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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 3.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2014 Sep 15;121(2):234–242. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28974

Table 2.

Patient Characteristics and Outcomes

All Patients Poor Risk Patients
Demographics CPX-351 Salvage CPX-351 Salvage
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
n=81 n=44 n=56 n=29
Gender Male 38 (46.9) 19 (43.2) 25 (44.6) 11 (37.9)
Age Group 18 – 60 yr 68 (84.0) 35 (79.5) 44 (78.6) 21 (72.4)
61 – 65 yr 13 (16.0) 9 (20.5) 12 (21.4) 8 (27.6)
Median (yr) 52 56 56 58
Race Caucasian 70 (86.4) 36 (81.8) 50 (89.3) 26 (89.7)
AML Type De novo AML 71 (87.7) 41 (93.2) 47 (83.9) 28 (96.6)
Secondary AML 10 (12.3) 3 (6.8) 9 (16.1) 1(3.4)
WBC at Baseline < 20 × 109/L 65 (80.2) 38 (86.4) 45 (80.4) 23 (11.5)
20 – 100×109/L 16 (19.8) 5 (11.4) 11 (19.6) 5 (17.2)
> 100×109/L 0 (0.0) 1 (2.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.4)
European Prognostic Index Factors Points
Risk Group Favorable 1–6 9 (11.1) 6 (13.6) -- --
Intermediate 7–9 16 (19.8) 9 (20.5) -- --
Poor 8–14 56 (69.1) 29 (65.9) 56 (100) 29 (100)
  Relapse-free Interval from CR1 (months) > 18 0 11 (13.6) 8 (18.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.4)
6–18 3 43 (53.1) 20 (45.5) 30 (53.6) 12 (41.4)
≤ 6 5 27 (33.3) 16 (36.4) 26 (46.4) 16 (55.2)
  Cytogenetics at Diagnosis Inv(16) or t(16;16) 0 7 (8.6) 4 (9.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
t(8;21) 3 2 (2.5) 1 (2.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Other 5 72 (88.9) 39 (88.6) 56 (100) 29 (100)
  Age at First Relapse (years) ≤ 35 0 10 (12.3) 4 (9.1) 4 (7.1) 2 (6.9)
36 – 45 1 14 (17.3) 7 (15.9) 5 (8.9) 1 (3.4)
> 45 2 57 (70.4) 33 (75.0) 47 (83.9) 26 (89.7)
  HSCT before Relapse No 0 59 (72.8) 37 (84.1) 39 (69.6) 24 (82.8)
Yes 2 22 (27.2) 7 (15.9) 17 (30.6) 5 (17.2)
Outcomes
Response (CR+CRi) MLFS* 58/75* (77.3) 25/42* (59.5) 37/56 (66.1) 13/29 (44.8)
CR+CRi 40 (49.4) 18 (40.9) 22 (39.3) 8 (27.6)
CR 30 (37.0) 14 (31.8) 16 (28.6) 6 (20.7)
CRi 10 (12.3) 4 (9.1) 6 (10.7) 2 (6.9)
Favorable 7 (8.6) 5 (11.4) -- --
Intermediate 11 (13.6) 5 (11.4) -- --
Poor 22 (27.2) 8 (18.2) 22 (39.3) 8 (27.6)
Early Mortality 30 days 6 (7.4) 2 (4.5) 5 (8.9) 2 (6.9)
60 days 12 (14.8) 7 (15.9) 9 (16.1) 7 (24.1)
90 days 15 (18.5) 13 (29.5) 12 (21.4) 11 (37.9)
EFS (median, mos.) -- 4.0 1.5 2.0 1.2
OS (median, mos.) -- 8.5 6.3 6.6 4.2
Post Induction HSCT ALL 38 (46.9) 21 (47.7) 23 (41.1) 11 (37.9)
CR 22 (27.2) 12 (27.3) 10 (17.6) 5 (17.2)
CRi 6 (7.4) 4 (9.1) 4 (7.1) 2 (6.9)
NR 10 (12.3) 5 (11.4) 9 (16.1) 4 (13.8)
*

SixCPX-351 patients and two Control patients did not have a Day 14-21 bone marrow. MLFS= morphologic leukemia-free state: bone marrow blasts <5% absence of Auer rods and extramedullary disease on or after Day 14