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. 2013 May 5;3(2):141–164.

Table 1.

Cytogenetic/molecular risk categories and clinical outcomes

Cytogenetic risk category Karyotype Complete remission Overall survival References
Favorable t(15;17), t(8;21), inv(16) 75-88% 3-yr 38% [8,19,32,117,118]
-OR-   5-yr 17-38%  
Normal karyotype with NPM1 mut/FLT3 wt 68-83% 3-yr 29-33% [26,28,32]
    5-yr OS 21%  
Intermediate Normal karyotype not associated with favorable molecular markers; cytogenetic abnormalities not included in other groups 51-63% 3-yr 18% [8,19]
5-yr 11-16%
Adverse Complex (3 or more, not including a favorable abnormality), monosomy (especially complete or partial deletion of 5 or 7), inv(3), t(9;22), 11q23 or 17p abnormalities 26-40% 3-yr < 5% [15,18,19,32,117]