Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the t-AML cases in the 2 study cohorts

CharacteristicUniversity of Chicago (n = 80)Washington University (n = 70)
Sex, n (%)   
    Female 44 (55) 36 (51) 
    Male 36 (45) 34 (49) 
Primary therapy, n (%)   
    Radiotherapy (RT) 11 (14) 7 (10) 
    Chemotherapy (CT) 32 (40) 23 (33) 
    Combined modality therapy (CMT) 37 (46) 40 (57) 
Primary diagnosis, n (%)   
    Hematologic malignancies 40 (50)* 27 (39) 
    Solid tumors 38 (48) 36 (51)§ 
    Nonmalignant disorders 2 (3) 7 (10)¶ 
Therapy-related myeloid neoplasm, n (%)   
    t-AML 62 (78) 33 (47) 
    t-MDS 18 (23) 37 (53) 
Cytogenetic features, n (%)   
    Loss of chromosome 5, 7, or both 51 (65)# 25 (36) 
    MLL or RUNX1 translocations 9 (12) 8 (11)** 
    Normal karyotype 8 (10) 12 (17) 
    Other karyotypes 10 (13) 25 (36) 
Age at first cancer, y†† 50 (7-85) 51 (12-78) 
Age at t-MDS/t-AML diagnosis, y†† 59 (13-90) 59 (19-87) 
Latency, mo†† 60.5 (11-639) 56.4 (4-187) 
CharacteristicUniversity of Chicago (n = 80)Washington University (n = 70)
Sex, n (%)   
    Female 44 (55) 36 (51) 
    Male 36 (45) 34 (49) 
Primary therapy, n (%)   
    Radiotherapy (RT) 11 (14) 7 (10) 
    Chemotherapy (CT) 32 (40) 23 (33) 
    Combined modality therapy (CMT) 37 (46) 40 (57) 
Primary diagnosis, n (%)   
    Hematologic malignancies 40 (50)* 27 (39) 
    Solid tumors 38 (48) 36 (51)§ 
    Nonmalignant disorders 2 (3) 7 (10)¶ 
Therapy-related myeloid neoplasm, n (%)   
    t-AML 62 (78) 33 (47) 
    t-MDS 18 (23) 37 (53) 
Cytogenetic features, n (%)   
    Loss of chromosome 5, 7, or both 51 (65)# 25 (36) 
    MLL or RUNX1 translocations 9 (12) 8 (11)** 
    Normal karyotype 8 (10) 12 (17) 
    Other karyotypes 10 (13) 25 (36) 
Age at first cancer, y†† 50 (7-85) 51 (12-78) 
Age at t-MDS/t-AML diagnosis, y†† 59 (13-90) 59 (19-87) 
Latency, mo†† 60.5 (11-639) 56.4 (4-187) 
*

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (n = 16), Hodgkin lymphoma (n = 14), nonmyeloid leukemia (n = 9), multiple myeloma (n = 1).

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (n = 14), multiple myeloma (n = 6), Hodgkin lymphoma (n = 4), nonmyeloid leukemia (n = 3).

Includes cancers of the breast (n = 17), ovaries (n = 4), prostate (n = 3), cervix (n = 2), thyroid (n = 2), esophagus, head and neck, lung, rectum, stomach, testis, vulva, astrocytoma, sarcoma, and a primary site unknown.

§

Includes cancers of the breast (n = 18), rectum (n = 4), prostate (n = 2), uterus (n = 2), testis (n = 2), central nervous system (n = 2), thyroid, lung, head and neck, Ewing sarcoma, melanoma, and carcinoid.

Crohn disease (n = 2).

¶Multiple sclerosis (n = 3), scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, aplastic anemia, cyclic neutropenia.

#

Cytogenetic data available for 78 of 80 patients.

**

Fluorescence in situ hybridization for translocations was performed in 23 of 70 patients.

††

Values are median; minimum to maximum in parentheses.

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