Research Article

JAK2 as Predictor of Therapeutic Response in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treated with Imatinib

Table 3

Correlation coefficients for JAK2 levels and the presence of a complete hematological response, as well as early molecular response.

VariableComplete hematological responseEarly molecular response
rp-Valuerp-Value

JAK2 levels before imatinib treatment
 JAK2 gene−0.3330.018−0.2710.045
 Phosphorylated JAK2−0.4480.002−0.543<0.001
 Total JAK2−0.4770.001−0.520<0.001
JAK2 levels after 3 months of imatinib treatment
 JAK2 gene−0.605<0.001−0.654<0.001
 Phosphorylated JAK2−0.4760.001−0.4210.003
 Total JAK2−0.1410.192−0.1570.166