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    International Prognostic Index for Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (IPI and R-IPI)

    Predicts overall and progression-free survival in DLBCL based on risk factors.

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    Note: IPI results are included for historical comparisons only. Use in CD20+ DLBCL patients. Do not use in patients with HIV, secondary malignancies, low grade lymphoproliferative disorders, or comorbidities precluding curative therapy attempt.

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    Use in CD20+ DLBCL patients. Do not use in patients with HIV, secondary malignancies, low grade lymphoproliferative disorders, or comorbidities precluding curative therapy attempt.

    • The International Prognostic Index for Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (IPI and R-IPI) estimates 4-year progression-free survival and 4-year overall survival for patients with diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (DLBCL).
    • The R-IPI provides greater discrimination amongst DLBCL patients with differing survival based on easily obtained factors.
    • Does not identify any risk group with 4-year survival <50%; hence, other molecular or genetic markers are being researched to help select the worst-outcome patients for alternative treatment/clinical trials.

    Using the same criteria as the older International Prognostic Index (IPI), the revised IPI (R-IPI) discriminates among three different prognostic groups (versus two by IPI), providing more clinical relevance.

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    Dr. Laurie H. Sehn

    About the Creator

    Laurie H. Sehn, MD, is a medical oncologist at the British Columbia Cancer Agency and a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. She is on the Board of Directors and is the director of research fellowships for the Lymphoma Foundation Canada (LFC). Dr. Sehn is an active researcher studying aspects of lymphoid cancers.

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