Table 3.

Number of patients whose white blood cell count met criteria predicting the development of the retinoic acid syndrome (RAS)

None Any TotalNo. of Patients Meeting Criteria3-150 (%)
1 23 4
No RAS  44   79  123  30 (24%) 28 (23%)  16 (13%)  5 (4%)  
RAS  13   31  44  18 (41%)  10 (23%)  1 (2%)  2 (5%) 
Total  57  110  167  48 (29%)  38 (23%) 17 (10%)  7 (4%) 
None Any TotalNo. of Patients Meeting Criteria3-150 (%)
1 23 4
No RAS  44   79  123  30 (24%) 28 (23%)  16 (13%)  5 (4%)  
RAS  13   31  44  18 (41%)  10 (23%)  1 (2%)  2 (5%) 
Total  57  110  167  48 (29%)  38 (23%) 17 (10%)  7 (4%) 
F3-150

One criterion equals one of the following; 2 criteria equal any two of the following; 3 criteria, 3 of the following; 4 criteria, 4 of the following: white blood cell (WBC) count higher than 5000/μL on day 1, WBC count higher than 6000/μL on day 6, WBC count higher than 10 000/μL on day 10, WBC count equal to or higher than 15 000/μL on day 15.

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