Evaluation of clinical features, treatment approaches and treatment outcomes of children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics, treatment approaches and outcomes of our pediatric patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed and treated in our center. Material and Methods: Between 2006 and 2002, the oncologic charts of the patients diagnosed and followed up as non-Hodgkin lymphoma were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Eighty children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma were included in this study. There were 55 boys (68.8%) and 25 girls (31.2%). The patients’ ages ranged from 2 to 18 years (median: 11.1 years). Nine patients (11.3%) had primary immunodeficiency. Sixty-three of the patients were stage III (78.7%). The majority pathologic subtype was Burkitt lymphoma (n: 31, 38.8%). The overall survival and event-free survival rates were 71.7% and 71.5%, respectively. The patients’ overall survival rates without and with primary immunodeficiency was 81.1% and 11.1%, respectively. There was a significant difference between these two groups. Cox regression analysis showed that advanced stage and concomitant primary immunodeficiency have been risk factors for prognosis. Conclusion: Intensive treatment approaches have increased overall survival rates in children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. However, this success rate cannot be achieved in non-Hodgkin lymphoma children with primary immunodeficiency.

Keywords

• çocuk
• non-hodgkin lenfoma
• prognoz
• child
• non-hodgkin lymphoma
• prognosis