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. 2026 Jun 15;26:1159. doi: 10.1186/s12885-026-16289-4

Table 4.

Clinical characteristics of patients with AML1::ETO and KIT exon 17 mutation and without AML1::ETO nor KIT mutation in TARGET

Total AML1::ETO and KIT exon 17 mutation Without AML1::ETO nor 17 KIT mutation P value
Patients, n(%) 96 15 81
Demographics
 Gender 0.99
Male 46.9% (45/96) 46.7% (7/15) 46.9% (38/81)
Female 53.1% (51/96) 53.3% (8/15) 53.1% (43/81)
 Race 0.001**
Asian 2.1% (2/96) 6.7% (1/15) 1.2% (1/81)
Black or African 8.3% (8/96) 0.0% (0/15) 9.9% (8/81)
White 72.9% (70/96) 46.7% (7/15) 77.8% (63/81)
Other 9.4% (9/96) 13.3% (2/15) 8.7% (7/81)
Unknown 6.3% (6/96) 33.3% (5/15) 1.2% (1/81)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1.0% (1/96) 0.0% (0/15) 1.2% (1/81)
 Ethnicity 0.01*
Hispanic or Latino 26.1% (25/96) 53.3% (8/15) 21.0% (17/81)
Not Hispanic or Latino 70.8% (68/96) 40.0% (6/15) 76.5% (62/81)
Unknown 3.1% (3/96) 6.7% (1/15) 2.5% (2/81)
 Age(years) 0.78
< 10 39.6% (38/96) 33.3% (5/15) 40.7% (33/81)
≥ 10 60.4% (58/96) 66.7% (10/15) 59.3% (48/81)
 Risk group 1.00
High 2.1% (2/96) 0.0% (0/15) 2.5% (2/81)
Standard 2.1% (2/96) 0.0% (0/15) 2.5% (2/81)
Low 95.8% (92/96) 100.0% (15/15) 95.0% (77/81)
Clinical features
 Treatment protocol 0.66
AAML03P1 7.3% (7/96) 0.0% (0/15) 8.6% (7/81)
AAML0531 87.5% (84/96) 93.3% (14/15) 86.4% (70/81)
CCG-2961 5.2% (5/96) 6.7% (1/15) 5.0% (4/81)
 Initial WBC count(10^9/L) 0.004**
< 50 39.6% (38/96) 73.3% (11/15) 33.3% (27/81)
≥ 50 60.4% (58/96) 26.7% (4/15) 66.7% (54/81)
 FAB Category < 0.001***
M1 3.1% (3/96) 13.3% (2/15) 1.2% (1/81)
M2 12.5% (12/96) 73.4% (11/15) 1.2% (1/81)
M4 73.0 % (70/96) 0.0% (0/15) 86.5% (70/81)
M5 1.0% (1/96) 0.0% (0/15) 1.2% (1/81)
NOS 1.0% (1/96) 0.0% (0/15) 1.2% (1/81)
Unknown 9.4% (9/96) 13.3% (2/15) 8.7% (7/81)
Therapeutic evaluation
 Course 1
Bone marrow 0.38
CR 84.2% (80/95) 73.3% (11/15) 86.2% (69/80)
Not CR 15.8% (15/95) 26.7% (4/15) 13.8% (11/80)
MRD 0.52
Yes 13.6% (11/81) 23.1% (3/13) 11.8% (8/68)
No 86.4% (70/81) 76.9% (10/13) 88.2% (60/68)
 Course 2
Bone marrow 1.00
CR 93.6% (88/94) 93.3% (14/15) 93.7% (74/79)
Not CR 6.4% (6/94) 6.7% (1/15) 6.3% (5/79)
MRD 1.00
Yes 6.0% (4/67) 9.1% (1/11) 5.4% (3/56)
No 94.0% (63/67) 90.9% (10/11) 94.6% (53/56)
GO treatment 0.34
Yes 54.9% (50/91) 42.9% (6/14) 57.1% (44/77)
No 45.1% (41/91) 57.1% (8/14) 42.9% (33/77)
Relapse/Induction Failure
 Bone Marrow Site of Relapse/Induction Failure 85.7% (30/35) 85.7% (6/7) 85.7% (24/28) 1.00
 CNS Site of Relapse/Induction Failure 34.3% (12/35) 28.6% (2/7) 35.7% (10/28) 1.00
 Chloroma Site of Relapse/Induction Failure 5.7% (2/35) 14.3% (1/7) 3.6% (1/28) 0.86
 Cytogenetic Site of Relapse/Induction Failure 14.3% (5/35) 0.0% (0/7) 17.9% (5/28) 0.56
 Other Site of Relapse/Induction Failure 5.7% (2/35) 0.0% (0/7) 7.1% (2/28) 1.00

P values were analyzed by the Chi-Square Test, compared with AML1::ETO and KIT mutation group

CR Complete remission, MRD Minimal residual disease, WBC White blood cell, GO gemtuzumab ozogamicin

* P < 0.05

** P < 0.01

*** P < 0.001