Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients included in the final study cohort, n = 1155

Asparaginase enzyme activity levelsToxicity*
Main groupsSubgroupsMeasurable AEA
CohortInactivation (AEA = 0 IU/L)Measurable (AEA > 0 IU/L)Low levels (AEA = 1-99 IU/L)Therapeutic levels (AEA = 100-250 IU/L)High levels (AEA >250 IU/L)No AspToxAspTox
Patients 1155 200 955 82 543 330 795 160 
Sex
Male
Female 

624 (54.0%)
531 (46.0%) 

105 (52.5%)
95 (47.5%) 

519 (54.3%)
436 (45.7%) 

52 (63.4%)
30 (36.6%) 

301 (55.4%)
242 (44.6%) 

166 (50.3%)
164 (49.7%) 

437 (55.0%)
358 (45.0%) 

82 (51.3%)
78 (48.8%) 
Age, median [IQR]
0-9 y
10-17 y 
4 [2-7]
963 (83.4%)
192 (16.6%) 
3 [2-6]
176 (88.0%)
24 (12.0%) 
4 [2-8]
787 (82.4%)
168 (17.6%) 
4 [3-8]
65 (79.3%)
17 (20.7%) 
4 [2-8]
436 (80.3%)
107 (19.7%) 
4 [2-7]
286 (86.7%)
44 (13.3%) 
4 [2-6]
691 (86.9%)
104 (13.1%) 
8 [4-12]
96 (60%)
64 (40%) 
Risk group
Standard risk
Intermediate risk 
696 (60.3%)
459 (39.7%) 
110 (55.0%)
90 (45.0%) 
586 (61.4%)
369 (38.6%) 
49 (59.8%)
33 (40.2%) 
333 (61.3%)
210 (38.7%) 
204 (61.8%)
126 (38.2%) 
492 (61.9%)
303 (38.1%) 
94 (58.8%)
66 (41.2%) 
Immunophenotype
B-cell ALL
T-cell ALL 
1066 (92.3%)
89 (7.7%) 
189 (94.5%)
11 (5.5%) 
877 (91.8%)
78 (8.2%) 
79 (96.3%)
3 (3.7%) 
496 (91.3%)
47 (8.7%) 
302 (91.5%)
28 (8.5%) 
735 (92.4%)
60 (7.6%) 
142 (88.8%)
18 (11.2%) 
Median AEA (IQR)  0 IU/L 221 IU/L
(138316 IU/L) 
   221 IU/L
(138316 IU/L) 
224 IU/L (149333 IU/L) 
Asparaginase enzyme activity levelsToxicity*
Main groupsSubgroupsMeasurable AEA
CohortInactivation (AEA = 0 IU/L)Measurable (AEA > 0 IU/L)Low levels (AEA = 1-99 IU/L)Therapeutic levels (AEA = 100-250 IU/L)High levels (AEA >250 IU/L)No AspToxAspTox
Patients 1155 200 955 82 543 330 795 160 
Sex
Male
Female 

624 (54.0%)
531 (46.0%) 

105 (52.5%)
95 (47.5%) 

519 (54.3%)
436 (45.7%) 

52 (63.4%)
30 (36.6%) 

301 (55.4%)
242 (44.6%) 

166 (50.3%)
164 (49.7%) 

437 (55.0%)
358 (45.0%) 

82 (51.3%)
78 (48.8%) 
Age, median [IQR]
0-9 y
10-17 y 
4 [2-7]
963 (83.4%)
192 (16.6%) 
3 [2-6]
176 (88.0%)
24 (12.0%) 
4 [2-8]
787 (82.4%)
168 (17.6%) 
4 [3-8]
65 (79.3%)
17 (20.7%) 
4 [2-8]
436 (80.3%)
107 (19.7%) 
4 [2-7]
286 (86.7%)
44 (13.3%) 
4 [2-6]
691 (86.9%)
104 (13.1%) 
8 [4-12]
96 (60%)
64 (40%) 
Risk group
Standard risk
Intermediate risk 
696 (60.3%)
459 (39.7%) 
110 (55.0%)
90 (45.0%) 
586 (61.4%)
369 (38.6%) 
49 (59.8%)
33 (40.2%) 
333 (61.3%)
210 (38.7%) 
204 (61.8%)
126 (38.2%) 
492 (61.9%)
303 (38.1%) 
94 (58.8%)
66 (41.2%) 
Immunophenotype
B-cell ALL
T-cell ALL 
1066 (92.3%)
89 (7.7%) 
189 (94.5%)
11 (5.5%) 
877 (91.8%)
78 (8.2%) 
79 (96.3%)
3 (3.7%) 
496 (91.3%)
47 (8.7%) 
302 (91.5%)
28 (8.5%) 
735 (92.4%)
60 (7.6%) 
142 (88.8%)
18 (11.2%) 
Median AEA (IQR)  0 IU/L 221 IU/L
(138316 IU/L) 
   221 IU/L
(138316 IU/L) 
224 IU/L (149333 IU/L) 
*

Only patients with AEA >0 IU/L.

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