Table 1. Characteristics of the 71 AML patients.

	No. of patients
	Newly-diagnosed	Relapsed/refractory
No. of patients	55	16
Sex
male	31	9
female	24	7
Age: median (range)	48 (16–77)	42.5 (17–61)
FAB Classification
M0	2	0
M1	2	0
M2	6	5
M3	13	5
M4	15	4
M5	14	1
M6	3	1
Hemoglobin (g/l): median (range)	75 (33–136)	70.1 (48–135)
WBC (x109/l): median (range)	6.65 (1.18–169.5)	9.01 (0.88–146.1)
Neutrophils (%): median (range)	3.86 (0.09–129.9)	5.88 (0.16–122.71)

Abbreviations: FAB, French-American-British classification; WBC, white blood cells; PLT, platelets.