After multivariable adjustment ( Table 2 ), persistent smoking did not reach statistical significance, with HR 1.25 (0.96–1.63), and neither did former smoking, with HR 1.10 (0.85–1.42).
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Continuous tobacco smoking increases mortality in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma but not follicular lymphoma, a Finnish population-based study.
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Discussion and conclusion In the current study, multiple data sources were combined with a unique patient identifier, to demonstrate the fact that patients with DLBCL who continue to smoke have the worst OS and borderline significant LSS compared to never smokers, while former smokers remain in-between.