Table 1 Comparison of patient demographics and clinical characteristics by TdT status and ETP status

From: Absence of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase expression identifies a subset of high-risk adult T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma

Parameter

All patients (N=59)

TdT+ (N=52)

TdT− (N=7)

P-valuea

ETP, no (N=48)

ETP, yes (N=9)

P-valuea

Age (years)

   

0.27b

  

0.56b

 Median

31

31

47

 

31

36

 

 Range

2–77

2–77

13–76

 

2–77

19–66

 

Age (years), n (%)

   

0.19

  

0.58

 >18

52 (88.1)

47 (90.4)

5 (71.4)

 

41 (85.4)

9 (100)

 

 ≤18

7 (11.9)

5 (9.6)

2 (28.6)

 

7 (14.6)

0 (0)

 

Gender, n (%)

   

0.66

  

1.00

 Male

41 (69.5)

37 (71.2)

4 (57.1)

 

34 (70.8)

6 (66.7)

 

 Female

18 (30.5)

15 (28.8)

3 (42.9)

 

14 (29.2)

3 (33.3)

 

Initial disease site, n (%)

   

0.70

  

0.07

 Extramedullary

37 (62.7)

32 (61.5)

5 (71.4)

 

32 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

 

 Leukemia

22 (37.3)

20 (38.5)

2 (28.6)

 

16 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

 

WBC, n (%)

   

0.62

  

1.00

 >100 K/μl

12 (20.3)

10 (19.2)

2 (28.6)

 

10 (20.8)

2 (22.2)

 

 <100 K/μl

47 (79.7)

42 (80.8)

5 (71.4)

 

38 (79.2)

7 (77.8)

 

CNS, n (%)

   

1.00

  

1.00

 Positive

11 (18.6)

10 (19.2)

1 (14.3)

 

9 (18.8)

2 (22.2)

 

 Negative

48 (81.4)

42 (80.8)

6 (85.7)

 

39 (81.3)

7 (77.8)

 

ETP, n (%)

   

0.07

   

 Yes

9 (15.8)

6 (12.0)

3 (42.9)

    

 No

48 (84.2)

44 (88.0)

4 (57.1)

    

 Unknown

 

2

0

    

TdT, n (%)

      

0.07

 Negative

7 (11.9)

   

4 (8.3)

3 (33.3)

 

 Positive

52 (88.1)

   

44 (91.7)

6 (66.7)

 

Karyotype, n (%)

   

1.00

  

0.19

 Abnormal

22 (51.2)

19 (50.0)

3 (60.0)

 

17 (45.9)

5 (83.3)

 

 Diploid

21 (48.8)

19 (50.0)

2 (40.0)

 

20 (54.1)

1 (16.7)

 

 Unknown

16

14

2

 

11

3

 
  1. aFisher’s exact test.
  2. bKruskal–Wallis test.