Presentation features of the patients entered into the consolidation and maintenance therapy randomizations
| Parameter . | Value . | Consolidation . | Maintenance . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short (n = 185) . | Long (n = 186) . | IFN (n = 182) . | None (n = 180) . | ||
| Age | < 60 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| 60-69 | 111 | 112 | 106 | 106 | |
| 70-74 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | |
| 75 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| Sex | Male | 107 | 108 | 104 | 104 |
| Female | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | |
| Type of AML | De novo | 157 | 154 | 154 | 151 |
| Secondary | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | |
| White blood count, × 109/L | 0-9 | 100 | 94 | 98 | 93 |
| 10-99 | 69 | 74 | 70 | 68 | |
| 100 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 15 | |
| Unknown | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| FAB type | M0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| M1 | 61 | 36 | 49 | 48 | |
| M2 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 52 | |
| M3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| M4 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 24 | |
| M5 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 16 | |
| M6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
| Other/unknown | 12 | 23 | 19 | 15 | |
| Cytogenetic group | Favorable | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 |
| Intermediate | 126 | 133 | 127 | 125 | |
| Adverse | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Unknown | 36 | 30 | 33 | 31 | |
| Parameter . | Value . | Consolidation . | Maintenance . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short (n = 185) . | Long (n = 186) . | IFN (n = 182) . | None (n = 180) . | ||
| Age | < 60 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| 60-69 | 111 | 112 | 106 | 106 | |
| 70-74 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | |
| 75 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| Sex | Male | 107 | 108 | 104 | 104 |
| Female | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | |
| Type of AML | De novo | 157 | 154 | 154 | 151 |
| Secondary | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | |
| White blood count, × 109/L | 0-9 | 100 | 94 | 98 | 93 |
| 10-99 | 69 | 74 | 70 | 68 | |
| 100 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 15 | |
| Unknown | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| FAB type | M0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| M1 | 61 | 36 | 49 | 48 | |
| M2 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 52 | |
| M3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| M4 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 24 | |
| M5 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 16 | |
| M6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
| Other/unknown | 12 | 23 | 19 | 15 | |
| Cytogenetic group | Favorable | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 |
| Intermediate | 126 | 133 | 127 | 125 | |
| Adverse | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Unknown | 36 | 30 | 33 | 31 | |
IFN indicates interferon; for other abbreviations, see Table 1.