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  • The study focused on β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) as a predictor of prognosis in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), involving 98 patients over two years.
  • The critical threshold for β2-MG was identified as 3.285 µg/L, with patients below this level showing better survival rates compared to those above it during follow-up.
  • Elevated levels of β2-MG, along with LDH and CRP, were determined to be independent risk factors influencing overall survival in DLBCL patients, leading to the development of a prognostic prediction model that effectively correlated predicted outcomes with actual results.

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Background: This study investigated the predictive value of β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) on the prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients.

Methods: Patients with DLBCL diagnosed by pathologic biopsy were collected from January 2021 through December 2022, and a total of 98 patients were finally included. The 98 patients were grouped according to their prognosis, i.e., into the survival group (n = 69) and death group (n = 29). The critical value of β2-MG for survival in DLBCL patients was obtained by ROC curve. Kaplan Meier curve was plotted to analyze the relationship between β2-MG and the overall survival of DLBCL patients, and a one-way test was performed to examine the clinical data of the patients. Independent predictors affecting the prognosis of DLBCL patients were screened using unifactorial and multifactorial Cox regression analysis. R 4.2.1 software was used to refit the constructed column-line graph prediction model and internal validation.

Results: The critical value of β2-MG for survival in DLBCL patients was 3.285 µg/L, obtained by ROC curve. All patients were categorized into the following two groups: β2-MG ≤ 3.285 group (n = 75) and β2-MG > 3.285 group (n = 23). During the follow-up period, 9 endpoint events occurred in the β2-MG ≤ 3.285 group and 20 endpoint events occurred in the β2-MG > 3.285 group. The β2-MG ≤ 3.285 group had a higher overall survival rate than the β2-MG > 3.285 group. High levels of β2-MG, LDH, and CRP were independent prognostic influences affecting overall survival in DLBCL patients. β2-MG, LDH, and CRP were combined to construct the prognostic prediction model, and there was a better consistency between the predicted probability and the actual results.

Conclusions: Poor treatment prognosis of DLBCL patients is closely related to abnormally elevated levels of β2-MG. High levels of β2-MG, LDH, and CRP are independent risk factors for disease progression and prognostic survival in DLBCL patients.

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  • Elevated levels of β2-MG, along with LDH and CRP, were determined to be independent risk factors influencing overall survival in DLBCL patients, leading to the development of a prognostic prediction model that effectively correlated predicted outcomes with actual results.
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