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

Table 3

Qualitative test results of PML-RARα before and after induction therapy.

		Before (n)		After (n)		Negative rate (%)	-value
		Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
PML-RARα qualitative test	RIF group	8	0	5	2	28.5%	0.367
	ATO group	11	0	5	6	54.5%

Fisher’s exact test. RIF: realgar-indigo naturalis formula; ATO: arsenic trioxide; PML: promyelocytic leukemia protein; RARα: retinoic acid receptor α.