Table 1.

Presenting features and treatment failure according to CD20 expression


Presenting feature

CD20-, no. (%)

CD20+, no. (%)

P
Age, y    .001  
    Younger than 1   14 (93)   1 (7)   
    1-10   121 (48)   131 (52)   
    Older than 10   49 (57)   37 (43)   
WBC count, × 109/L    .85  
Less than 50   142 (52)   129 (48)   
    50 or greater   42 (51)   40 (49)   
Sex    .33  
    Male   101 (55)   84 (45)   
    Female   83 (49)   85 (51)   
Race    .02  
    White   150 (55)   122 (45)   
    African American   17 (34)   33 (66)   
    Other   17 (55)   14 (45)   
Liver size    .001  
    5 cm or larger   35 (38)   58 (62)   
    Less than 5 cm   149 (57)   111 (43)   
Spleen size    .02  
    5 cm or larger   38 (42)   53 (58)   
    Less than 5 cm   146 (56)   116 (44)   
DNA index    .07  
    1.16 or greater   36 (43)   47 (57)   
    Less than 1.16   148 (55)   122 (45)   
Ploidy subgroup    .58 
    Diploid   25 (60)   17 (40)   
    Hypodiploid   9 (39)   14 (61)   
    Pseudodiploid   63 (53)   56 (47)   
    Hyper 47-50   29 (51)   28 (49)   
    Hyper over 51   49 (49)   51 (51)   
    NA   9 (75)   3 (25)   
MLL-AF4    < .001  
    MLL-AF4+  14 (100)   0 (0)   
    MLL-AF4-  170 (50)   169 (50)   
BCR-ABL    .07  
    BCR-ABL+  4 (29)   10 (71)   
    BCR-ABL-  180 (53)   159 (47)   
E2A-PBX    .67  
    E2A-PBX+  9 (47)   10 (53)   
    E2A-PBX  175 (52)   159 (48)   
TEL-AML1    .66 
    TEL-AML1+  48 (57)   36 (43)   
    TEL-AML1-  113 (54)   95 (46)   
    TEL-AML1 NA  23 (38)   38 (62)   
Treatment failure*  34 (64)   19 (37)   .05  
    Induction failure   5 (71)   2 (29)   
    Isolated BM relapse   21 (68)   10 (32)   
    Other
 
8 (53)
 
7 (47)
 

 

Presenting feature

CD20-, no. (%)

CD20+, no. (%)

P
Age, y    .001  
    Younger than 1   14 (93)   1 (7)   
    1-10   121 (48)   131 (52)   
    Older than 10   49 (57)   37 (43)   
WBC count, × 109/L    .85  
Less than 50   142 (52)   129 (48)   
    50 or greater   42 (51)   40 (49)   
Sex    .33  
    Male   101 (55)   84 (45)   
    Female   83 (49)   85 (51)   
Race    .02  
    White   150 (55)   122 (45)   
    African American   17 (34)   33 (66)   
    Other   17 (55)   14 (45)   
Liver size    .001  
    5 cm or larger   35 (38)   58 (62)   
    Less than 5 cm   149 (57)   111 (43)   
Spleen size    .02  
    5 cm or larger   38 (42)   53 (58)   
    Less than 5 cm   146 (56)   116 (44)   
DNA index    .07  
    1.16 or greater   36 (43)   47 (57)   
    Less than 1.16   148 (55)   122 (45)   
Ploidy subgroup    .58 
    Diploid   25 (60)   17 (40)   
    Hypodiploid   9 (39)   14 (61)   
    Pseudodiploid   63 (53)   56 (47)   
    Hyper 47-50   29 (51)   28 (49)   
    Hyper over 51   49 (49)   51 (51)   
    NA   9 (75)   3 (25)   
MLL-AF4    < .001  
    MLL-AF4+  14 (100)   0 (0)   
    MLL-AF4-  170 (50)   169 (50)   
BCR-ABL    .07  
    BCR-ABL+  4 (29)   10 (71)   
    BCR-ABL-  180 (53)   159 (47)   
E2A-PBX    .67  
    E2A-PBX+  9 (47)   10 (53)   
    E2A-PBX  175 (52)   159 (48)   
TEL-AML1    .66 
    TEL-AML1+  48 (57)   36 (43)   
    TEL-AML1-  113 (54)   95 (46)   
    TEL-AML1 NA  23 (38)   38 (62)   
Treatment failure*  34 (64)   19 (37)   .05  
    Induction failure   5 (71)   2 (29)   
    Isolated BM relapse   21 (68)   10 (32)   
    Other
 
8 (53)
 
7 (47)
 

 

For CD20-, n = 184; for CD20+, n = 169. BM indicates bone marrow; NA, not available.

*

Includes induction failure due to refractory leukemia and relapse.

Includes combined BM, isolated central nervous system (CNS), and combined CNS relapse.

Patients with missing values were excluded from analysis.

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