Figure 3.
The clinical value of in vitro culture.
The relationship of normal BFU-E growth (30 bursts/105 marrow mononuclear cells) and remission (CR and PR) is shown. BFU-E maturation in vitro was a superb predictor of clinical response. Its sensitivity was 96%, its specificity was 78% and its predictive value was 93% (p =.0001 with 2-tailed chi-square analysis). Complete data are in reference 1 .
