Table 2 Factors that may affect the 6-month ORR.

From: Efficacy and safety of immunosuppressive therapy versus cyclosporine combined with avatrombopag in older adults with severe aplastic anemia: a multicenter prospective study

Clinical features

Patients achieved OR (n = 57)

Patients not achieved OR (n = 25)

P value

Median age (range), yrs

64 (60–84)

67 (60–75)

0.266

Male/female (n)

28/29

10/15

0.446

The median duration from diagnosis to treatment (days, range)

1.3 (0.2–35.8)

0.7 (0.3–30.7)

0.281

Severity classification, no. (%)

  

0.707

SAA

47 (82.5%)

19 (76%)

 

VSAA

10 (17.5%)

6 (24%)

 

HGB (g/L)

59 (33–79)

58 (25–82)

0.503

PLT (×1012/L)

9 (1–43)

5 (1–20)

0.007

WBC (×109/L)

2.12 (0.74–4.04)

1.81 (0.42–3.77)

0.197

ANC (×109/L)

0.62 (0.04–1.49)

0.45 (0.04–0.96)

0.030

Fer (μg/L)

921.3 (11–6409)

715 (321–4456.3)

0.691

PNH clone–positive, no. (%)

14 (24.6%)

3 (12%)

0.196

Chromosomal karyotype abnormality, no. (%)

7(12.3%)

4 (16%)

0.918

Myeloid gene mutation, no. (%)

16 (28.1%)

6 (24%)

0.702

Treatment, no. (%)

  

0.472

ATG+CsA+AVA

27 (47.4%)

14 (56%)

 

CsA+AVA

30 (52.6%)

11 (44%)

 

3-month response, no. (%)

 ORR

48 (84.2%)

0 (0%)

0.000

 CRR

4 (7.0%)

0 (0%)

0.423

  1. ATG antithymocyte globulin, CsA cyclosporine A, AVA avatrombopag, OR overall response, ORR overall response rate, CRR complete response rate, HGB hemoglobin, WBC white blood cell, PLT platelet, ANC absolute neutrophil count, Fer ferritin, PNH paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.