Table 1. Clinical Characteristics of CLL/SLL Patients at Sample Collection.
| Characteristic | Patients with cytokine data (n=28) |
|
|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |
| Age (years) | ||
| Median | 56 (range 30–77) | |
| >60 | 9 | 32 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 17 | 61 |
| Female | 11 | 39 |
| RAI stage | ||
| 0 | 19 | 68 |
| 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | 3 (SLL patients) | 11 |
| Absolute lymphocyte count, ×109/l | ||
| <5000 | 3 (SLL patients) | 11 |
| 5000–10,000 | 9 | 32 |
| >10,000 | 16 | 57 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dl | ||
| <11 | 1 | 3 |
| >11 | 27 | 97 |
| Platelet count, ×109/l | ||
| <150,000 | 3 | 11 |
| ≥150,000 | 25 | 89 |
| β2M | ||
| <3 | 26 | 93 |
| >3 | 2 | 7 |
| Cytogenetics | ||
| 13q | 12 | 43 |
| Tri12 | 2 | 7 |
| Normal | 5 | 18 |
| 11q | 2 | 7 |
| 17p | 3 | 11 |
| Unknown | 4 | 14 |
| CD38 status | ||
| Positive | 6 | 21 |
| Negative | 20 | 72 |
| Unknown | 2 | 7 |
| ZAP-70 status | ||
| Positive | 1 | 3 |
| Negative | 7 | 25 |
| Unknown | 20 | 72 |