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Table 3 Characteristics of LOX-low/LOX-high extramedullary AML

From: Lysyl oxidase expression is associated with inferior outcome and Extramedullary disease of acute myeloid leukemia

 

all EM AML

n = 59

all EM AML

n = 59

LOX-low group

n = 28, 60%

LOX-high group

n = 31, 40%

p-value

age at diagnosis

median (range)

46 (17–60)

45 (17–60)

49 (22–59)

0.538

Gender, Female, no. (percent)

24 (41)

13 (46)

11 (35)

0.393

Bone marrow blasts at diagnosis

[percent] median (range)

63 (20–96)

68.5 (20–94)

62.5 (20.5–96)

0.792

WBC count at diagnosis

[Gpt/L] median (range)

26.9 (1.3–191.4)

38 (1.4–191.4)

18.8 (1.3–189.1)

0.370

Platelet count at diagnosis

[Gpt/L] median (range)

52 (13–357)

61 (13–231)

50 (13–357)

0.970

Serum LDH at diagnosis

[U/l] median (range)

707 (145–4945)

694 (186–4945)

768 (145–3973)

0.439

FLT3-ITD mutational status, positive, no. (percent)

12 (25)

8 (29)

4 (13)

0.135

NPM1 mutational status, NPM1 mut, no. (percent)

21 (36)

10 (37)

11 (35)

0.902

Combined NPM1/FLT3 status, no. (percent)

NPM1 wt/FLT3 wt

32 (55)

14 (52)

18 (58)

0.413

NPM1 wt/FLT3 mut

5 (9)

3 (11)

2 (6)

NPM1 mut/FLT3 wt

14 (24)

5 (18)

9 (29)

NPM1 mut/FLT3 mut

7 (12)

5 (18)

2 (6)

Disease status at diagnosis, no. (percent)

 De novo AML

53 (90)

28 (100)

25 (81)

0.049

 tAML

5 (8)

0 (0)

5 (16)

 mdsAML

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (3)

FAB subtypes at diagnosis, no. (percent)

 M0

2 (3)

0 (0)

2 (6)

0.003

 M1

11 (19)

9 (32)

2 (6)

 M2

14 (24)

10 (36)

4 (13)

 M4

9 (15)

2 (7)

7 (23)

 M4eo

2 (3)

2 (7)

0 (0)

 M5a

11 (19)

1 (4)

10 (32)

 M5b

2 (3)

0 (0)

2 (6)

 M6

2 (3)

1 (4)

1 (3)

 M7

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (3)

 RAEB-T

3 (5)

1 (4)

2 (6)

 M5 other

2 (3)

2 (7)

0 (0)

Cytogenetic subgroups, no. (percent)

 High risk

19 (32)

3 (11)

16 (52)

0.001

 Standard risk

33 (56)

19 (68)

14 (45)

 Low risk

7 (12)

6 (21)

1 (3)

Detailed karyotypes, no. (percent)

 Complex karyotype

12 (20)

3 (11)

9 (29)

0.081

 Normal karyotype

18 (32)

12 (44)

6 (20)

0.047

 t(8;21)

4 (7)

3 (11)

1 (3)

0.253

 inv16

3 (5)

3 (11)

0 (0)

0.061

 monosomy 5

2 (3)

0 (0)

2 (6)

0.171

 del5q

3 (5)

1 (4)

2 (6)

0.615

 monosomy 7

1 (2)

1 (4)

0 (0)

0.289

 del7q

3 (5)

1 (4)

2 (6)

0.615

 monosomy other than chromosomes 5 or 7

3 (5)

1 (4)

2 (6)

0.615

 trisomy 8

11 (19)

3 (11)

8 (26)

0.137

 t(9;11)

3 (5)

0 (0)

3 (10)

0.091

 abnl(11q23)

10 (17)

1 (4)

9 (29)

0.009

  1. Table 3 Univariate results of EM-AML patients’ characteristics, divided in LOX-low and LOX-high group
  2. Abbreviations: AML acute myeloid leukemia, FAB French American British classification of acute leukemia, FLT3-ITD FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 internal tandem duplication, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, MDS myelodysplastic syndrome, NPM1 Nucleophosmin 1, RAEB refractory anemia with excess blasts, t-AML therapy-related AML, mdsAML AML with preceding MDS, WBC white blood count