Oral Realgar-Indigo Naturalis Formula Treatment for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Children: A Randomized, Control Clinical Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

	RIF group (n = 8)	ATO (n = 11)	t-value	-value
Sex (n)
Male	3	7		0.375
Female	5	4
Median age (years)	10.12 ± 3.2	7.36 ± 3.6	−1.693	0.100
Age group (n)
＜5 years	1	2
5–12 years	6	8
≥13 years	1	1
Sanz risk (n)
Low–intermediate	6	5		0.310^#
High	2	6

^#Nonparametric test. Fisher’s exact test. RIF: realgar-indigo naturalis formula; ATO: arsenic trioxide.