Table 2 Comparisons of clinical manifestations and laboratory features in whole-cohort AML patients.

From: HSPG2 overexpression independently predicts poor survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Patients parameters

 

HSPG2 expression

 

All patients (n = 151)

Low (n = 49)

High (n = 102)

P

Sex, male/female

78/73

26/23

52/50

0.863

Median age, year, (range)

48 (12–83)

42.5 (20–81)

50 (12–83)

0.287

Median WBC × 109/L, (range)

5.19 (0.35–262.2)

3.97 (0.36–92.78)

8.47 (0.35–262.2)

<0.001

Median HGB, g/L, (range)

79 (11–183)

93.5 (41–183)

74 (11–148)

0.002

Median PLT, ×109/L, (range)

56 (3–491)

105 (4–491)

42 (3–319)

0.001

BM blasts, % (range)

36 (0–96)

2 (0–91)

60 (1–96)

<0.001

FAB classification

   

0.933

  M1

9/151 (6.0%)

2/49 (4.1%)

7/102 (6.9%)

 

  M2

44/151 (29.1%)

19/49 (38.8%)

25/102 (24.5%)

 

  M3

20/151 (13.2%)

4/49 (8.2%)

16/102 (15.7%)

 

  M4

20/151 (13.2%)

4/49 (8.2%)

16/102 (15.7%)

 

  M5

29/151 (19.2%)

11/49 (22.4%)

18/102 (17.6%)

 

  M6

4/151 (2.6%)

1/49 (2.0%)

3/102 (2.9%)

 

  M7

1/151 (0.7%)

0/49 (0.0%)

1/102 (1.0%)

 

  Others

7/151 (4.6%)

1/49 (2.0%)

6/102 (5.9%)

 

  sAML

17/151 (11.3%)

7/49 (14.3%)

10/102 (9.8%)

 

Karyotypes

   

0.069

  Normal

48/151 (31.8%)

26/49 (53.1%)

22/102 (21.6%)

 

  t (15;17)

6/151 (4.0%)

0/49 (0.0%)

6/102 (5.9%)

 

  t (8;21)

11/151 (7.3%)

5/49 (10.2%)

6/102 (5.9%)

 

Other abnormal karyotypes

23/151 (15.2%)

8/49 (16.3%)

15/102 (14.7%)

 

Complex karyotype (>3 chromosomal abnormalities)

5/151 (3.3%)

1/49 (2.0%)

4/102 (3.9%)

 

No data

58/151 (38.4%)

9/49 (18.4%)

49/102 (48.0%)

 

Gene mutation

  WT1

77/151 (51.0%)

30/49 (61.2%)

47/102 (46.1%)

0.086

  NPM1

12/151 (7.9%)

4/49 (8.2%)

8/102 (7.8%)

1.000

  DNMT3A

10/151 (6.6%)

2/49 (4.1%)

8/102 (7.8%)

0.501

  C-KIT

11/151 (7.3%)

5/49 (10.2%)

6/102 (5.9%)

0.506

  FLT3-ITD

7/151 (4.6%)

1/49 (2.0%)

6/102 (5.9%)

0.429

  IDH1/2

17/151 (11.3%)

3/49 (6.1%)

14/102 (13.7%)

0.270

  AML1-ETO

24/151 (15.9%)

12/49 (24.5%)

12/102 (11.8%)

0.058

Treatment regimen

  Chemotherapy-only

110/151 (72.8%)

31/49 (63.3%)

79/102 (77.5%)

0.066

  HSCT

41/151 (27.2%)

18/49 (36.7%)

23/102 (22.5%)

 

Response

  CR

70/151 (46.4%)

30/49 (61.2%)

40/102 (39.2%)

0.011

  1. WBC white blood cells, HGB hemoglobin, PLT platelet, FAB French–American–British classification, sAML secondary acute myeloid leukemia, HSCT hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, CR complete remission.