Table 3.

Relation between TEL/AML1 and in vitro drug resistance in 139 patients with B-lineage childhood ALL

Drug TEL/AML1-negative median (25th-75th) TEL/AML1-positive median (25th-75th)P
Prednisolone  1.94 (0.30-24.7) 0.43 (0.06-246)   .297  
Dexamethasone  0.07 (0.03-4.11) 0.06 (0.01-2.30)  .324  
Vincristine  0.50 (0.16-1.52) 0.72 (0.57-1.80)  .011  
L-Asparaginase  0.31 (0.01-1.28) 0.05 (0.01-0.38)  .029  
Daunorubicin  0.09 (0.06-0.23) 0.10 (0.07-0.20)  .461  
6-Thioguanine  6.03 (3.23-8.41) 5.13 (3.45-7.99)  .314  
Cytarabine  0.38 (0.15-1.14) 0.59 (0.42-1.49)  .014  
Etoposide  1.23 (0.54-2.50) 1.53 (0.71-2.55)  .413  
Ifosfamide  2.34 (0.83-5.16) 3.29 (2.16-4.20)  .113 
Drug TEL/AML1-negative median (25th-75th) TEL/AML1-positive median (25th-75th)P
Prednisolone  1.94 (0.30-24.7) 0.43 (0.06-246)   .297  
Dexamethasone  0.07 (0.03-4.11) 0.06 (0.01-2.30)  .324  
Vincristine  0.50 (0.16-1.52) 0.72 (0.57-1.80)  .011  
L-Asparaginase  0.31 (0.01-1.28) 0.05 (0.01-0.38)  .029  
Daunorubicin  0.09 (0.06-0.23) 0.10 (0.07-0.20)  .461  
6-Thioguanine  6.03 (3.23-8.41) 5.13 (3.45-7.99)  .314  
Cytarabine  0.38 (0.15-1.14) 0.59 (0.42-1.49)  .014  
Etoposide  1.23 (0.54-2.50) 1.53 (0.71-2.55)  .413  
Ifosfamide  2.34 (0.83-5.16) 3.29 (2.16-4.20)  .113 

Median LC50 values for TEL/AML1-negative (n = 90) versus TEL/AML1-positive patients (n = 49). All LC50values are expressed as μg/mL, except for L-asparaginase (IU/mL).P values were determined by the Mann-Whitney U test.

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