Table 2.

Patient characteristics


Age, y 

 
    Median   41.5  
    Range   15-59  
Sex, male/female   11/13  
ECOG performance status, 0-1/2-3   2/22  
WBC count, /μL  
    Median   19 385  
    Range   1700-351 000  
PB blast %  
    Median   53  
    Range   0-95  
BM blast %  
    Median   89.2  
    Range   58.4-98.0  
BCR-ABL transcripts*, major/minor
 
9/14
 

Age, y 

 
    Median   41.5  
    Range   15-59  
Sex, male/female   11/13  
ECOG performance status, 0-1/2-3   2/22  
WBC count, /μL  
    Median   19 385  
    Range   1700-351 000  
PB blast %  
    Median   53  
    Range   0-95  
BM blast %  
    Median   89.2  
    Range   58.4-98.0  
BCR-ABL transcripts*, major/minor
 
9/14
 

WBC indicates white blood cell; PB, peripheral blood; and BM, bone marrow.

*

One patient was excluded because RT-PCR screening at presentation was substituted by the result of FISH test.