Table 5

Prognostic factors for achievement of CR and survival

Total nCR*PnSurvivalP
Total 224 94 (42%)  291 29% ± 3%  
Sex       
    Male 141 59 (42%) > .05 181 30% ± 4% > .05 
    Female 83 36 (43%) 110 26% ± 5% 
Age, y       
    15-25 75 40 (53%) .06 107 38% ± 5% < .0001 
    26-45 109 41 (38%) .02§ 129 28% ± 4% 
    46-55 49 14 (35%) 55 12% ± 5% 
WBCs/μL       
    < 30 000 146 68 (47%) > .05 201 29% ± 4% > .05 
    > 30 000 72 25 (35%) 81 28% ± 5% 
Risk group       
    Standard 164 74 (45%) > .05 217 32% ± 4% .01 
    High 60 21 (35%) 74 20% ± 5% 
Subtype       
    B-lineage 159 73 (46%) > .05 215 29% ± 3% > .05 
    T-lineage 65 22 (34%) 76 30% ± 6% 
Subtype (detail)       
    C/pre-B 150 72 (48%) > .05 201 31% ± 4% > .05 
    Pro B 1 (11%) 14 0% 
    Early T 3 (33%) 11 9% ± 9% 
    Mature T 11 2 (18%) 12 17% ± 11% 
    Thymic T 44 17 (39%) 52 38% ± 7% 
Time to relapse, mo       
    < 18 160 58 (36%) .003 200 22% ± 3% < .0001 
    > 18 64 37 (58%) 91 43% ± 6% 
Response to first salvage       
    CR    95 47% ± 6% < .0001 
    No CR    129 13% ± 3%  
Response to second salvage       
    CR    27 35% ± 9% .0003 
    No CR    55 8% ± 4%  
Total nCR*PnSurvivalP
Total 224 94 (42%)  291 29% ± 3%  
Sex       
    Male 141 59 (42%) > .05 181 30% ± 4% > .05 
    Female 83 36 (43%) 110 26% ± 5% 
Age, y       
    15-25 75 40 (53%) .06 107 38% ± 5% < .0001 
    26-45 109 41 (38%) .02§ 129 28% ± 4% 
    46-55 49 14 (35%) 55 12% ± 5% 
WBCs/μL       
    < 30 000 146 68 (47%) > .05 201 29% ± 4% > .05 
    > 30 000 72 25 (35%) 81 28% ± 5% 
Risk group       
    Standard 164 74 (45%) > .05 217 32% ± 4% .01 
    High 60 21 (35%) 74 20% ± 5% 
Subtype       
    B-lineage 159 73 (46%) > .05 215 29% ± 3% > .05 
    T-lineage 65 22 (34%) 76 30% ± 6% 
Subtype (detail)       
    C/pre-B 150 72 (48%) > .05 201 31% ± 4% > .05 
    Pro B 1 (11%) 14 0% 
    Early T 3 (33%) 11 9% ± 9% 
    Mature T 11 2 (18%) 12 17% ± 11% 
    Thymic T 44 17 (39%) 52 38% ± 7% 
Time to relapse, mo       
    < 18 160 58 (36%) .003 200 22% ± 3% < .0001 
    > 18 64 37 (58%) 91 43% ± 6% 
Response to first salvage       
    CR    95 47% ± 6% < .0001 
    No CR    129 13% ± 3%  
Response to second salvage       
    CR    27 35% ± 9% .0003 
    No CR    55 8% ± 4%  

Patients with relapse during or after chemotherapy and without Ph+/BCR-ABL+ ALL or CNS involvement.

*

CR rates were calculated for 224 patients with data on their response to first salvage therapy.

Survival rates are shown as probability of survival ± SD at 3 years.

At first diagnosis.

§

CR rates in patients younger and older than 25 years: 53% versus 37%, respectively.

¶Calculated for 82 patients with data on their response to second salvage therapy.

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