Table 1.

Patients baseline characteristics.

Characteristic		Evaluable patients
		n	%
Total		19	100
Sex	Male	12	63
	Female	7	37
Age (years) at registration	Median	44
	Mean (SD)	39 (12)
	Range	21–55
	<30	5	26
	30–39	4	21
	40–49	5	26
	50–55	5	26
ECOG performance status	0	6	32
	1	11	58
	2	2	11
Febrile (≥38 °C)	No	14	74
	Yes	5	26
Clinically evident infection	No	17	89
	Yes	2	11
FAB classification	L1	6	32
	L2	13	68
Presentation WCC (×109/L)	Median 9.8	Range 0.2–251