Table 2

Characteristics of 146 study cases

CharacteristicMedian or no.Range or percentage
Peripheral blood   
    Neutrophils, ×109/L 5.1 0-70.2 
    Hemoglobin, g/dL 10.1 7.1-15.4 
    Platelets, ×109/L 97.8 3-2420 
    Blasts, % 0-97 
    Basophils, % 0-70 
Bone marrow   
    Blasts, % 15 0-96 
    Basophils, % 0-72 
Cytogenetics   
    Ph+, % 100 7-100 
    Clonal evolution 113 77 
    Chromosomal abnormalities in Ph cells 
BCR-ABL kinase domain point mutations   
    Yes 52 36 
    No 54 37 
    Not available 40 27 
Duration of CML at start second/third TKI, mo 63 4-220 
Stage at start of second/third TKI   
    Accelerated phase 83 57 
    Blast phase 57 39 
        Myeloid 39 27 
        Lymphoid 13 
        Extramedullary disease 
    Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia 
Type of second/third TKI   
    Dasatinib 69 47 
    Nilotinib 77 53 
CharacteristicMedian or no.Range or percentage
Peripheral blood   
    Neutrophils, ×109/L 5.1 0-70.2 
    Hemoglobin, g/dL 10.1 7.1-15.4 
    Platelets, ×109/L 97.8 3-2420 
    Blasts, % 0-97 
    Basophils, % 0-70 
Bone marrow   
    Blasts, % 15 0-96 
    Basophils, % 0-72 
Cytogenetics   
    Ph+, % 100 7-100 
    Clonal evolution 113 77 
    Chromosomal abnormalities in Ph cells 
BCR-ABL kinase domain point mutations   
    Yes 52 36 
    No 54 37 
    Not available 40 27 
Duration of CML at start second/third TKI, mo 63 4-220 
Stage at start of second/third TKI   
    Accelerated phase 83 57 
    Blast phase 57 39 
        Myeloid 39 27 
        Lymphoid 13 
        Extramedullary disease 
    Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia 
Type of second/third TKI   
    Dasatinib 69 47 
    Nilotinib 77 53 

Clonal evolution indicates the presence of additional chromosomal abnormalities in the Ph+ cells, excluding variant Ph translocations, a loss of chromosome Y, or constitutional abnormalities.

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