Table 2.
Cytogenetic prognostic classification of AML in elderly patients
| Prognostic group | CR (%) | Survival at 5 years (%) |
| Favourable karyotype: t(8;21), inv(16), t(16;16) | 75 | 35 |
| Intermediate Karyotype: normal karyotype, non-complex karyotype, no abnormalities of chromosomes 5 and 7 | 60 | 15 |
| Unfavourable karyotype: complex karyotype, abnormalities of chromosomes 5 and 7 | 20 | 5 |