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Table 4 Clinical features, laboratory characteristics, and outcome in relation to total TCR-B aberrations and TCRA/D abnormality

From: Clinical features, laboratory characteristics, and outcome of ETP and TCRA/D aberrations in pediatric patients with T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Parameters

TCR-B aberrations

p-value

TCRA/D abnormality

p-value

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

Age

Median (range)

6 (1–18)

6.5 (3–17)

0.676

6 (2–18)

6.5 (1–18)

0.629

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

Median (range)

7.6 (4–15)

8 (5–11)

0.760

7.2 (4–12)

8.4 (5–14.5)

0.338

Platelets’ count (× 109/L)

Median (range)

48 (8–693)

48 (9–224)

0.508

50 (9–693)

44.5 (8–224)

0.429

WBC (× 109/L)

Median (range)

269 (2–967)

75 (2–883)

0.022

230 (2–967)

144 (3–746)

0.177

PB blast%

Median (range)

83 (0–99)

80 (0–99)

0.349

80 (0–99)

83 (0–97)

0.847

BM blast%

Median (range)

90 (0–99)

85 (20–97)

0.104

90 (0–99)

88.5 (28–98)

0.238

Sex

Male

35 (70.0%)

9 (69.2%)

0.957

20 (60.6%)

24 (80.0%)

0.094

Female

15 (30.0%)

4 (30.8%)

 

13 (39.4%)

6 (20.0%)

Initial CNS

CNSI

37 (74%)

11 (84.6%)

0.003

4 (12.1%)

5 (16.7%)

0.346

23 (69.7%)

16 (53.3%)

TLP

11 (22%)

2 (15.4%)

6 (18.2%)

7 (23.3%)

CNSIII

2 (4%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (6.7%)

BM cellularity

Hypercellular

40 (80%)

11 (84.6%)

0.706

27 (81.8%)

24 (80.0%)

0.845

Normocellular

10 (20%)

2 (15.4%)

 

6 (18.2%)

6 (20.0%)

 

CD34

Negative

40 (80%)

13 (100%)

0.105

30 (90.9%)

23 (76.7%)

0.172

Positive

10 (20%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (9.1%)

7 (23.3%)

ETP

Negative

45 (90%)

11 (84.6%)

0.627

32 (97.0%)

24 (80.0%)

0.047

Positive

5 (10%)

2 (15.4%)

1 (3.0%)

6 (20.0%)

MCN

Normal

39 (78.0%)

7 (53.8%)

0.081

29 (87.9%)

17 (56.7%)

0.006

Hypodiploidy

5 (10.0%)

1 (7.7%)

3 (9.1%)

3 (10.0%)

Hyperdiploidy

6 (12.0%)

5 (38.5%)

1 (3.0%)

10 (33.3%)

Other chromosomal abnormalities

Negative

40 (80.0%)

5 (38.5%)

0.003

25 (75.8%)

20 (66.7%)

0.425

Positive

10 (20%)

8 (61.5%)

8 (24.2%)

10 (33.3%)

Complex

Negative

44 (88.0%)

9 (69.2%)

0.099

29 (87.9%)

24 (80.0%)

0.393

Positive

6 (12.0%)

4 (30.8%)

4 (12.1%)

6 (20.0%)

MRD15

 < 0.01

6 (17.1%)

3 (33.3%)

0.360

6 (23.1%)

3 (16.7%)

0.716

 ≥ 0.01

29 (82.9%)

6 (66.7%)

20 (76.9%)

15 (83.3%)

MRD42

 < 0.01

11 (29.7%)

4 (80.0%)

0.047

9 (42.9%)

6 (28.6%)

0.520

 ≥ 0.01

26 (70.3%)

1 (20.0%)

12 (57.1%)

15 (71.4%)

Relapse

Negative

42 (84.0%)

13 (100%)

0.188

27 (81.8%)

28 (93.3%)

0.261

Positive

8 (16.0%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (18.2%)

2 (6.7%)

Death

Negative

30 (60.0%)

6 (46.2%)

0.531

17 (51.5%)

19 (63.3%)

0.446

Positive

20 (40.0%)

7 (53.8%)

16 (48.5%)

11 (36.7%)

Early death

Negative

44 (88.0%)

8 (61.5%)

0.040

27 (81.8%)

25 (83.3%)

0.478

Positive

6 (12.0%)

5 (38.5%)

6 (18.2%)

5 (16.7%)

  1. Data are presented as number (percentage) or median and range
  2. BM bone marrow, BP peripheral blood, CD cluster of differentiation, CNS central nervous system, CR complete remission, MCN modal chromosomal number, MRD minimal residual disease, TCR T-cell receptors, TLC total leukocyte count, TLP traumatic lumbar puncture, WBC white blood cells count