Table 5.

Comparison of treatment histories among the two patient subgroups defined by hierarchical cluster analysis

Ribosomal clusterOther patients
No treatment (%) 14 of 20 (70) 23 of 54 (43) 
Minimal treatment (%)  5 of 20 (25) 14 of 54 (26)  
Continuous chemotherapy or chemotherapy with 2 or more agents or regimens (%)  1 of 20 (5) 17 of 54 (31) 
  P = .041 
Ribosomal clusterOther patients
No treatment (%) 14 of 20 (70) 23 of 54 (43) 
Minimal treatment (%)  5 of 20 (25) 14 of 54 (26)  
Continuous chemotherapy or chemotherapy with 2 or more agents or regimens (%)  1 of 20 (5) 17 of 54 (31) 
  P = .041 

Minimal treatment was defined as less than 6 months of therapy in the years of follow-up.5 P was calculated using χ2 analysis.

See also Figure 2.

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