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Table 1 Basic characteristics of ND-AML patients between NK% high and NK% low in BM

From: Bone marrow infiltrated natural killer cells predicted the anti-leukemia activity of MCL1 or BCL2 inhibitors in acute myeloid leukemia

Variable

ND-AML NK%high (n=34)

ND-AML NK%low (n=35)

P value

Age, years

  

ns

 Median

 

47

 

 Range

15–78

19–74

 

Gender, no. (%)

  

ns

 Male

20 (58.8%)

16 (45.7%)

 

 Female

14 (41.2%)

19 (54.3%)

 

Hepatic or renal function, no.a

  

ns

 Normal

32

32

 

 Abnormal

2

3

 

WBC, 109/L

  

ns

 Median

10.665

13.79

 

 Range

1–249.98

1.4–371.9

 

Platelet, 109/L

  

ns

 Median

34.5

28

 

 Range

1.87–401

3–167

56

HB, g/L

  

ns

 Median

81

74

 

 Range

20–116

52–149

 

PB NK, %

  

< 0.001

 Median

14.1

5.4

 

 Range

4.2–42.9

2.3–21.7

 

BM blasts, %

  

ns

 Median

53.7

53.1

 

 Range

6.6–94.1

16.3–95.1

 

BM Lymph, %

  

ns

 Median

11.3

6.2

 

 Range

2.2–49

1.7–49.2

 

BM NK, %

  

< 0.001

 Median

19.65

7.6

 

 Range

12.5–43.6

2–11.9

 

BM T, %

  

< 0.001

 Median

66.5

77.7

 

 Range

45.6–80.4

46–86.2

 

Cytogenetics, no. (%)

 t(15;17)/PML-RARA

0

0

 

 t(8;21)/AML1-ETO

1

4

 

 inv.(16;16)/CBFb-MYH11

2

1

 

 CN-AMLb

23

22

 

 Unfavorablec

8

8

 

Mutations, no. (%)

 FLT3 mutations

15

5

 

 RAS mutations

6

6

 
  1. ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, WBC White blood cell, RBC Red blood cell, HB Hemoglobin, BM Bone marrow, ns Not significance
  2. P values were calculated by means of nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables and x-square test for categorical variables
  3. aHepatic abnormality as defined by ALT 2.53 normal value or AST 2.53 normal value, while renal abnormality as defined by creatinine 2.53 normal value
  4. bCN-AML: cases having no cytogenetically identifiable abnormalities
  5. cUnfavorable: inv. (3)/t (3;3), t (9;22), 11q23 abnormalities, 25, 27, del (5q),del (7p), and complex karyotype