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. 2018 Mar 23;32(7):1631–1642. doi: 10.1038/s41375-018-0107-z

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariable analysis of genetic risk factors for overall and leukemia-free survival among 641 patients with primary myelofibrosis

Overall survival
Variables Univariate analysis P-value (HR, 95% CI) Multivariable analysis P-value (HR, 95% CI)
Revised cytogenetic risk model a <0.001 <0.001
 Very high risk karyotype < 0.001 (3.6, 2.65.1) < 0.001 (2.5, 1.73.5)
 Unfavorable karyotype <0.001 (1.9, 1.42.5) <0.001 (1.9, 1.42.5)
 Favorable karyotype Reference Reference
ASXL1-mutated <0.001 (2.1, 1.72.6) <0.001 (1.6, 1.32)
SRSF2-mutated <0.001 (2.6, 1.93.3) <0.001 (2.2, 1.72.
U2AF1Q157-mutated <0.001 (2.6, 1.83.6) 0.002 (1.9, 1.42.7)
EZH2-mutated 0.2 (1.3, 0.8–1.9)
IDH1 or IDH2-mutated 0.07 (1.6, 0.9–2.6)
Driver mutational status <0.001 <0.001
 JAK2 <0.001 (2.3, 1.73.1) <0.001 (2.2, 1.63.0)
 MPL 0.003 (2.3, 1.53.6) 0.03 (1.6, 1.12.6)
 Triple negative <0.001 (2.9, 1.94.3) <0.001 (2.3, 1.53.5)
 Type 2/like CALR 0.1 (1.6, 0.9–2.7)
 Type 1/like CALR Reference Reference
 Type 1/like CALR absent <0.001 (2.3, 1.73.1) <0.001 (2.0, 1.52.8)
DIPSS b <0.001 < 0.001
 High <0.001 (8.3, 5.213.3) <0.001 (4.6, 2.87.4)
 Intermediate-2 <0.001 (5.6, 3.68.6) <0.001 (4.2, 2.76.5)
 Intermediate-1 <0.001 (2.9, 1.94.5) <0.001 (2.6, 1.74.1)
 Low Reference Reference
Leukemia-free survival
Variables Univariate analysis P (HR, 95%CI) Multivariable analysis P (HR, 95%CI)
Revised cytogenetic risk model <0.001 0.002
 Very high risk karyotype <0.001 (4.6, 2.39.5) 0.04 (2.4, 1.025.5)
 Unfavorable karyotype 0.005 (2.3, 1.34.1) 0.0009 (2.7, 1.54.9)
 Favorable karyotype Reference Reference
ASXL1-mutated <0.001 (2.6, 1.64.1) 0.004 (2.1, 1.33.4)
SRSF2-mutated <0.001 (3.9, 2.36.7) <0.001 (4.3, 2.57.5)
U2AF1Q157-mutated 0.8 (1.1, 0.4–3.1)
EZH2-mutated 0.06 (2.0, 0.9–4.2)
IDH1 or IDH2-mutated 0.005 (3.1, 1.46.7)
Driver mutational status 0.04
 JAK2 0.4 (1.3, 0.7–2.4)
 MPL 0.4 (1.5, 0.6–4.0)
 Triple negative 0.005 (2.9, 1.46.2)
 Type 2/like CALR 0.1 (0.9, 0.3–3.5)
 Type 1/like CALR Reference
Type 1/like CALR absent 0.2 (1.5, 0.8–2.6)
Platelets <100 × 109/l 0.007 (2.5, 1.54.2) 0.002 (2.3, 1.34.0)
Circulating blasts ≥2% <0.001 (3.3, 2.05.3) 0.001 (2.6, 1.64.3)
DIPSS b 0.005
 High 0.002 (7.2, 2.520.4)
 Intermediate-2 0.001 (4.9, 1.912.5)
 Intermediate-1 0.04 (2.7, 1.037.3)
 Low

The values in bold indicate a significant P-value (<0.05)

ASXL1 additional sex combs like 1, SRSF2 serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 2, U2AF1 U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 1, EZH2 enhancer of zeste homolog 2, IDH1/2 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2, JAK2 Janus kinase 2, CALR calreticulin, MPL myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene

a Revised cytogenetic risk stratification: “very high risk (VHR)”—single/multiple abnormalities of −7, i(17q), inv(3)/3q21, 12p−/12p11.2, 11q−/11q23, +21, or other autosomal trisomies, not including +8/+9; “favorable”—normal karyotype or sole abnormalities of 13q−, +9, 20q−, chromosome 1 translocation/duplication or sex chromosome abnormality including—Y; “unfavorable”—all other abnormalities (reference in the text)

b DIPSS, Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System uses five independent predictors of inferior survival: age >65 years, hemoglobin <10 g/dL, leukocytes >25 × 109/L, circulating blasts ≥1% and constitutional symptoms (reference in the text)