Table II.
Objective response of patients grouped according to low or high peripheral neutrophil counts.
| Peripheral neutrophils | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Overall | Low (n=81) | High (n=39) | P-value |
| Level of response, n (%) | ||||
| CR | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA |
| PR | 2 (1.7) | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.322 |
| SD | 42 (35.0) | 34 (42.0) | 8 (20.5) | 0.021a |
| PD | 44 (36.7) | 26 (32.1) | 18 (46.2) | 0.135 |
| NA | 32 (26.7) | 19 (23.5) | 13 (33.3) | 0.252 |
| Disease-control rate, % | 36.7 | 44.4 | 20.5 | 0.011a |
a
Statistically significant (P<0.05). Low, ≤3.65×109 neutrophils/l; high, >3.65×109 neutrophils/l; CR, complete remission; PR, partial remission; SD, stable disease; PD, progressive disease; NA, not applicable.