de Baaij et al developed a prognostic index for patients with enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL). The authors are from VU University Amsterdam, Newcastle University and Diakonessenhuis.
Patient selection: enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL)
Parameters:
(1) B symptoms
(2) International Prognostic Index (IPI)
B symptoms include:
(1) unexplained loss of more than 10% of body weight in the 6 months before diagnosis
(2) unexplained fever with temperatures above 38°C
(3) drenching night sweats
(4) pruritis that is recurrent, generalized and otherwise unexplained and which ebbs and flows parallel to disease activity
B Symptoms
IPI
Risk Group
Overall Survival (OS)
present
NA
high
2 months
absent
>= 2
intermediate
7 months
absent
0 or 1
low
34 months
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