Table 4

Nadir of platelets, hemoglobin, and lymphocytes and highest ALAT value after high-dose methotrexate and relation to RFC80 polymorphism in low-risk ALL patients

Reduced folate carrier, genotypeAAGAGGRatio (95% CI)P
Platelets, ×109/L      
    Patients 29 72 39   
    HDMTX courses 116 279 153   
    Mean (geometric) 73 99 105   
    CI 55-95 78-125 81-136   
    GG versus AA    1.44 (1.14-1.82) .002 
    GA versus AA    1.36 (1.10-1.68) .004 
    GG versus GA    1.06 (.88-1.28) .546 
    Time to count recovery (> 150) after first HDMTX in days, geometric mean 3.4 2.4 2.4   
Hemoglobin, mmol/L      
    Patients 29 72 39   
    HDMTX courses 116 279 153   
    Mean (geometric) 5.6 5.9 6.0   
    CI 5.4-5.8 5.7-6.1 5.8-6.2   
    GG versus AA    1.06 (1.02-1.10) .001 
    GA versus AA    1.05 (1.01-1.08) .004 
    GG versus GA    1.01 (.98-1.04) .395 
Neutrophils, ×109/L      
    Patients 28 72 38   
    HDMTX courses 111 262 149   
    Mean (geometric) 0.7 0.8 0.8   
    CIl 0.6-0.9 0.7-1.0 0.7-0.9   
    GG versus AA    1.07 (.86-1.32) .551 
    GA versus AA    1.11 (.92-1.35) .286 
    GG versus GA    .96 (.81-1.14) .652 
    Time to count recovery (> 0.5) after first HDMTX in days, geometric mean 4.4 3.4 2.4   
ALAT, U/L      
    Patients 28 71 38   
    HDMTX courses 102 227 132   
    Mean (geometric) 123.8 127.0 167.1   
    CI 86-177 93-174 119-236   
    GG versus AA    1.35 (1.00-1.82) .049 
    GA versus AA    1.02 (.78-1.34) .851 
    GG versus GA    1.31 (1.03-1.69) .030 
Reduced folate carrier, genotypeAAGAGGRatio (95% CI)P
Platelets, ×109/L      
    Patients 29 72 39   
    HDMTX courses 116 279 153   
    Mean (geometric) 73 99 105   
    CI 55-95 78-125 81-136   
    GG versus AA    1.44 (1.14-1.82) .002 
    GA versus AA    1.36 (1.10-1.68) .004 
    GG versus GA    1.06 (.88-1.28) .546 
    Time to count recovery (> 150) after first HDMTX in days, geometric mean 3.4 2.4 2.4   
Hemoglobin, mmol/L      
    Patients 29 72 39   
    HDMTX courses 116 279 153   
    Mean (geometric) 5.6 5.9 6.0   
    CI 5.4-5.8 5.7-6.1 5.8-6.2   
    GG versus AA    1.06 (1.02-1.10) .001 
    GA versus AA    1.05 (1.01-1.08) .004 
    GG versus GA    1.01 (.98-1.04) .395 
Neutrophils, ×109/L      
    Patients 28 72 38   
    HDMTX courses 111 262 149   
    Mean (geometric) 0.7 0.8 0.8   
    CIl 0.6-0.9 0.7-1.0 0.7-0.9   
    GG versus AA    1.07 (.86-1.32) .551 
    GA versus AA    1.11 (.92-1.35) .286 
    GG versus GA    .96 (.81-1.14) .652 
    Time to count recovery (> 0.5) after first HDMTX in days, geometric mean 4.4 3.4 2.4   
ALAT, U/L      
    Patients 28 71 38   
    HDMTX courses 102 227 132   
    Mean (geometric) 123.8 127.0 167.1   
    CI 86-177 93-174 119-236   
    GG versus AA    1.35 (1.00-1.82) .049 
    GA versus AA    1.02 (.78-1.34) .851 
    GG versus GA    1.31 (1.03-1.69) .030 

P values are adjusted for repeated measurements.

ALAT indicates alanine aminotransferase; CI, confidence interval; and HDMTX, high-dose methotrexate.

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