TABLE I.

Patient Characteristics

Patient characteristics (N = 13)	N (%)
Median age years (range)	70 (47–84)
Male sex	8 (62)
RA/RCMD/RARS/MDS-U	11 (84)
RAEB	1 (8)
MPN	1 (8)
Cytogenetic
Diploid	8 (61)
Del(5q)	1 (8)
+8	1 (8)
20q−	2 (15)
Complex	1 (8)
Bone marrow blast %
0–4	11 (85)
5–10	2 (15)
Prior transfusion	9 (69)
Prior treatment	5 (38)
Prior malignancy	2 (15)
PS > 1	6 (46)
IPSS Int-1	11 (85)

RA/RCMD/RARS/MDS-U: refractory anemia, refractory anemia with multilineage dysplasia, refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts, MDS-unclassifiable; RAEB, refractory anemia with excess blasts; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasm; PS, performance status.