysis. Table 1 summarizes baseline characteristics of DLBCL patients. The median follow up time for living patients was 51 months (interquartile range, 22-75 months). A total of 565 patients (27.8%) progressed or relapsed after first-line induction therapy and 61 patients (3.0%) developed CNS relapse. Median time to CNS relapse was relatively shorter than non-CNS relapse (8.4 vs 10.5 months, P=0.07). A total of 729 (35.8%), 1,024 (50.3%) and 281 (13.8%) patients were classified as low-, intermediate- and high-risk groups based on DSHNHL risk model for CNS relapse. Of high DSHNHL risk group, 45 patients (16%) received intrathecal chemotherapy for CNS prophylaxis along with induction treatments. Using the competing risk regression analysis, 2-year cumulative incidence of CNS relapse was 2.7% (1.5%, 3.1%, and 4.6% for low-, intermediate- and high-risk DSHNHL group respectively). Univariate analysis showed elevated LDH, poor PS, stage III/IV, presence of B symptoms, higher risk IPI and DSHNHL risk group as risk factors of CNS relapse (Table 2). Presence of concurrent EN involvement more than one site and elevated LDH was a significant predictor of CNS relapse (Hazard Ratio [HR] 2.39, P =0.004). Kidney/adrenal gland and gonadal involvement were not associated with higher risk of CNS relapse whereas breast involvement showed a trend toward higher incidence of CNS relapse (HR 2.46, P=0.07). Either immunochemotherapy or intrathecal chemoprophylaxis was not associated with lower risk of CNS relapse; in fact patients who received intrathecal chemotherapy had more CNS relapse though this could be due to selection bias. Median survival of patients with CNS relapse was 13.2 months which was significantly worse than patients without CNS relapse (81.8 months, P Conclusion: The 2-year cumulative incidence of CNS relapse in DLBCL in this analysis was 2.7% which was comparable to other series. Using the DSHNHL prognostic model was able to define DLBCL patients into low, intermediate and high risk for CNS relapse. The high-risk group in our series had lower incidence of CNS relapse compared to German and recently reported British Columbia cohorts. Our study confirms poor survival outcome of DLBCL patients with CNS relapse and no protective effect of immunochemotherapy or intrathecal chemoprophylaxis on the incidence of CNS relapse. Novel risk-adapted CNS prophylaxis strategies are warranted to be further investigated in prospective studies. Figure 1. Baseline characteristics of DLBCL patients based on pattern of CNS relapse IQR: Interquartile Range Figure 1. Baseline characteristics of DLBCL patients based on pattern of CNS relapse. / IQR: Interquartile Range Figure 2. Univariate analysis for factors associated with risk of CNS relapse DSHNHL: The German High Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group, R:Rituximab Figure 2. Univariate analysis for factors associated with risk of CNS relapse. / DSHNHL: The German High Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group, R:Rituximab Figure 3. 1A shows cumulative incidence (CI) of CNS relapse. 1B shows CI of CNS relapse stratified by the presence of > 1 extranodal involvement and elevated LDH. 1C shows CI of CNS relapse stratified by DSHNHL risk group. 1D shows overall survival based on relapse status. Figure 3. 1A shows cumulative incidence (CI) of CNS relapse. 1B shows CI of CNS relapse stratified by the presence of > 1 extranodal involvement and elevated LDH. 1C shows CI of CNS relapse stratified by DSHNHL risk group. 1D shows overall survival based on relapse status. Disclosures Khuhapinant: Roche: Honoraria.

Introduction The difference in origin between nodal and extranodal DLBCL may contribute to the distinct clinical outcomes and prognoses. Previous studies including patients with both limited and advanced diseases showed various clinical results. The purpose is to study the clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients with limited stage DLBCL according to the primary site of lymphoma. Methods From the 4,371 patients in a multi-institutional registry of newly diagnosed lymphoma in Thailand between 2007-2014, there were 920 patients with limited stage DLBCL, excluding those with primary central nervous system lymphoma. The baseline patient characteristics and clinical outcomes were analyzed according to the primary site of diseases. Results Majority of patients had extranodal diseases (n= 535, 58.2%) while the other 385 cases (41.8%) had nodal DLBCL. The five most common primary sites of extranodal disease were Waldeyer ring (12.2%), stomach (7.3%), intestine (6.8%), sinonasal cavity (6.7%) and breast (2.8%) (Figure 1). Baseline characteristics, treatment and responses were well balanced between the two groups except for a slightly higher proportion of stage I disease in extranodal DLBCL (36.8% vs 28.8%, P =0.01) (Table 1). Two-third of patients received CHOP chemotherapy while the others were treated with R-CHOP. Radiotherapy (RT) was delivered to one-fifth of the patients in each group. Overall response rates were comparable between patients with nodal and extranodal diseases (68.6% vs 66.7%). With a median follow up of 52 months, there were no significant differences of progression free (PFS) (57.6 vs. 60.8%, P =0.46) and overall survival (OS) (63.1% vs. 65.6%, P =0.20) between patients with extranodal and nodal diseases. Among patients with extranodal manifestations, those with primary lymphoma at pancreas & gall bladder, pleura & lung, adrenal gland & kidney and intestine had the worst 4-year OS (33.3%, 39.3%, 53.3%, and 53.7%, respectively) (Figure 2). RT improved PFS (71.7% vs. 54.5%, P =0.03) and OS (74.7% vs. 62.9%, P =0.02) only in primary nodal DLBCL. The two prognostic factors for survivals were being treated with R-CHOP (HR for PFS 0.84, 95%CI: 0.74-0.96; HR for OS 0.70, 95%CI: 0.55-0.91) and the IPI scores (HR for PFS 1.49, 95%CI: 1.24-1.80; HR for OS 1.86, 95%CI: 1.37-2.51). Conclusion Among limited stage DLBCL in Thailand, primary extranodal disease was more common than the nodal manifestations. Primary sites of origins did not affect baseline characteristics as well as the outcomes. Patients with unusual site lymphomas, however, had an inferior survivals warranted a further investigational therapy. Table 1. The clinical characteristics of limited stage DLBCL according to disease of origin Clinical characteristics Nodal DLBCL(n = 385) Extranodal DLBCL(n = 535) p-value Male 205 (53.2%) 294 (55%) 0.60 Median age (years) 54.9 56.2 0.23 Stage Stage I Stage II 111 (28.8%) 274 (71.2%) 197 (36.8%) 338 (63.2%) 0.01 HIV seropositivity 11 (3.4%) 19 (4.3%) 0.53 Age ≥ 60 164 (42.6%) 230 (43%) 0.90 High serum LDH 183 (47.5%) 230 (43%) 0.17 ECOG ≥ 2 46 (11.9%) 60 (11.2%) 0.73 IPI Low (IPI = 0-1) Low-intermediate (IPI =2) High-intermediate (IPI = 3) 285 (74.0%) 81 (21.0%) 19 (4.9%) 406 (75.9%) 108 (20.2%) 21 (3.9%) 0.82 Chemotherapy regimens R-CHOP CHOP 98 (29.0%) 227 (67.2%) 160 (33.7%) 286 (60.2%) 0.25 Radiotherapy 94 (24.9%) 120 (22.8%) 0.46 Response Overall response Complete response 261 (68.6%) 227 (59.7%) 352 (66.7%) 322 (61%) 0.24 *IPI: International prognostic index Figure 1. Sites of origin among limited stage DLBCL Figure 1. Sites of origin among limited stage DLBCL Figure 2. Overall survival of patients with limited stage DLBCL according to primary sites of lymphoma Figure 2. Overall survival of patients with limited stage DLBCL according to primary sites of lymphoma Disclosures Khuhapinant: Roche: Honoraria.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze clinical features, outcome of treatment and prognosis of Thai patients with oropharyngeal diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). METHODS: From the nationwide multicenter registry of 4,371 newly diagnosed lymphoma patients in Thailand between 2007 and 2014, there were a total of 2,399 DLBCL patients. The patients who have oropharyngeal lesions were collected. Clinical profiles and response to treatment and outcome were analyzed. RESULTS: Among 2,399 DLBCL patients, 1664 cases(69.4%) had extranodal lesions. The five most common site of extranodal involvement were oropharyngeal, stomach, intestine, sinonasal cavity and breast. There were 193 cases with oropharyngeal lesions accounted to 11.6% of DLBCL with extranodal lesions. The median age was 58 years (range17-91).Fifty percent of patients were male. B symptoms were presented in 39.9%. Most common sites of involvement were tonsils (81.8%) and base of tongue (15.0%) Majority of patients presented with stage I-II ( 21.2%, 43.0%) , 38.8% presented with advanced stage. Eighty three percent of the patients had ECOG score 0-1. Majority of the patients have IPI< 2 (74.6%). Ninety four percent of the patients received chemotherapy, the most common regimen was CHOP (96.0%), Rituximab was given in 29.1%. Intrathecal methotrexate was given in 8.9% Radiation therapy combine with chemotherapy was used in 16.0%, 2.7% received only local radiation therapy and 2.7% received only palliative care . Among those who received curative aim treatment,the overall response rate was 87.1% (CR 78.4 %). With a median follow-up time of 46 months (range 4-91 months) , median overall survival (OS) was 50.3 months and median progression free survival(PFS) was 31.5 months. The multivariate analysis revealed IPI>2, age>60 years and stage >2 associated with poor OS (HR 2.98, CI: 1.93-4.61, p=0.000, HR 2.79, CI:1.67-4.68, p=0.000 and HR 1.79,CI:1.09-2.97, p=0.002) but only age and IPI was significantly associated with PFS (HR 2.79,CI: 1.28-6.06, p=0.10, HR 2.86, CI:1.37-5.97, p=0.005). Advanced stage trended to associated with poor PFS but did not reach statistical significant (HR 1.90,CI:0.95-3.79, p=0.07). Rituximab significantly improved both OS and PFS (HR 0.58, CI;0.33-0.99, p=0.046 and HR 0.44, CI; 0.19-1.0, p=0.05) but radiotherapy did not improved outcomes(HR1.05,CI:0.56-1.99, p=0.87). The patient who received intrathecal methotrexate had poor outcome (HR 3.43,CI: 1.57-7.50, p=0.004) CONCLUSION: Comparing to other Thai patients with DLBCL , those with orpharyngeal lesion have similar prognosis. Receiving Rituximab improved outcomes. Different from international data, combination chemo-radiotherapy and intrathecal chemotherapy were not routinely practice and did not relate with good outcomes. This may be caused by limited resource of radiotherapy in Thailand so it was reserved for only patients with bulky mass or impending airway obstruction. Table 1. Clinical characteristics No. of patients % Median age in year (range)58 (17-91) < 60 >60 108 85 55.96 44.04 Male: female ratio 1:1Male Female 98 95 50.78 49.22 Stage1-2 3-4 124 69 64.25 35.75 ECOG0-1 2-4 159 34 82.3. 17.62 B symptom 77 39.9 LDHNormal High 111 82 57.51 42.49 IPI groupLow Intermediate-Low Intermediate high High 77 67 32 17 39.90 34.72 16.58 8.81 TreatmentPalliative Chemotherapy alone XRT alone Combine chemo-XRT 5 145 5 28 2.73 79.23 2.73 15.30 Response to treatment Overall response Complete response Partial response 121 109 12 87.1 78.4 8.7 Disclosures Khuhapinant: Roche: Honoraria.

OBJECTIVES: To analyze clinical features, treatment outcomes in Thai patients with angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: From a nationwide multicenter registry of 4,056 NHL patients in Thailand between 2007 and 2014, there were a total of 54 angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL) patients. The clinical features and treatment outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS: There were a total of 54 cases accounted to the prevalence of 1.2 % of NHL and 12% of peripheral T cell lymphoma. The median age was 59 years (range 35-81). Male: female was 1.5:1. Seventy-eight percent of patients had advanced disease (stage III, IV), 69% had B symptoms, 28% had poor performance status (ECOG > 2) and 61% had elevated serum LDH level. Extranodal involvement was 56 %; the most common sites of which were bone marrow (30%) and liver (19 %). Thirty-five percent of the patients had IPI score > 2 and 7% had PIT >2. Eighty-one percent of patients were treated with chemotherapy of which CHOP/CHOP-like was the main regimen. Of the 43 evaluable patients receiving chemotherapy, complete remission was achieved in 41.9%. Forty-four percent of patients with complete remission had disease progression. With the median follow-up time of 65 months, the 5-year overall survival was comparable to peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL, NOS), (28% vs. 37%, p=0.7). On multivariate analysis, response to treatment (at least PR) was associated with better outcome (HR 0.13, 95%CI 0.05-0.33, p= 0.000). Patients with PIT > 2 or B symptoms trended to have inferior survival outcome, although statistical significant was not achieve (HR 3.2, 95%CI 0.36-27.95, p=0.3; HR 2.3, 95%CI 0.78-7.31, p=0.13). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of Thai patients with AITL was much less than data reported from the international T-cell lymphoma project (18% of T-NHLs) (Vose et al, JCO2008;26:4124-30). The long-term survival was not inferior to patients with PTCL, NOS. Disclosures Khuhapinant: Roche: Honoraria.

Introduction The additional benefit of consolidation radiotherapy (RT) following chemotherapy in limited stage DLBCL remains controversial. Previous 5 randomized trials, 4 trials before rituximab era (SWOG 8736, ECOG 1484, GELA 93-1 and 93-4 studies) and 1 trial with R-CHOP combination (Lysa/Goelams 02-03), could not demonstrate a remarkable benefit of RT. The purpose of this study is to explore the benefit of combined modality treatment including the combination of RT and rituximab (R)-based chemotherapy in limited stage DLBCL. Methods From the 4,371 patients in a multi-institutional registry of newly diagnosed lymphoma in Thailand between 2007-2014, there were a total of 2,399 patients with DLBCL. We included patients with limited stage DLBCL receiving CHOP/CHOP-liked chemotherapy +/- R and +/- RT. The baseline patient characteristics and clinical outcomes were analyzed according to treatment modalities. Results A total of 816 patients with a median age of 56 years (range, 15-91) were included in the study. Male:female was 1:1.1. Majority of patients had primary extranodal diseases (58%), stage II (68%), good performance status (89%), normal LDH (55%) and no B-symptoms (59%). The IPI scores were 0 (30.6%), 1(45%), 2 (20%) and 3 (3.9%), respectively. The modalities of treatment were CHOP alone (48.5%), R-CHOP (26.5%), CHOP+RT (17.9%) and R-CHOP+RT (7.1%). Patients in R-CHOP group were older than in other groups ( P =0.001) (Table 1).There was a higher proportion of patients in stage II disease in R-CHOP (74.1%) and R-CHOP+RT (74.1%) groups than in CHOP (66.9%) and CHOP+RT (57.5%) groups ( P =0.007), whereas the patients were relatively equally distributed between the IPI scores. Complete response (CR) rate was higher in R-CHOP+RT group (82.8%) than in R-CHOP (75%), CHOP+RT (70%) and CHOP groups (58%) ( P

Introduction: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a relatively rare and aggressive mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) entity, encounting for 3-10% of newly diagnosed patients. The purpose of the study is to analyse the incidence, clinical features and outcomes of Thai patients with MCL and compare data with those of Western countries. Patients and methods: From the nationwide multicenter registry of 4,056 newly diagnosed NHL patients in Thailand between 2007-2014, patients with MCL were identified according to the criteria of diagnosis by WHO classification of lymphoid disorders, 2008. The incidence, baseline clinical characteristics and outcomes were then analysed. Results: Ninety-nine patients (2.4%) were found to have MCL. The median age was 59.8 years (range 33-86). Seventy-nine percent of patients were men. The primary sites of disease were lymph nodes (60%), bone marrow (19%), GI tract (9%), Waldeyer's ring (4%), sinonasal area (2%) and miscellaneous (6%). (Figure 1). Eighty-three percent of the patients had stage III/IV. Eighty-one patients (82%) received chemotherapy (60.5% with CHOP or CHOP-like chemotherapy, 30.9% with HyperCVAD, and 26% with rituximab-based). Other received palliative chemotherapy or did not receive any. At a median follow-up time of 42 months, the median survival was 30 months (range, 1-94 months). By using Cox analysis, only Ann Arbor stage had impact on overall survival. Conclusion: MCL is less frequent in Thailand compare to the Western countries. The long-term survival is also much inferior reflecting the limited access to rituximab as well as the high intensity therapy in treating MCL in Thailand. Table 1. Comparison of MCL patients according to treatment modalities Clinical characteristics (Total 81 cases) CHOP-like (n=49 ) High intensity CMT (n = 25 ) CVP or palliative CMT (n = 7 ) p-value No R 33 19 4 - Age > 60 19 (67%) 6 (24%) 5 (71%) - Stage III-IV 42 (85.7%) 21 (84%) 7 (100%) - Response Overall response Complete response 26 (53.1%) 19 (38.8%) 17 (68%) 11 (44%) 6 (85.7%) 3 (42.8%) - Survival Mean OS (months) (Min-Max) 3yr-OS 5yr-OS 26.8 (0.1-83) 52.2% 52.2% 38.8 (0.8-93.9) 51% 38.1% 34.3 (10.7-70.5) 51% 30.2% 0.44 0.44 Figure 1. Biopsy sites Figure 1. Biopsy sites Figure 2. The Kaplan-Meier plots of OS according to treatment groups Figure 2. The Kaplan-Meier plots of OS according to treatment groups Figure 3. The Kaplan-Meier plots of OS according to tretment with rituximab Figure 3. The Kaplan-Meier plots of OS according to tretment with rituximab Disclosures Khuhapinant: Roche: Honoraria.

Introduction In pre-rituximab era, the IPI has been developed and widely used to predict the prognosis of aggressive lymphoma while Miller's stage modified IPI1 was reported as a better prognostic model for limited stage DLBCL. Recently, NCCN-IPI2 was stated to be a better predictor of prognosis for DLBCL in rituximab era. We aim to compare the prognostic significance between IPI, Miller's stage modified IPI, NCCN-IPI and the new proposed stage adjusted IPI (St-IPI) in limited stage DLBCL patients treated with rituximab based regimens. Methods From the 4,371 patients in a multi-institutional registry of newly diagnosed lymphoma in Thailand between 2007-2014, there were a total of 2,399 patients with DLBCL. We included patients with limited stage DLBCL receiving R-CHOP or R-CHOP-liked chemotherapy. The clinical outcomes were analyzed according to IPI, Miller's stage modified IPI, NCCN-IPI and St-IPI. To generate the St-IPI, we used 3 predictors from IPI namely, age > 60, elevated LDH and ECOG ≥ 2, classified patients into 3 risk cohorts, i.e., the low (score 0), intermediate (score 1-2), and high risk (score 3) group. Results A total of 274 patients with a median age of 58 years (range, 15-91) were included. Seventy-four percent of the cohort had stage II disease, 44% and 32% of them had elevated LDH and ECOG ≥ 2, respectively. According to St-IPI, 77, 183 and 14 patients were categorized as low (score 0), intermediate (score 1-2) and high risk groups (score 3), respectively. Most of the patients (96%) received R-CHOP regimen and one fifth of them underwent consolidation radiotherapy, contributing to a complete response rate of 76%. With a median follow up of 52 months, the 5-year progression free survival (PFS) according to St-IPI among low, intermediate and high risk groups were 79%, 66% and 22%, respectively (HR 2.48, 95%CI: 1.55-3.86). The corresponding figures for 5-year overall survival (OS) were 84%, 73% and 49%, respectively (HR 2.95, 95%CI: 1.54-4.37). The 5-year PFS and OS according to IPI, NCCN-IPI and Miller's stage modified IPI were described in Table 1. When comparing between risk models, St-IPI was able to discriminate more accurately low risk PFS than IPI, distinguished more precisely high risk PFS than NCCN-IPI and Miller's stage modified IPI (Figure 1). All risk models had no differences in predicting OS at 5 years, nevertheless, there was a trend of inferior survivals after 5 years among limited stage DLBCL patients with high risk St-IPI (Figure 2). Conclusion St-IPI is a simple and better model in predicting PFS for limited stage DLBCL treated with R-CHOP. The model is able to predict the lower risk disease more discriminately than the IPI which would suggest the tailor therapy approach to avoid unnecessary treatment related toxicities. Moreover, the St-IPI is better in predicting patients with high risk of relapses in whom more aggressive treatment is warranted to improve the cure rate of the patients. 1 Miller, et al. N Engl J Med 1998; 339: 21-6 2 Zhou, et al. Blood. 2014;123: 837-842 Table 1. 5-year PFS and OS according to risk groups categorized by St-IPI, IPI, NCCN-IPI and Miller's stage modified IPI Risk model 5-year PFS (%) HR (95%CI) P -value 5-year OS (%) HR (95%CI) P -value St-IPI (Age > 60, elevated serum LDH, ECOG ≥ 2) 2.48 (1.55-3.86) 60, elevated LDH, ECOG ≥ 2, Stage ≥ III, extranodal involvement >1) 1.99 (1.43-2.78) 40-60, 60-75, >75; elevated serum LDH 1-3X, > 3X; ECOG ≥ 2, Stage ≥ III, extranodal disease in bone marrow, liver/GI tract or lung) 1.83 (1.30-2.57) 60, elevated serum LDH, ECOG ≥ 2, Stage II) 1.71 (1.28-2.28) Figure 1. PFS according to risk groups categorized by St-IPI (Figure 1A), IPI (Figure 1B), NCCN-IPI (Figure 1C) and Miller's stage modified IPI (Figure 1D) Figure 1. PFS according to risk groups categorized by St-IPI (Figure 1A), IPI (Figure 1B), NCCN-IPI (Figure 1C) and Miller's stage modified IPI (Figure 1D) Figure 2. OS according to risk groups categorized by St-IPI (Figure 2A), IPI (Figure 2B), NCCN-IPI (Figure 2C) and Miller's stage modified IPI (Figure 2D) Figure 2. OS according to risk groups categorized by St-IPI (Figure 2A), IPI (Figure 2B), NCCN-IPI (Figure 2C) and Miller's stage modified IPI (Figure 2D) Disclosures Khuhapinant: Roche: Honoraria.