Table 1.

Clinical and biologic characteristics of MSLNand MSLN+children and young adult patients treated on AAML1031

CharacteristicMSLN (<5 TPM), n = 679MSLN+ (≥5 TPM), n = 359P
Males 344 (50.7) 193 (53.8) .342 
Age, median (range), y 11.1 (0.04-29.5) 8.3 (0-28.3) .002 
CNS disease classification    
 CNS1 488 (73.3) 206 (60.4) <.001 
 CNS2 126 (19.1) 90 (26.4) .008 
 CNS3 50 (7.6) 45 (13.2) .004 
Non-CNS EMD present 84 (12.4) 61 (17) .042 
Any EMD (non-CNS + CNS3) 125 (18.8) 95 (27.8) .001 
Diagnostic WBC count, median (range), ×103/μL 19.9 (0.6-918.5) 28.1 (0.6-712.7) .116 
Bone marrow blasts, median (range), % 68 (0-100) 70 (0-100) .074 
Peripheral blasts, median (range), % 36 (0-100) 40 (0-99) .791 
CEBPα positive 62 (9.1) 0 (0) <.001 
NPM1 positive 91 (13.4) 5 (1.4) <.001 
FLT3-ITD positive 156 (23) 12 (3.3) <.001 
Cytogenetics    
 Normal 257 (36.9) 10 (2.8) <.001 
 inv(16)/t(16;16) 12 (1.8) 89 (24.9) <.001 
 t(8;21) 57 (8.5) 86 (24) <.001 
 11q23/KMT2A rearrangements 87 (13) 144 (40.2) <.001 
 Monosomy 5/del5q 10 (1.5) 0 (0) .018 
 Monosomy 7 18 (2.7) 1 (0.3) .006 
 Trisomy 8 50 (7.5) 13 (3.6) .015 
 Other abnormalities 159 (23.7) 14 (3.9) <.001 
Complete remission at end of induction I 479 (72.1) 269 (82.3) <.001 
MRD < 0.1% at end of induction I 406 (63.7) 301 (87.8) <.001 
CharacteristicMSLN (<5 TPM), n = 679MSLN+ (≥5 TPM), n = 359P
Males 344 (50.7) 193 (53.8) .342 
Age, median (range), y 11.1 (0.04-29.5) 8.3 (0-28.3) .002 
CNS disease classification    
 CNS1 488 (73.3) 206 (60.4) <.001 
 CNS2 126 (19.1) 90 (26.4) .008 
 CNS3 50 (7.6) 45 (13.2) .004 
Non-CNS EMD present 84 (12.4) 61 (17) .042 
Any EMD (non-CNS + CNS3) 125 (18.8) 95 (27.8) .001 
Diagnostic WBC count, median (range), ×103/μL 19.9 (0.6-918.5) 28.1 (0.6-712.7) .116 
Bone marrow blasts, median (range), % 68 (0-100) 70 (0-100) .074 
Peripheral blasts, median (range), % 36 (0-100) 40 (0-99) .791 
CEBPα positive 62 (9.1) 0 (0) <.001 
NPM1 positive 91 (13.4) 5 (1.4) <.001 
FLT3-ITD positive 156 (23) 12 (3.3) <.001 
Cytogenetics    
 Normal 257 (36.9) 10 (2.8) <.001 
 inv(16)/t(16;16) 12 (1.8) 89 (24.9) <.001 
 t(8;21) 57 (8.5) 86 (24) <.001 
 11q23/KMT2A rearrangements 87 (13) 144 (40.2) <.001 
 Monosomy 5/del5q 10 (1.5) 0 (0) .018 
 Monosomy 7 18 (2.7) 1 (0.3) .006 
 Trisomy 8 50 (7.5) 13 (3.6) .015 
 Other abnormalities 159 (23.7) 14 (3.9) <.001 
Complete remission at end of induction I 479 (72.1) 269 (82.3) <.001 
MRD < 0.1% at end of induction I 406 (63.7) 301 (87.8) <.001 

Unless otherwise noted, data are n (%).

CNS1, no blasts identified; CNS2, blasts present on cytospin with white blood cells (WBC) <5 or blasts present on cytospin with WBC ≥5 and traumatic tap; CNS3, blasts present on cytospin with WBC ≥5 and atraumatic tap.