Table 1

Influence of clinical-biologic characteristics and gene expression profile at diagnosis in 121 CN-AML patients regarding their OS and RFS

OS (n = 121)
RFS (n = 100)
n2-year, %UnivariateMultivariate*HR (95% CI)n2-year, %UnivariateMultivariate*HR (95% CI)
Clinical-biologic feature           
    WBC at diagnosis, × 109/L   .001 < .001    .018 .031  
        Less than or equal to 50.0 88 62   2.8 (1.6-4.8) 76 64   2.1 (1.0-5.2) 
        More than 50.0 33 35    24 33    
    Age, y§   .003 .004    .008 .006  
        Less than or equal to 65 97 59   2.5 (1.3-4.5) 84 62   2.7 (1.4-5.6) 
        More than 65 24 36    16 28    
    FLT3/NPM1 phenotype   .070 .055    .030 .037  
    FLT3wt/NPM1mutated 38 61   ND 34 70   2.1 (1.1-4.0) 
    Other phenotypes 83 50    66 49    
    Sex   .080 > .1    .056 .074  
        Male 61 47   ND 49 48   ND 
        Female 60 60    51 63    
    Platelet at diagnosis, × 109/L   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 60 61 49   ND 51 50   ND 
        More than 60 60 59    49 62    
    Hemoglobin, g/dL   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 9.1 61 56   ND 51 60   ND 
        More than 9.1 60 52    49 51    
    PB blasts at diagnosis, %   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 44 61 55   ND 52 56   ND 
        More than 44 60 53    48 54    
    BM blasts at diagnosis, %   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 67 61 53   ND 61 56   ND 
        More than 67 60 54    60 55    
Gene expression (quartiles)           
    ERG (median)   .020 .024    .010 .014  
        Less than or equal to 0.54 61 66   1.9 (1.1-3.3) 54 67   2.2 (1.1-3.8) 
        More than 0.54 60 42    46 44    
    PRAME (75th percentile)   .035 .066    .017 .026  
        Less than or equal to 150 91 51   ND 74 48   0.4 (0.2-0.9) 
        More than 150 30 63    26 79    
    EVI-1 (75th percentile)    .030     .050  
        Less than or equal to 0.2 91 59 .042  1.9 (1.0-3.3) 77 60 .051  2.0 (1.0-3.8) 
        More than 0.2 30 42    23 46    
    MLL-PTD (75th percentile)   > .1     .061 > .1  
        Less than or equal to 0.3 91 56  ND ND 73 59   ND 
        More than 0.3 30 46    27 46    
    WT1 (75th percentile)   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 374 91 56   ND 75 59   ND 
        More than 374 30 46    25 47    
    MN1 (median)   > .1 ND     ND  
        Less than or equal to 50 61 59   ND 54 58 > .1  ND 
        More than 50 60 47    46 53    
    RHAMM (75th percentile)   > .1 ND     ND  
        Less than or equal to 1.3 91 55   ND 75 57 > .1  ND 
        More than 1.3 30 47    25 52    
OS (n = 121)
RFS (n = 100)
n2-year, %UnivariateMultivariate*HR (95% CI)n2-year, %UnivariateMultivariate*HR (95% CI)
Clinical-biologic feature           
    WBC at diagnosis, × 109/L   .001 < .001    .018 .031  
        Less than or equal to 50.0 88 62   2.8 (1.6-4.8) 76 64   2.1 (1.0-5.2) 
        More than 50.0 33 35    24 33    
    Age, y§   .003 .004    .008 .006  
        Less than or equal to 65 97 59   2.5 (1.3-4.5) 84 62   2.7 (1.4-5.6) 
        More than 65 24 36    16 28    
    FLT3/NPM1 phenotype   .070 .055    .030 .037  
    FLT3wt/NPM1mutated 38 61   ND 34 70   2.1 (1.1-4.0) 
    Other phenotypes 83 50    66 49    
    Sex   .080 > .1    .056 .074  
        Male 61 47   ND 49 48   ND 
        Female 60 60    51 63    
    Platelet at diagnosis, × 109/L   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 60 61 49   ND 51 50   ND 
        More than 60 60 59    49 62    
    Hemoglobin, g/dL   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 9.1 61 56   ND 51 60   ND 
        More than 9.1 60 52    49 51    
    PB blasts at diagnosis, %   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 44 61 55   ND 52 56   ND 
        More than 44 60 53    48 54    
    BM blasts at diagnosis, %   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 67 61 53   ND 61 56   ND 
        More than 67 60 54    60 55    
Gene expression (quartiles)           
    ERG (median)   .020 .024    .010 .014  
        Less than or equal to 0.54 61 66   1.9 (1.1-3.3) 54 67   2.2 (1.1-3.8) 
        More than 0.54 60 42    46 44    
    PRAME (75th percentile)   .035 .066    .017 .026  
        Less than or equal to 150 91 51   ND 74 48   0.4 (0.2-0.9) 
        More than 150 30 63    26 79    
    EVI-1 (75th percentile)    .030     .050  
        Less than or equal to 0.2 91 59 .042  1.9 (1.0-3.3) 77 60 .051  2.0 (1.0-3.8) 
        More than 0.2 30 42    23 46    
    MLL-PTD (75th percentile)   > .1     .061 > .1  
        Less than or equal to 0.3 91 56  ND ND 73 59   ND 
        More than 0.3 30 46    27 46    
    WT1 (75th percentile)   > .1 ND    > .1 ND  
        Less than or equal to 374 91 56   ND 75 59   ND 
        More than 374 30 46    25 47    
    MN1 (median)   > .1 ND     ND  
        Less than or equal to 50 61 59   ND 54 58 > .1  ND 
        More than 50 60 47    46 53    
    RHAMM (75th percentile)   > .1 ND     ND  
        Less than or equal to 1.3 91 55   ND 75 57 > .1  ND 
        More than 1.3 30 47    25 52    

HR indicates hazard ration; and ND, not done.

*

Multivariate analysis was performed by including those features with a P value < .1 in the univariate analysis. Only variables with a P value less than .05 in the Cox regression model were considered as having an independent prognostic value.

Hazard ratio (HR) was calculated for WBC > 50 × 109/L, age > 65 years, non-FLT3wt/NPM1mutated phenotype, and high ERG, EVI1, or PRAME expression.

Variables were dichotomized based on high-risk criteria.

§

Fifty-two of 84 (62%) patients younger than 65 years in complete remission underwent an autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT), whereas 19 (23%) received an allogeneic-SCT.

Variables were dichotomized based on median value.

For each gene, the quartile providing the best separation of survival curves (lowest P value) is shown.

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