Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of 128 patients with TAM

All patients,
N = 128
Patients with early death, n = 14Patients without early death, n = 114P value 
Sex (male:female) 64:64 9:5 55:59 .396 
Median gestational age (range), wk 37 (29-40) 34 (29-38) 37 (31-40) .003 
Median birth weight (range), g 2588 (1438-3714) 2249 (1438-3044) 2624 (1598-3714) .035 
Median age at diagnosis (range), d 0 (0-8) 0 (0-8) 0 (0-8) .854 
Congenital heart disease, n (%) 87 (68) 5 (36) 82 (72) .012 
Other congenital abnormally, n (%) 14 (11) 2 (14) 12 (11) .651 
Chromosomal status, n     
Trisomy 21:mosaic trisomy 21:normal karyotype 126:1:1 14:0:0 112:1:1 1.000 
Median WBC count at diagnosis (range), ×109/L 48.3 (4.7-478.7) 157.3 (14.3-238.5) 44.3 (4.7-478.7) .006 
Median blasts percentage in PB at diagnosis (range), % 41 (1-96) 60 (5-95) 37 (1-96) .057 
Direct bilirubin, median (range), mg/dL 0.8 (0-12.3) 1.0 (0.3-5.6) 0.7 (0-12.3) .134 
Hepatomegaly, median (range), cm 3 (0-8) 5 (0-8) 2 (0-7) .043 
Systemic edema, n (%) 26 (20) 11 (79) 15 (13) <.001 
Organ hemorrhage, n (%) 12 (9) 4 (29) 8 (7) .027 
Therapeutic interventions, n (%) 60 (47) 11 (79) 49 (43) .021 
LDAC, n (%) 46 (36) 6 (43) 40 (35) .586 
Exchange blood transfusion, n (%) 16 (13) 4 (29) 12 (11) .076 
Systemic steroid therapy, n (%) 24 (19) 8 (57) 16 (14) <.001 
Classification of GATA1 mutation     
High-expression type mutation, n (%) 57 (45) 6 (43) 51 (45) 1.000 
Low-expression type mutation, n (%) 58 (45) 6 (43) 52 (46) 1.000 
Unclassified mutation, n (%) 12 (9) 2 (14) 10 (9) .620 
Negative, n (%) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1.000 
Events , n (%) 42 (33) 14 (100) 28 (25) <.001 
Early deaths (age <9 mo), n (%) 14 (11) 14 (100) 0 (0) <.001 
Later phase deaths (after 9 mo), n (%) 5 (4) 0 (0) 5 (4) 1.000 
Leukemia development, n (%) 23 (18) 0 (0) 23 (20) .073 
All patients,
N = 128
Patients with early death, n = 14Patients without early death, n = 114P value 
Sex (male:female) 64:64 9:5 55:59 .396 
Median gestational age (range), wk 37 (29-40) 34 (29-38) 37 (31-40) .003 
Median birth weight (range), g 2588 (1438-3714) 2249 (1438-3044) 2624 (1598-3714) .035 
Median age at diagnosis (range), d 0 (0-8) 0 (0-8) 0 (0-8) .854 
Congenital heart disease, n (%) 87 (68) 5 (36) 82 (72) .012 
Other congenital abnormally, n (%) 14 (11) 2 (14) 12 (11) .651 
Chromosomal status, n     
Trisomy 21:mosaic trisomy 21:normal karyotype 126:1:1 14:0:0 112:1:1 1.000 
Median WBC count at diagnosis (range), ×109/L 48.3 (4.7-478.7) 157.3 (14.3-238.5) 44.3 (4.7-478.7) .006 
Median blasts percentage in PB at diagnosis (range), % 41 (1-96) 60 (5-95) 37 (1-96) .057 
Direct bilirubin, median (range), mg/dL 0.8 (0-12.3) 1.0 (0.3-5.6) 0.7 (0-12.3) .134 
Hepatomegaly, median (range), cm 3 (0-8) 5 (0-8) 2 (0-7) .043 
Systemic edema, n (%) 26 (20) 11 (79) 15 (13) <.001 
Organ hemorrhage, n (%) 12 (9) 4 (29) 8 (7) .027 
Therapeutic interventions, n (%) 60 (47) 11 (79) 49 (43) .021 
LDAC, n (%) 46 (36) 6 (43) 40 (35) .586 
Exchange blood transfusion, n (%) 16 (13) 4 (29) 12 (11) .076 
Systemic steroid therapy, n (%) 24 (19) 8 (57) 16 (14) <.001 
Classification of GATA1 mutation     
High-expression type mutation, n (%) 57 (45) 6 (43) 51 (45) 1.000 
Low-expression type mutation, n (%) 58 (45) 6 (43) 52 (46) 1.000 
Unclassified mutation, n (%) 12 (9) 2 (14) 10 (9) .620 
Negative, n (%) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1.000 
Events , n (%) 42 (33) 14 (100) 28 (25) <.001 
Early deaths (age <9 mo), n (%) 14 (11) 14 (100) 0 (0) <.001 
Later phase deaths (after 9 mo), n (%) 5 (4) 0 (0) 5 (4) 1.000 
Leukemia development, n (%) 23 (18) 0 (0) 23 (20) .073 

Bold indicates P < 0.05.

PB, peripheral blood.

P value was evaluated between patients with early death vs patients without nonearly death using Fisher exact test or Mann-Whitney U test.

Under costal margin.

Events were defined by death or leukemia development.

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