Patient characteristics
| Characteristic . | PETHEMA . | GIMEMA . | P . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) . | No. . | (%) . | Median (range) . | No. . | (%) . | ||
| Age | 41 (1-74) | 40 (1-72) | |||||
| ≤ 15 | 4 | (3.7) | 11 | (10.2) | |||
| 16-40 | 46 | (42.2) | 43 | (39.8) | |||
| 41-60 | 44 | (40.4) | 48 | (44.4) | .07 | ||
| 61-70 | 11 | (10.1) | 5 | (4.6) | |||
| > 70 | 4 | (3.7) | 1 | (0.9) | |||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 61 | (56) | 50 | (46.3) | ns | ||
| Female | 48 | (44) | 58 | (53.7) | |||
| WBC (× 109/L) | 1.9 (0.4-162) | 2.6 (0.4-165) | |||||
| ≤ 3.5 | 71 | (65.1) | 68 | (63) | |||
| 3.5-10 | 13 | (11.9) | 16 | (14.8) | ns | ||
| 10-50 | 19 | (17.4) | 13 | (12) | |||
| > 50 | 6 | (5.5) | 11 | (10.2) | |||
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.3 (4.8-13.1) | 8.8 (2.3-13.2) | |||||
| ≤ 10 | 69 | (63.3) | 84 | (77.8) | .02 | ||
| > 10 | 40 | (36.7) | 24 | (22.2) | |||
| Platelets (× 109/L) | 21 (1-161) | 25 (3-241) | |||||
| ≤ 10 | 19 | (17.4) | 15 | (13.9) | |||
| 11-40 | 64 | (58.7) | 58 | (53.7) | ns | ||
| > 40 | 26 | (23.9) | 35 | (32.4) | |||
| FAB subtype | |||||||
| Typical | 90 | (82.6) | 93 | (86.1) | ns | ||
| Variant | 19 | (17.4) | 15 | (13.9) | |||
| PML/RARα | |||||||
| BCR1/BCR2 | 61 | (57) | 60 | (59.4) | ns | ||
| BCR3 | 46 | (43) | 41 | (40.6) | |||
| Characteristic . | PETHEMA . | GIMEMA . | P . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) . | No. . | (%) . | Median (range) . | No. . | (%) . | ||
| Age | 41 (1-74) | 40 (1-72) | |||||
| ≤ 15 | 4 | (3.7) | 11 | (10.2) | |||
| 16-40 | 46 | (42.2) | 43 | (39.8) | |||
| 41-60 | 44 | (40.4) | 48 | (44.4) | .07 | ||
| 61-70 | 11 | (10.1) | 5 | (4.6) | |||
| > 70 | 4 | (3.7) | 1 | (0.9) | |||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 61 | (56) | 50 | (46.3) | ns | ||
| Female | 48 | (44) | 58 | (53.7) | |||
| WBC (× 109/L) | 1.9 (0.4-162) | 2.6 (0.4-165) | |||||
| ≤ 3.5 | 71 | (65.1) | 68 | (63) | |||
| 3.5-10 | 13 | (11.9) | 16 | (14.8) | ns | ||
| 10-50 | 19 | (17.4) | 13 | (12) | |||
| > 50 | 6 | (5.5) | 11 | (10.2) | |||
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.3 (4.8-13.1) | 8.8 (2.3-13.2) | |||||
| ≤ 10 | 69 | (63.3) | 84 | (77.8) | .02 | ||
| > 10 | 40 | (36.7) | 24 | (22.2) | |||
| Platelets (× 109/L) | 21 (1-161) | 25 (3-241) | |||||
| ≤ 10 | 19 | (17.4) | 15 | (13.9) | |||
| 11-40 | 64 | (58.7) | 58 | (53.7) | ns | ||
| > 40 | 26 | (23.9) | 35 | (32.4) | |||
| FAB subtype | |||||||
| Typical | 90 | (82.6) | 93 | (86.1) | ns | ||
| Variant | 19 | (17.4) | 15 | (13.9) | |||
| PML/RARα | |||||||
| BCR1/BCR2 | 61 | (57) | 60 | (59.4) | ns | ||
| BCR3 | 46 | (43) | 41 | (40.6) | |||
ns indicates not significant.