Table 1.

Patient demographics and baseline characteristics

Pevonedistat+ azacitidine
n = 227
Azacitidine alone
n = 227
Higher-risk MDS n = 161 n = 163 
 Median age, years (range) 73 (36-87) 74 (41-92) 
 Male/female, n (%) 93 (58)/68 (42) 103 (63)/60 (37) 
 Disease type, n (%) 
  De novo 150 (93) 154 (94) 
  Secondary 9 (6) 9 (6) 
  Missing/unknown 2 (1) 
 WHO tumor classification, n (%) 
  Refractory anemia with excess blasts-1 50 (31) 52 (32) 
  Refractory anemia with excess blasts-2 63 (39) 77 (47) 
  CMML-2 1 (<1) 2 (1) 
  Not available 2 (1) 1 (<1) 
  Missing data 45 (28) 31 (19) 
 IPSS-R category, n (%) 
  Intermediate risk 38 (24) 41 (25) 
  High risk 60 (37) 64 (39) 
  Very high risk 63 (39) 58 (36) 
 ECOG PS, n (%) 
  0-1 145 (90) 143 (88) 
  2 14 (9) 20 (12) 
  Missing data 2 (1) 
 TP53 mutation yes/no, n (%) 39 (24)/122 (76) 35 (21)/128 (79) 
 Median modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, (range) 1 (0-8) 1 (0-9) 
 Median time from initial diagnosis, months (range) 1.31 (0-98.7) 1.61 (0.1-149.7) 
Higher-risk CMML n = 16 n = 11 
 Median age, years (range) 69.5 (60-86) 70 (61-85) 
 Male/female, n (%) 10 (63)/6 (38) 8 (73)/3 (27) 
 Disease type, n (%)   
  De novo 15 (94) 9 (82) 
  Secondary 1 (6) 2 (18) 
 WHO tumor classification, n (%) 
  CMML-1 12 (75) 2 (18) 
  CMML-2 1 (6) 6 (55) 
  Refractory anemia with excess blasts-1 1 (6) 
  Missing data 2 (13) 1 (9) 
 IPSS-R category, n (%) 
  Intermediate risk 7 (44) 3 (27) 
  High risk 8 (50) 4 (36) 
  Very high risk 1 (6) 4 (36) 
 ECOG PS, n (%) 
  0-1 15 (94) 9 (82) 
  2 1 (6) 2 (18) 
 TP53 mutation yes/no, n (%) 2 (13)/14 (88) 1 (9)/10 (91) 
 Median modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, (range) 0 (0-6) 2 (0-5) 
 Median time from initial diagnosis, months (range) 4.04 (0.4-25.5) 1.71 (0.3-55.7) 
AML 20-30% blasts n = 50 n = 53 
 Median age, years (range) 75 (36-92) 75 (54-92) 
 Male/female, n (%) 29 (58)/21 (42) 31 (58)/22 (42) 
 Disease type, n (%) 
  De novo 31 (62) 26 (49) 
  Secondary 18 (36) 27 (51) 
  Unknown 1 (2) 
 Revised WHO classification, n (%) 
  AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities 3 (6) 
  AML with myelodysplasia-related changes 33 (66) 38 (72) 
  Therapy-related AML 1 (2) 
  AML not otherwise specified 14 (28) 11 (21) 
  Other 2 (4) 1 (2) 
 European LeukemiaNet risk classification, n (%) 
  Adverse 30 (60) 37 (70) 
  Intermediate 1 (2) 2 (4) 
  Indeterminate 10 (20) 8 (15) 
  Missing data 9 (18) 6 (11) 
 ECOG PS, n (%) 
  0-1 43 (86) 39 (74) 
  2 7 (14) 13 (25) 
  Missing data 1 (2) 
 TP53 mutation yes/no, n (%) 7 (14)/43 (86) 11 (21)/42 (79) 
 Median time from initial diagnosis, months (range) 0.72 (0.1-5.3) 0.76 (0.1-10.7) 
Pevonedistat+ azacitidine
n = 227
Azacitidine alone
n = 227
Higher-risk MDS n = 161 n = 163 
 Median age, years (range) 73 (36-87) 74 (41-92) 
 Male/female, n (%) 93 (58)/68 (42) 103 (63)/60 (37) 
 Disease type, n (%) 
  De novo 150 (93) 154 (94) 
  Secondary 9 (6) 9 (6) 
  Missing/unknown 2 (1) 
 WHO tumor classification, n (%) 
  Refractory anemia with excess blasts-1 50 (31) 52 (32) 
  Refractory anemia with excess blasts-2 63 (39) 77 (47) 
  CMML-2 1 (<1) 2 (1) 
  Not available 2 (1) 1 (<1) 
  Missing data 45 (28) 31 (19) 
 IPSS-R category, n (%) 
  Intermediate risk 38 (24) 41 (25) 
  High risk 60 (37) 64 (39) 
  Very high risk 63 (39) 58 (36) 
 ECOG PS, n (%) 
  0-1 145 (90) 143 (88) 
  2 14 (9) 20 (12) 
  Missing data 2 (1) 
 TP53 mutation yes/no, n (%) 39 (24)/122 (76) 35 (21)/128 (79) 
 Median modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, (range) 1 (0-8) 1 (0-9) 
 Median time from initial diagnosis, months (range) 1.31 (0-98.7) 1.61 (0.1-149.7) 
Higher-risk CMML n = 16 n = 11 
 Median age, years (range) 69.5 (60-86) 70 (61-85) 
 Male/female, n (%) 10 (63)/6 (38) 8 (73)/3 (27) 
 Disease type, n (%)   
  De novo 15 (94) 9 (82) 
  Secondary 1 (6) 2 (18) 
 WHO tumor classification, n (%) 
  CMML-1 12 (75) 2 (18) 
  CMML-2 1 (6) 6 (55) 
  Refractory anemia with excess blasts-1 1 (6) 
  Missing data 2 (13) 1 (9) 
 IPSS-R category, n (%) 
  Intermediate risk 7 (44) 3 (27) 
  High risk 8 (50) 4 (36) 
  Very high risk 1 (6) 4 (36) 
 ECOG PS, n (%) 
  0-1 15 (94) 9 (82) 
  2 1 (6) 2 (18) 
 TP53 mutation yes/no, n (%) 2 (13)/14 (88) 1 (9)/10 (91) 
 Median modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, (range) 0 (0-6) 2 (0-5) 
 Median time from initial diagnosis, months (range) 4.04 (0.4-25.5) 1.71 (0.3-55.7) 
AML 20-30% blasts n = 50 n = 53 
 Median age, years (range) 75 (36-92) 75 (54-92) 
 Male/female, n (%) 29 (58)/21 (42) 31 (58)/22 (42) 
 Disease type, n (%) 
  De novo 31 (62) 26 (49) 
  Secondary 18 (36) 27 (51) 
  Unknown 1 (2) 
 Revised WHO classification, n (%) 
  AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities 3 (6) 
  AML with myelodysplasia-related changes 33 (66) 38 (72) 
  Therapy-related AML 1 (2) 
  AML not otherwise specified 14 (28) 11 (21) 
  Other 2 (4) 1 (2) 
 European LeukemiaNet risk classification, n (%) 
  Adverse 30 (60) 37 (70) 
  Intermediate 1 (2) 2 (4) 
  Indeterminate 10 (20) 8 (15) 
  Missing data 9 (18) 6 (11) 
 ECOG PS, n (%) 
  0-1 43 (86) 39 (74) 
  2 7 (14) 13 (25) 
  Missing data 1 (2) 
 TP53 mutation yes/no, n (%) 7 (14)/43 (86) 11 (21)/42 (79) 
 Median time from initial diagnosis, months (range) 0.72 (0.1-5.3) 0.76 (0.1-10.7) 

WHO, World Health Organization.

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