Table 2

CD20 expression in different histological types of B-cell lymphomas

Histological type of B-cell lymphoma (N)

CD20 expression (MESF)

Median

Range

IQR

DLBCL (64)

82 726

3 549 - 679 577

28 234 - 144 721

FL (56)

72 011

8 460 - 445 755

48 179 - 123 202

MCL (34)

66 375

8 826 - 423 799

39 725 - 99 915

MZL (18)

62 305

3 615 - 207 034

31 359 - 91 178

CLL (31)

14 064

2 737 - 115 623

8 275 - 26 855

NOS (15)

33 871

8 106 - 349 091

19 648 - 153 972

MESF...molecules of soluble fluorochrome, N...number of patients, IQR...interquartile range, DLBCL...diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, FL...follicular lymphoma, MCL...mantle cell lymphoma, MZL...marginal zone lymphoma, CLL...chronic lymphocytic leukemia, NOS...B-cell lymphoma unclassified

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