Table 4 Outcome by patient characteristics

From: Long-term outcome of a pediatric-inspired regimen used for adults aged 18–50 years with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia

 

4-year DFS (%) 95% CI

P-value

4-year EFS (%) 95% CI

P-value

4-year OS (%) 95% CI

P-value

N

78

 

92

 

92

 

All patients

69 (56–78)

 

58 (47–68)

 

67 (56–76)

 

Age (years)

 18–29

70 (52–83)

0.54

55 (39–69)

0.61

68 (52–80)

0.93

 30–50

67 (50–79)

 

61 (44–74)

 

65 (49–77)

 

Sex

 Male

64 (47–77)

0.47

51 (37–64)

0.15

64 (50–76)

0.28

 Female

75 (56–87)

 

69 (51–81)

 

71 (52–83)

 

% Blasts at Dx

 0–30

70 (53–82)

0.77

58 (43–71)

0.92

65 (50–77)

0.79

 >30

67 (47–81)

 

58 (40–72)

 

69 (52–82)

 

WBC at Dx × 10 –3

 <20

74 (59–84)

0.073

70 (56–80)

<0.001

80 (66–88)

0.001

20

55 (32–73)

 

37 (21–53)

 

45 (28–61)

 

Immunophenotype

 B cell

64 (50–75)

0.11

53 (41–64)

0.11

64 (52–74)

0.20

 T cell

87 (56–97)

 

77 (49–91)

 

76 (49–90)

 

CNS status

 CNS-1 (−)

75 (62–84)

<0.001

62 (50–72)

0.005

71 (59–80)

<0.001

 CNS-2/3 (+)

0 (NA)

 

0 (NA)

 

0 (NA)

 

Ph+

 Yes

54 (25–76)

0.13

42 (19–63)

0.091

53 (28–73)

0.12

 No

71 (58–81)

 

62 (49–72)

 

70 (58–79)

 

MLL rearrangement

 Yes

63 (23–86)

0.48

63 (23–86)

0.86

60 (20–85)

0.83

 No

69 (56–79)

 

58 (46–68)

 

67 (56–77)

 

Ploidy

 High hyperdiploid (>50)

75 (13–96)

0.95

75 (13–96)

0.57

75 (13–96)

0.74

 Other

66 (52–77)

 

54 (42–65)

 

64 (52–74)

 

Performance status

 0–1

69 (55–80)

0.52

59 (45–70)

0.81

70 (57–80)

0.42

 2

63 (36–82)

 

57 (32–76)

 

55 (30–75)

 

ECOG risk

 SR

81 (63–91)

0.016

70 (53–82)

0.051

80 (64–90)

0.038

 HR

57 (41–71)

 

48 (33–61)

 

55 (40–68)

 

Immuno/Ph+ status

 T cell

87 (56–97)

0.14

77 (49–91)

0.11

76 (49–90)

0.12

 B-cell Ph−

66 (50–78)

 

57 (42–69)

 

68 (53–79)

 

 B-cell Ph+

54 (25–76)

 

42 (19–63)

 

53 (28–66)

 
  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CNS, central nervous system; DFS, disease-free survival; EFS, event-free survival; HR, high risk; Ph, Philadelphia chromosome; OS, overall survival; SR, standard risk; WBC, white blood cell.