Hematologic response criteria
Major hematologic response (MaHR) |
Complete hematologic response (CHR) |
White blood cell (WBC) count no more than institutional ULN |
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1 × 109/L (1000/mm3) |
Platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L (100 000/mm3) |
No blasts or promyelocytes in peripheral blood |
Bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% |
Less than 5% myelocytes plus metamyelocytes in peripheral blood |
Basophils in peripheral blood < 2% and basophils in the bone marrow < 2% |
No extramedullary involvement (including no hepatomegaly or splenomegaly) |
No evidence of leukemia (NEL) |
WBC count no more than institutional ULN |
No blasts or promyelocytes in peripheral blood |
Bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% |
Less than 5% myelocytes plus metamyelocytes in peripheral blood |
No extramedullary involvement (including no hepatomegaly or splenomegaly) |
Basophils in peripheral blood < 2% and at least one of the following: |
20 × 109/L (20 000/mm3) ≤ platelets < 100 × 109/L (100 000/mm3) |
0.5 × 109/L (500/mm3) ≤ ANC < 1.0 × 109/L (1000/mm3) |
Minor hematologic response (MiHR) |
Less than 15% blasts in bone marrow and in peripheral blood |
Less than 30% blasts plus promyelocytes in bone marrow and < 30% blasts plus promyelocytes in peripheral blood |
Less than 2% basophils in peripheral blood |
No extramedullary involvement other than spleen and liver |
Major hematologic response (MaHR) |
Complete hematologic response (CHR) |
White blood cell (WBC) count no more than institutional ULN |
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1 × 109/L (1000/mm3) |
Platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L (100 000/mm3) |
No blasts or promyelocytes in peripheral blood |
Bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% |
Less than 5% myelocytes plus metamyelocytes in peripheral blood |
Basophils in peripheral blood < 2% and basophils in the bone marrow < 2% |
No extramedullary involvement (including no hepatomegaly or splenomegaly) |
No evidence of leukemia (NEL) |
WBC count no more than institutional ULN |
No blasts or promyelocytes in peripheral blood |
Bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% |
Less than 5% myelocytes plus metamyelocytes in peripheral blood |
No extramedullary involvement (including no hepatomegaly or splenomegaly) |
Basophils in peripheral blood < 2% and at least one of the following: |
20 × 109/L (20 000/mm3) ≤ platelets < 100 × 109/L (100 000/mm3) |
0.5 × 109/L (500/mm3) ≤ ANC < 1.0 × 109/L (1000/mm3) |
Minor hematologic response (MiHR) |
Less than 15% blasts in bone marrow and in peripheral blood |
Less than 30% blasts plus promyelocytes in bone marrow and < 30% blasts plus promyelocytes in peripheral blood |
Less than 2% basophils in peripheral blood |
No extramedullary involvement other than spleen and liver |