Table 2.

Biological characteristics of CML patients

Biological characteristics	CML Patients		P value
	IM Responders (n = 27)	IM non‐responders (n = 32)
WBC (103/mm3)	6.20 ± 1.19	13 ± 1.03	.005
Neutrophils (103g/l)	7.75 ± 1.74	14.37 ± 1.33	.01
Platelets (103/mm3)	404.16 ± 1.19	387.68 ± 1.03	.839
Hb (g/dL)	11.65 ± 1.81	10.63 ± 1.6	.18
Spleen size (cm)	3.69 ± 1.27	8.7 ± 1.09	.015

Data presented as mean ± SD and t test applied for the comparisons.

Abbreviations: CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; Hb, hemoglobin; IM, imatinib; WBC, white blood cell.