MTX-LPD

ML

p value

n = 11

n = 21

Mean age (y)

68.5 (57 - 75)

60.6 (13 - 82)

0.21

Gender (female:male)

9:2

7:14

0.02

Mean period from the introduction of MTX (mo)

60.0 (18 - 125)

-

-

Mean dose of MTX at the diagnosis (mg/week)

8.38 (6 - 15)

-

-

Mean sIL-2R value (U/ml)

2607 (475 - 12653)

1362 (217 - 6887)

0.20

Mean value of lactate dehydrogenase (IU/I/37˚C)

267.3 (176 - 449)

303.0 (152 - 1128)

0.66

Pathology

1.0

DLBCL

6 (54.5%)

12 (57.1%)

Hodgkin

3 (27.3%)

5 (23.8%)

MALT

1 (9.1%)

2 (9.5%)

PTCL

1 (9.1%)

2 (9.5%)

Mean blood glucose at PET scan (mg/dl)

85.9 (71 - 99)

89.4 (62 - 177)

0.64

Mean SUVmax

14.6 (3.6 - 32.8)

17.2 (5.3 - 39.5)

0.49

Presence of nodal lesion (n)

8 (72.7%)

20 (95.2%)

0.11

Presence of extranodal lesion (n)

11 (100%)

7 (33.3%)

<0.001