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. 2011 Dec 12;30(2):179–183. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.1203

Table 2.

Risk of Myeloid, Lymphoid, and Solid Malignancies in Relatives of Patients With AML or MDS

Outcome in Relatives AML(n = 20,579) Controls(n = 90,406) RR 95% CI MDS(n = 3,994) Controls(n = 15,818) RR 95% CI
Myeloid
    AML 15 70 0.9 0.5 to 1.9 3 11 1.1 0.30 to 3.8
    MDS 4 10 1.8 0.6 to 5.7 2 2 4.0 0.4 to 43.1
    AML/MDS 19 80 1.0 0.6 to 1.9 5 13 1.5 0.5 to 4.8
    CML 9 29 1.3 0.6 to 2.9 1 2 2.0 0.2 to 21.6
    Any myeloid malignancy* 28 109 1.1 0.7 to 1.8 6 15 1.6 0.6 to 4.5
        PV 13 25 2.3 1.2 to 4.5 1 5 0.8 0.1 to 6.7
        ET 5 22 1.0 0.4 to 2.6 0 3
        MF 4 17 1.0 0.4 to 3.1 1 3 1.3 0.1 to 12.6
        MPD NOS 3 12 1.1 0.3 to 3.9 2 0
    Any myeloproliferative malignancy 25 75 1.5 0.9 to 2.3 4 10 1.6 0.50 to 5.0
    Any myeloid or myeloproliferative malignancy 53 182 1.3 0.9 to 1.8 10 24 1.6 0.7 to 3.6
Lymphoid
    NHL 67 287 1.0 0.8 to 1.3 8 46 0.7 0.3 to 1.4
    CLL 25 70 1.6 1.0 to 2.5 2 16 0.5 0.1 to 2.1
    HL 20 64 1.3 0.8 to 2.2 2 10 0.8 0.2 to 3.6
    MM 26 117 1.0 0.6 to 1.5 4 23 0.7 0.2 to 2.0
    Any lymphoproliferative malignancy 140 539 1.1 0.9 to 1.4 16 95 0.7 0.4 to 1.1
        ALL 7 26 1.2 0.5 to 2.7 1 2 2.0 0.2 to 21.3
Any hematologic malignancy 197 742 1.2 1.0 to 1.4 27 120 0.9 0.6 to 1.3
Any solid tumor 2,087 8,476 1.1 1.0 to 1.1 381 1,412 1.1 1.0 to 1.2

NOTE. Bolded entries indicate that risk ratio (RR) is significantly different from 1.0.

Abbreviations: ALL, acute lymphocytic leukemia; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; ET, essential thrombocythemia; HL, Hodgkin's lymphoma; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MF, myelofibrosis; MM, multiple myeloma; MPD, myeloproliferative disorder; NHL, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; NOS, not otherwise specified; PV, polycythemia vera.

*

Any myeloid malignancy includes AML, MDS, and CML.

Any myeloproliferative malignancy includes PV, ET, MF, and MPD NOS.

Any lymphoproliferative malignancy includes NHL, HL, CLL, and MM.