TABLE 4

Characteristics of Patients with Prominent Bone Marrow Uptake

CharacteristicPatient 1*Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4§
Marrow involvementYes, % not reportedNR20%No
Spleen visualizedYes, intenseYes, intenseNoNo
Tumor visualizedYesYesNoNo
Blood pool visualizedNo on 24-h imageNoYes on 3-h imageNo on 24-h image
Human antimouse antibodyNegativeNRNRNegative
Cytotoxic chemotherapyIfosfamide, etoposide, carboplatin 10 wk earlierNRFludarabine 8 mo earlierCisplatin, cytarabine 3 mo earlier
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor use10 wk earlierNRNRNo
Interleukin use9 wk earlierNRNRNo
Erythropoietin useNoYes, up to time of scanNRNo
  • * Small lymphocytic lymphoma.

  • NHL of unknown histology.

  • Diffuse follicular center cell NHL.

  • § Large noncleaved follicular center cell NHL.

  • NR = not reported.