Early T-Cell Precursor Leukemia Has a Higher Risk of Induction-Related Infection among T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adult

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of T-ALL adult patients.

Characteristics	ETP	Non-ETP	value
	Age	25 (19-33)		24 (17-32)	0.131
Median (IQR)
Gender
Female	15	12
Male	31	39	0.442
Laboratory values
Median (IQR)
WBC count (/L)	8.15 (3.13-66.07)	92.84 (13.36-187.29)	<0.001
Neutrophil count (/L)	1.35 (0.73-5.03)	8.70 (4.13-14.38)	<0.001
Platelet count (/L)	145 (76.76-198.5)	42 (24-147.5)	<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	102 (68.75-124.5)	116 (92.5-131.5)	0.117
LDH (IU/L)	270 (176.75-417.75)	1229 (425-2154.25)	<0.001
Duration of neutropenia	13 (9.25-18.75)	5 (0-10)	<0.001
BM meyloid percentage	13.35 (2.87-38.8)	35.31 (9.28-62.25)	0.007
Response to induction
CR	21	40	0.001
PR/failure	25	11	0.001
Death in induction	4	3	0.593

Quantitative variables are expressed as median (IQR range). IQR: interquartile range; WBC: white blood cell; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; BM: bone marrow; BM myeloid percentage: identified by flow cytometry and aspirate smear by Wright-Giemsa stain on bone marrow samples at diagnosis and measured as the mean plus or minus the standard deviation; CR: complete response after the first treatment; PR: partial response after the first treatment.