Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Parameter | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 46 |
| No. of males | 29 |
| No. of females | 17 |
| Median age (yr) of males (range) | 51 (21–77) |
| Median age (yr) of females (range) | 58 (20–78) |
| No. of blood specimens | 536 |
| No. of specimens per patient (range, mean) | 1–30, 11.6 |
| No. of patients with fewer than 3 specimens | 6 |
| No. of AML patients | 25 |
| No. of ALL patients | 10 |
| No. of patients with other hematological malignanciesa | 11 |
| No. of allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients | 29 |
a
Malignancies included chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL), osteomyelofibrosis (OMF), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL).