Table 2.

Prognostic Value of p15ink4b Methylation and Other Pretreatment Factors in 53 Cases of MDS

No. Median Actuarial Survival (mo) P
Univariate analysis  
p15INK4b methylation    .049 
 Unmethylated  33  48  
 Methylated  20  18  
FAB type    .05  
 RA + RARS  12  42 
 RAEB + RAEB-t  23  18  
 CMML   9  21 
Karyotype    .18  
 Normal or favorable* 30  26 
 Other single and complex ab  14  24  
Bone marrow blasts   .032  
 <10%  29  48  
 >10%  24 16  
Cox multivariate analysis  
Bone marrow blasts   .026  
p15INK4b methylation    .4  
FAB type   .6 
No. Median Actuarial Survival (mo) P
Univariate analysis  
p15INK4b methylation    .049 
 Unmethylated  33  48  
 Methylated  20  18  
FAB type    .05  
 RA + RARS  12  42 
 RAEB + RAEB-t  23  18  
 CMML   9  21 
Karyotype    .18  
 Normal or favorable* 30  26 
 Other single and complex ab  14  24  
Bone marrow blasts   .032  
 <10%  29  48  
 >10%  24 16  
Cox multivariate analysis  
Bone marrow blasts   .026  
p15INK4b methylation    .4  
FAB type   .6 

*Favorable: isolated del 5q or del20q (1 patient had del20q and no patient had del 5q).

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