Table 5 Comparison between CD38-negative and CD38-positive CLL patients:

From: Illuminating the impact of CD38-induced adenosine formation in B-cell lymphoma

CLL patients’ group

CD38 Negative

CD38 Positive

P-value

No. = 32

No. = 16

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

56.37 ± 8.1

59.56 ± 8.37

0.210•

Range

40–69

47–73

Sex

Females

11 (34.4%)

3 (18.8%)

0.262*

Males

21 (65.6%)

13 (81.3%)

WBC (x 103/ul)

Median (IQR)

60 (37.9–125)

82 (56–105)

0.319‡

Range

10.5–531

16.2–428

LYMPH (x 103/ul)

Median (IQR)

49.5 (25–96.5)

69 (49–99.5)

0.225‡

Range

6.6–480

11–358

HB (g/dl)

Mean ± SD

9.87 ± 2.94

9.89 ± 3.08

0.986•

Range

4.2–16.1

4.6–14

PLT (x 103/ul)

Median (IQR)

122.5 (83–164)

141.5 (68–243)

0.577‡

Range

16–352

10–291

BM.LYM (%)

Mean ± SD

81.47 ± 14.42

77.75 ± 11.32

0.372•

Range

40–98

60–97

P53 mutation

Negative

8 (72.7%)

5 (100.0%)

0.195*

Positive

3 (27.3%)

0 (0.0%)

sPD-L1 (ng/L)

Median (IQR)

106.7 (68.72–147.45)

422.5 (370.3–615.5)

0.000‡

Range

27.97–1081

100.9–1600

sPD-1 (ng/L)

Median (IQR)

99.34 (63–133.5)

461.5 (280–669.5)

0.000‡

Range

19.38–280.5

148–1300

sADO (ng/ml)

Median (IQR)

536 (296–621.5)

786.5 (678.5–1285.5)

0.000‡

Range

73–777

569–1700

Binet stages

A

13 (40.6%)

6 (37.5%)

0.900*

B

8 (25.0%)

5 (31.3%)

C

11 (34.4%)

5 (31.3%)

Risk stratification

Low

13 (40.6%)

6 (37.5%)

0.900*

Intermediate

8 (25.0%)

5 (31.3%)

High

11 (34.4%)

5 (31.3%)

  1. P > 0.05: non-significant (NS); P < 0.05: significant (S); P < 0.01: highly significant (HS).
  2. ‡: Mann-Whitney test; •: Independent t-test; *: Chi-square test.