Table 2.

Univariate analysis of TFS





Patients with feature

Patients without feature

Log rank
P
Median TFS (95% Cl)
No.
Median TFS (95% Cl)
No.
Binet stage  18.05   < .001   —   —   —   —  
A   —   —   132   27   —   —  
B   —   —   42 (21-63)   27   —   —  
C   —   —   36 (24-48)   37   —   —  
β2-microglobulin level 3.5 mg/L or greater   4.98   .026   32 (15-49)   26   58 (32-84)   55  
TK level 10 IU/L or greater   6.332   .012   36 (17-55)   39   77 (48-106)   33  
Complex karyotype*  25.72   < .001   26 (15-37)   24   106 (61-151)   68  
CD38   17.31   < .001   20 (7-33)   13   88 (40-136)   61  
13q- single   17.06   < .001   106 (54-158)   43   30 (18-42)   46  
11q-   2.78   .095   36 (0-80)   12   58 (38-78)   75  
+12   1.54   .215   36 (23-49)   11   48 (28-68)   78  
17p-   7.35   .007   28 (2-54)   7   58 (34-82)   82  
Balanced translocations   19.59   < .001   24 (18-30)   21   77 (40-114)   71  
Unbalanced translocations   18.21   < .001   26 (12-40)   17   77 (39-115)   75  
Translocations   35.45   < .001   24 (17-31)   32   106 (74-138)   60  
One translocation vs more than one translocation   0.84   .359   24 (14-34)   18   24 (9-39)   13  
Translocations stratified according to no. previous treatments  17.95   < .001   —   —   —   —  
Untreated patients   —   —   26 (6-46)   11   110 (NC)   44  
Patients who had received one chemotherapeutic regimen   —   —   24 (14-34)   12   48 (22-74)   13  
Patients who had received more than one chemotherapeutic regimen
 

 

 
13 (0-41)
 
8
 
228 (NC)
 
2
 




Patients with feature

Patients without feature

Log rank
P
Median TFS (95% Cl)
No.
Median TFS (95% Cl)
No.
Binet stage  18.05   < .001   —   —   —   —  
A   —   —   132   27   —   —  
B   —   —   42 (21-63)   27   —   —  
C   —   —   36 (24-48)   37   —   —  
β2-microglobulin level 3.5 mg/L or greater   4.98   .026   32 (15-49)   26   58 (32-84)   55  
TK level 10 IU/L or greater   6.332   .012   36 (17-55)   39   77 (48-106)   33  
Complex karyotype*  25.72   < .001   26 (15-37)   24   106 (61-151)   68  
CD38   17.31   < .001   20 (7-33)   13   88 (40-136)   61  
13q- single   17.06   < .001   106 (54-158)   43   30 (18-42)   46  
11q-   2.78   .095   36 (0-80)   12   58 (38-78)   75  
+12   1.54   .215   36 (23-49)   11   48 (28-68)   78  
17p-   7.35   .007   28 (2-54)   7   58 (34-82)   82  
Balanced translocations   19.59   < .001   24 (18-30)   21   77 (40-114)   71  
Unbalanced translocations   18.21   < .001   26 (12-40)   17   77 (39-115)   75  
Translocations   35.45   < .001   24 (17-31)   32   106 (74-138)   60  
One translocation vs more than one translocation   0.84   .359   24 (14-34)   18   24 (9-39)   13  
Translocations stratified according to no. previous treatments  17.95   < .001   —   —   —   —  
Untreated patients   —   —   26 (6-46)   11   110 (NC)   44  
Patients who had received one chemotherapeutic regimen   —   —   24 (14-34)   12   48 (22-74)   13  
Patients who had received more than one chemotherapeutic regimen
 

 

 
13 (0-41)
 
8
 
228 (NC)
 
2
 

To convert β2-microglobulin from milligrams per liter to nanomoles per liter, multiply milligrams per liter by 85.

TK indicates thymidine kinase; —, none; NC, not calculated.

*

Three or more chromosomal aberrations per sample.

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