Table 1 Characteristics by standard flow cytometric MRD status in pre-relapse samples.

From: Pre-emptive detection and evolution of relapse in acute myeloid leukemia by flow cytometric measurable residual disease surveillance

 

All n = 136

Flow MRD negative n = 47

Flow MRD positive

All n = 89

< 0.1% n = 17

≥ 0.1% n = 72

Interval between MRD sample and relapse Months, median [IQR]

2.45 [1.74–3.08]

2.77 [2.30–3.43]

2.27 [1.43–2.80]

2.80 [2.07–3.43]

2.12 [1.39–2.71]

Diagnostic Genetics

 Adverse cytogenetics or TP53 mutated

46 (36%)

14 (34%)

32 (36%)

9 (53%)

23 (32%)

 FLT3 mutated

29 (22.5%)

13 (32%)

16 (18%)

4 (23.5%)

12 (17%)

 MDS-related mutations

22 (17%)

6 (15%)

16 (18%)

1 (6%)

15 (21%)

 Other

32 (25%)

8 (19.5%)

24 (27%)

3 (18%)

21 (30%)

  NPM1 mutated

5

1

4

4

0

  (FLT3 wild type)

  Unknown

7

6

1

0

1

Treatment Stage

 Post chemotherapy

48 (35%)

10 (21%)

38 (43%)

5 (29%)

33 (46%)

 Post allograft

88 (64.7%)

37 (79%)

51 (57%)

12 (71%)

39 (54%)

Relapse major blast Immunophenotype

 CD34+

109 (80%)

44 (94%)

65 (73%)

12 (71%)

53 (74%)

 CD34-CD117+

21 (15%)

3 (6%)

18 (20%)

5 (29%)

13 (18%)

 Monocytic

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Other

6 (4%)

0 (0%)

6 (7%)

0 (0%)

6 (8%)