Table 4.

Univariate Cox proportional hazards models for survival


Variable

No. patients

Relative risk

95% CI

P
Diagnosis     
   Precursor B-ALL   85   1.00   —   —  
   Mature B-ALL   10   1.57   0.36-6.88   .55  
Treatment     
   Hyper-CVAD   45   1.00   —   —  
   Hyper-CVAD + rituximab   38   0.81   0.27-2.43   .71  
   Hyper-CVAD + imatinib   12   0.87   0.23-3.22   .83  
White blood cell count     
   30 × 109/L or less   66   1.00   —   —  
   More than 30 × 109/L   27   3.65   1.40-9.55   .008  
Karyotype     
   No Ph chromosome   70   1.00   —   —  
   Ph chromosome-positive   17   1.37   0.48-3.97   .56  
Log     
   Age   95   1.62   0.53-4.94   .39  
   VEGF   95   0.82   0.50-1.33   .42  
      Greater than 19.1 pg/mL   82   1.00   —   —  
      19.1 pg/mL or less   13   4.16   1.45-12.00   .008  
   bFGF   95   0.80   0.47-1.38   .43  
      Greater than 9.707 pg/mL   52   1.00   —   —  
      9.707 pg/mL or less   43   2.39   0.88-6.48   .086  
   IL-6   93   0.84   0.55-1.30   .44  
      Greater than 4.1 pg/mL   53   1.00   —   —  
      4.1 pg/mL or less   40   2.29   0.83-6.31   .11  
   IL-8   95   1.15   0.73-1.81   .54  
      36.1 pg/mL or less   63   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 36.1 pg/mL   32   2.65   1.02-6.91   .046  
   IL-1Rα   78   1.53   0.90-2.59   .11  
      373 pg/mL or less   47   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 373 pg/mL   31   4.97   1.57-15.70   .0063  
   VEGFR1   84   1.16   0.69-1.93   .58  
      482 pg/mL or less   76   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 482 pg/mL   8   7.69   1.88-31.4   .0045  
   VEGFR2   89   3.31   0.65-16.80   .15  
      8222 pg/mL or less   44   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 8222 pg/mL   45   3.78   1.23-11.60   .021  
   TPO   72   1.18   0.72-1.94   .52  
      275 pg/mL or less   24   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 275 pg/mL
 
48
 
3.01
 
0.65-13.90
 
.16
 

Variable

No. patients

Relative risk

95% CI

P
Diagnosis     
   Precursor B-ALL   85   1.00   —   —  
   Mature B-ALL   10   1.57   0.36-6.88   .55  
Treatment     
   Hyper-CVAD   45   1.00   —   —  
   Hyper-CVAD + rituximab   38   0.81   0.27-2.43   .71  
   Hyper-CVAD + imatinib   12   0.87   0.23-3.22   .83  
White blood cell count     
   30 × 109/L or less   66   1.00   —   —  
   More than 30 × 109/L   27   3.65   1.40-9.55   .008  
Karyotype     
   No Ph chromosome   70   1.00   —   —  
   Ph chromosome-positive   17   1.37   0.48-3.97   .56  
Log     
   Age   95   1.62   0.53-4.94   .39  
   VEGF   95   0.82   0.50-1.33   .42  
      Greater than 19.1 pg/mL   82   1.00   —   —  
      19.1 pg/mL or less   13   4.16   1.45-12.00   .008  
   bFGF   95   0.80   0.47-1.38   .43  
      Greater than 9.707 pg/mL   52   1.00   —   —  
      9.707 pg/mL or less   43   2.39   0.88-6.48   .086  
   IL-6   93   0.84   0.55-1.30   .44  
      Greater than 4.1 pg/mL   53   1.00   —   —  
      4.1 pg/mL or less   40   2.29   0.83-6.31   .11  
   IL-8   95   1.15   0.73-1.81   .54  
      36.1 pg/mL or less   63   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 36.1 pg/mL   32   2.65   1.02-6.91   .046  
   IL-1Rα   78   1.53   0.90-2.59   .11  
      373 pg/mL or less   47   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 373 pg/mL   31   4.97   1.57-15.70   .0063  
   VEGFR1   84   1.16   0.69-1.93   .58  
      482 pg/mL or less   76   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 482 pg/mL   8   7.69   1.88-31.4   .0045  
   VEGFR2   89   3.31   0.65-16.80   .15  
      8222 pg/mL or less   44   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 8222 pg/mL   45   3.78   1.23-11.60   .021  
   TPO   72   1.18   0.72-1.94   .52  
      275 pg/mL or less   24   1.00   —   —  
      Greater than 275 pg/mL
 
48
 
3.01
 
0.65-13.90
 
.16
 

Ph indicates Philadelphia chromosome; —, not applicable.

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