TABLE I.
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.