Table 4

Studies reporting clinical outcome of karyotypically normal AML patients according to the NPM1 mutational status

Prognostic significanceIndependent prognostic factor on MVAAML typeNo. of pts (no. with/no. without alteration)*Age range, y (median)Median follow-upDifferences in pretreatment featuresSource
Cytoplasmic localization of NPM1 vs nucleolar localization of NPM1        
    CR rate: no significant difference in univariable analysis (77% vs 62%): independent favorable prognostic factor for CR achievement (odds ratio 2.98, CI: 1.2-7.43; P = .019) Yes De novo 126 (79/47) 19-60 (52/42) NA Older age Falini et al12  
NPM1+ versus NPM1        
    CR rate: significantly higher in NPM1+ pts (70.5% vs 54.7%; P = .003) ND De novo (93%), secondary (7%) 401 (212/189) 17-82 (56/58) 484 d More often women; higher WBC; lower CD34, CD133, and MPO expression Schnittger et al21  
    OS: no significant difference (1012 vs 549 d) —  401 (212/189)     
    EFS: significantly longer (median, 428 vs 336 d; P = .012). Yes  401 (212/189)     
    RFS: no significant difference (median, 473 vs 386 d) —  226 (136/90)     
    OS: no significant difference — De novo (86%), secondary (8%), unknown (6%) 300 (145/155) 16-60 (NR) 46 mo More often women, higher WBC, higher platelet counts, higher LDH, higher percentage of BM blasts, more FAB M4/M5, more extramedullary, involvement and lymphadenopathy, lower CD34 expression Döhner et al79  
    RFS: significantly longer for NPM1+ pts (P = .002) NR  217 (111/106)     
    CR rate: no significant difference (86% vs 88%) — De novo 106 (50/56) 17-65 (43/46) NR Higher WBC, more FAB M4/M5, less FAB M0, and less common CEBPA mutations Boissel et al37  
    OS: no significant difference (6-year OS rates, 43% vs 37%) No  106 (50/56)     
    EFS: no significant difference (6-year EFS rates, 32% vs 26%) No  106 (50/56)     
    RFS: no significant difference (6-year RFS rates, 47% vs 34%) —  92 (43/49)     
    OS: no significant difference — De novo and secondary 658 (298/360) 15-87 (NR) 20.2 mo More often women, lower CD34 expression Thiede et al47  
    DFS: significantly longer for NPM1+ pts (P = .043) NR  301 (166/135)     
    CR rate: significantly higher in NPM1+ pts (86.4% vs 64.3%; P = .037) Yes De novo 79 (37/42) 15-85 (58/47)§ NR Older age, higher WBC, higher percentage of PB blasts, less FAB M2§ Suzuki et al81  
    OS: no significant difference No  79 (37/42)     
    RR: significantly higher in NPM1+ pts (P = .032) Yes  59 (32/27)     
NPM1+/FLT3-ITD versus NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ versus NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ versus NPM1/FLT3-ITD        
    CR rates: a significant difference according to the NPM1 and FLT3-ITD mutational status (86% vs 63% vs 76% vs 68.5%; P < .001) Yes De novo (86%), secondary (8%), unknown (6%) 300 (86/59/38/117) 16-60 (49/47/43/49) 46 mo WBC, LDH, percentage of PB and BM blasts highest in NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ pts, WBC, LDH, percentage of PB and BM blasts lowest in NPM1-/FLT3-ITD pts Döhner et al79  
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with the 3 other groups (P = .001) Yes  300 (86/59/38/117)     
    RFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with the 3 other groups (P < .001) Yes  217 (74/37/28/78)     
    CR rate: a significant difference according to the NPM1 and FLT3-ITD mutational status (61% vs 52.8% vs 50% vs 42.1%; P < .001) NR De novo and secondary 709 (182/142/76/309) 15-87 (NR) 20.2 mo NR Thiede et al47  
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .001) NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .032) and NPM1/FLT3-ITD (P = .03) pts Yes  658 (169/129/70/290)     
    DFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .04), NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ (P < .001), and NPM1/FLT3-ITD (P = .04) pts Yes  301 (103/63/31/104)     
    CR rate: no significant difference (68.8% vs 57.7% vs 68.9% vs 60.2%) — De novo 352 < 60 (NR) 20.2 mo NR Thiede et al47  
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .003) and NPM1/FLT3-ITD (P = .02) pts; no difference between NPM1+/FLT3-ITD and NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ pts Yes  359 (74/95/46/144)     
    DFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .02), NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ (P < .001) and NPM1/FLT3-ITD (P = .006) pts Yes  204 (43/67/26/68)     
    CIR: significantly reduced for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with the 3 other groups (40-mo CIR 25% vs 57.2% vs 51.3% vs 32.7%; P = .004) NR  204 (43/67/26/68)     
NPM1+/FLT3-ITD versus NPM1/FLT3-ITD        
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts (median, 1183 vs 601 d; P = .022) NR De novo and secondary 264 (126/138) 17-82# (NR) 484 d# NR Schnittger et al21  
    EFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts (median, 773 vs 365 d; P = .001) NR  264 (126/138)     
NPM1+/FLT3-ITD versus NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+        
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts (median, 1183 vs 321 d; P = .014) NR De novo and secondary 212 (126/86) 17-82# (NR) 484 d# NR Schnittger et al21  
    EFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts (median, 773 vs 234 d; P = .001) NR  212 (126/86)     
NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ versus NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+        
    OS: no significant difference (median, 405 vs 321 d) — De novo and secondary 131 (45/86) 17-82# (NR) 484 d# NR Schnittger et al21  
    EFS: no significant difference (median, 279 vs 234 d) —  131 (45/86)     
NPM1+/FLT3-TKD+ versus NPM1/FLT3-TKD        
    OS: no significant difference (median, not reached vs 676 d) — De novo and secondary 173 (20/153) 17-82# (NR) 484 d# NR Schnittger et al21  
    EFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (median, not reached vs 336 d; P = .014) NR  173 (20/153)     
Prognostic significanceIndependent prognostic factor on MVAAML typeNo. of pts (no. with/no. without alteration)*Age range, y (median)Median follow-upDifferences in pretreatment featuresSource
Cytoplasmic localization of NPM1 vs nucleolar localization of NPM1        
    CR rate: no significant difference in univariable analysis (77% vs 62%): independent favorable prognostic factor for CR achievement (odds ratio 2.98, CI: 1.2-7.43; P = .019) Yes De novo 126 (79/47) 19-60 (52/42) NA Older age Falini et al12  
NPM1+ versus NPM1        
    CR rate: significantly higher in NPM1+ pts (70.5% vs 54.7%; P = .003) ND De novo (93%), secondary (7%) 401 (212/189) 17-82 (56/58) 484 d More often women; higher WBC; lower CD34, CD133, and MPO expression Schnittger et al21  
    OS: no significant difference (1012 vs 549 d) —  401 (212/189)     
    EFS: significantly longer (median, 428 vs 336 d; P = .012). Yes  401 (212/189)     
    RFS: no significant difference (median, 473 vs 386 d) —  226 (136/90)     
    OS: no significant difference — De novo (86%), secondary (8%), unknown (6%) 300 (145/155) 16-60 (NR) 46 mo More often women, higher WBC, higher platelet counts, higher LDH, higher percentage of BM blasts, more FAB M4/M5, more extramedullary, involvement and lymphadenopathy, lower CD34 expression Döhner et al79  
    RFS: significantly longer for NPM1+ pts (P = .002) NR  217 (111/106)     
    CR rate: no significant difference (86% vs 88%) — De novo 106 (50/56) 17-65 (43/46) NR Higher WBC, more FAB M4/M5, less FAB M0, and less common CEBPA mutations Boissel et al37  
    OS: no significant difference (6-year OS rates, 43% vs 37%) No  106 (50/56)     
    EFS: no significant difference (6-year EFS rates, 32% vs 26%) No  106 (50/56)     
    RFS: no significant difference (6-year RFS rates, 47% vs 34%) —  92 (43/49)     
    OS: no significant difference — De novo and secondary 658 (298/360) 15-87 (NR) 20.2 mo More often women, lower CD34 expression Thiede et al47  
    DFS: significantly longer for NPM1+ pts (P = .043) NR  301 (166/135)     
    CR rate: significantly higher in NPM1+ pts (86.4% vs 64.3%; P = .037) Yes De novo 79 (37/42) 15-85 (58/47)§ NR Older age, higher WBC, higher percentage of PB blasts, less FAB M2§ Suzuki et al81  
    OS: no significant difference No  79 (37/42)     
    RR: significantly higher in NPM1+ pts (P = .032) Yes  59 (32/27)     
NPM1+/FLT3-ITD versus NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ versus NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ versus NPM1/FLT3-ITD        
    CR rates: a significant difference according to the NPM1 and FLT3-ITD mutational status (86% vs 63% vs 76% vs 68.5%; P < .001) Yes De novo (86%), secondary (8%), unknown (6%) 300 (86/59/38/117) 16-60 (49/47/43/49) 46 mo WBC, LDH, percentage of PB and BM blasts highest in NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ pts, WBC, LDH, percentage of PB and BM blasts lowest in NPM1-/FLT3-ITD pts Döhner et al79  
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with the 3 other groups (P = .001) Yes  300 (86/59/38/117)     
    RFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with the 3 other groups (P < .001) Yes  217 (74/37/28/78)     
    CR rate: a significant difference according to the NPM1 and FLT3-ITD mutational status (61% vs 52.8% vs 50% vs 42.1%; P < .001) NR De novo and secondary 709 (182/142/76/309) 15-87 (NR) 20.2 mo NR Thiede et al47  
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .001) NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .032) and NPM1/FLT3-ITD (P = .03) pts Yes  658 (169/129/70/290)     
    DFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .04), NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ (P < .001), and NPM1/FLT3-ITD (P = .04) pts Yes  301 (103/63/31/104)     
    CR rate: no significant difference (68.8% vs 57.7% vs 68.9% vs 60.2%) — De novo 352 < 60 (NR) 20.2 mo NR Thiede et al47  
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .003) and NPM1/FLT3-ITD (P = .02) pts; no difference between NPM1+/FLT3-ITD and NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ pts Yes  359 (74/95/46/144)     
    DFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (P = .02), NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ (P < .001) and NPM1/FLT3-ITD (P = .006) pts Yes  204 (43/67/26/68)     
    CIR: significantly reduced for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts compared with the 3 other groups (40-mo CIR 25% vs 57.2% vs 51.3% vs 32.7%; P = .004) NR  204 (43/67/26/68)     
NPM1+/FLT3-ITD versus NPM1/FLT3-ITD        
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts (median, 1183 vs 601 d; P = .022) NR De novo and secondary 264 (126/138) 17-82# (NR) 484 d# NR Schnittger et al21  
    EFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts (median, 773 vs 365 d; P = .001) NR  264 (126/138)     
NPM1+/FLT3-ITD versus NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+        
    OS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts (median, 1183 vs 321 d; P = .014) NR De novo and secondary 212 (126/86) 17-82# (NR) 484 d# NR Schnittger et al21  
    EFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD pts (median, 773 vs 234 d; P = .001) NR  212 (126/86)     
NPM1/FLT3-ITD+ versus NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+        
    OS: no significant difference (median, 405 vs 321 d) — De novo and secondary 131 (45/86) 17-82# (NR) 484 d# NR Schnittger et al21  
    EFS: no significant difference (median, 279 vs 234 d) —  131 (45/86)     
NPM1+/FLT3-TKD+ versus NPM1/FLT3-TKD        
    OS: no significant difference (median, not reached vs 676 d) — De novo and secondary 173 (20/153) 17-82# (NR) 484 d# NR Schnittger et al21  
    EFS: significantly longer for NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+ (median, not reached vs 336 d; P = .014) NR  173 (20/153)     

MVA indicates multivariable analysis; pts, patients; CR, complete remission; NPM1+, patients with mutations of the NPM1 gene; NPM1, patients without mutations of the NPM1 gene; OS, overall survival; EFS, event-free survival; RFS, relapse-free survival; DFS, disease-free survival; RR, risk of relapse; FLT3-ITD, patients without FLT3-ITD; FLT3-ITD+, patients with ITD of the FLT3 gene; CIR, cumulative incidence of relapse; FLT3-TKD+, patients with mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) of the FLT3 gene; FLT3-TKD, patients without FLT3-TKD mutations; NA, not applicable; —, no significant difference in univariable analysis (MVA not performed); ND, not done; WBC, white blood cell count; MPO, myeloperoxidase; NR, not reported; LDH, serum lactate dehydrogenase level; BM, bone marrow; FAB, French-American-British; and PB, blood.

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Numbers of patients for whom clinical data were available.

Median age of patients with NPM1 mutations/patients without NPM1 mutations.

Number and median follow-up and differences in pretreatment features reported for all 1485 patients, including 709 with a normal, 686 with an abnormal, and 90 with an unknown karyotype.

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Age range and median and differences in pretreatment features reported for all 190 patients, including 79 with a normal, 87 with an abnormal, and 24 with an unknown karyotype.

NPM1+/FLT3-ITD is an independent prognostic factor.

Number and median age of patients with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD/patients with NPM1+/FLT3-ITD+/patients with NPM1/FLT3-ITD+/patients with NPM1/FLT3-ITD.

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Age range and median follow-up reported for all 401 patients studied.

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