Influence of expression of CD20, CD25, CD33 and CD52 on LSCs on survival in ALL patients
The probability of overall survival (OS) in patients with ALL (n = 49) was determined for subgroups of patients in whom CD34+/CD38− stem cells either expressed (pos) or did not express (neg) substantial levels of CD20, CD25, CD33 or CD52. Expressers (pos) were defined as a median fluorescence intensity (MFI) of ≥3 and low expressers (neg) as a MFI of <3. The median follow-up of our ALL patients was 623 days. The probability of OS was calculated by the product limit method of Kaplan and Meier.