Table 3 Factors that may affect the 6-month CRR.

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 CR (n = 16)

Patients not achieved CR (n = 66)

P value

Median age (range), yrs

64.5 (60–82)

66 (60–84)

0.916

Male/female (n)

9/7

29/37

0.376

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

0.7 (0.3–11.8)

1.3 (0.2–35.8)

0.461

Severity classification, no. (%)

  

0.662

SAA

14 (87.5%)

52 (78.8%)

 

VSAA

2 (12.5%)

14 (21.2%)

 

HGB (g/L)

54 (33–77)

60 (25–82)

0.163

PLT (×1012/L)

7 (1–26)

8(1–43)

0.389

WBC (×109/L)

1.79 (0.74–4.04)

2.04 (0.42–3.77)

0.680

ANC (×109/L)

0.56 (0.15–0.94)

0.54 (0.04–1.49)

0.935

Fer (μg/L)

1022.25 (165–2818)

903.5 (11–6409)

0.888

PNH clone-positive, no. (%)

3 (18.8%)

14 (21.2%)

1.000

Chromosomal karyotype abnormality, no. (%)

2(12.5%)

9 (13.6%)

1.000

Myeloid gene mutation, no. (%)

6 (37.5%)

16 (24.2%)

0.448

Treatment, no. (%)

  

1.000

ATG+CsA+AVA

8 (50%)

33 (50%)

 

CsA+AVA

8 (50%)

33 (50%)

 

3-month response, no. (%)

 ORR

15 (93.8%)

33 (50%)

0.001

 CRR

3 (18.8%)

1 (1.5%)

0.022

  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.