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Table 2 Patients’ clinical characteristics post-treatment, by recovery of platelet counts

From: Early recovery of the platelet count after decitabine-based induction chemotherapy is a prognostic marker of superior response in elderly patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia

Characteristics

PLT ≥ 60 × 109/L

(N = 42)

PLT < 60 × 109/L

(N = 75)

P

PLT ≥ 100 × 109/L

(N = 27)

PLT < 100 × 109/L

(N = 90)

P

N

Median (range)

N

Median (range)

N

Median (range)

N

Median (range)

Age(years)

 

68.5(60–87)

 

66(60–84)

0.458

 

69(60–87)

 

66(60–84)

0.619

Sex

    

0.706

    

0.435

Male

22

 

42

  

13

 

51

  

Female

20

 

33

  

14

 

39

  

ECOG

    

0.076

    

0.18

0–2

38

 

58

  

25

 

71

  

≥3

4

 

17

  

2

 

19

  

Diagnosis

    

0.305

    

0.771

M0

0

 

3

  

0

 

3

  

M1

9

 

10

  

3

 

16

  

M2

22

 

35

  

14

 

43

  

M4

2

 

6

  

2

 

6

  

M5

5

 

13

  

5

 

13

  

M6

2

 

8

  

2

 

8

  

Unknown

2

 

0

  

1

 

1

  

Primary karyotype

    

0.202

    

0.525

Good

0

 

1

  

0

 

1

  

Intermediate

36

 

53

  

23

 

66

  

Poor

4

 

14

  

3

 

15

  

Unavailable

2

 

7

  

1

 

8

  

FLT3-ITD mutation

    

0.81

    

0.681

Positive

4

 

9

  

2

 

11

  

Negative

34

 

54

  

22

 

66

  

Missing

4

 

12

  

3

 

13

  

NPM1 mutation

    

0.609

    

0.722

Positive

10

 

14

  

5

 

19

  

Negative

28

 

50

  

19

 

59

  

Missing

4

 

11

  

3

 

12

  

CEBPα mutation

    

0.126

    

0.107

Positive

9

 

7

  

7

 

9

  

Negative

29

 

52

  

17

 

64

  

Missing

4

 

16

  

3

 

17

  

C-Kit mutation

    

1.000

    

1.000

Positive

2

 

2

  

1

 

3

  

Negative

36

 

58

  

23

 

71

  

Missing

4

 

15

  

3

 

16

  

Initial CBC

          

WBC

(×109/L)

 

11.575

(0.3–310.3)

 

6.23

(0.7–239.24)

0.475

 

4.02

(0.3–196.8)

 

9.29

(0.7–310.3)

0.452

Hb

(×g/L)

 

89.5

(56–128)

 

81

(47–139)

0.097

 

89

(57–113)

 

82

(47–139)

0.785

PLT

(×109/L)

 

56.5

(8–804)

 

43

(9–575)

0.106

 

72

(8–804)

 

44

(9–789)

0.167

  1. ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, WBC white blood cells, Hb hemoglobin, PLT platelet;