Table 3.
<20% (N = 11)a | ≥20% (N = 23)b | P‐value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (median, years) | 48 | 36 | 0.28 |
Male/female | 7/4 | 18/5 | 0.72 |
Splenomegaly | 7 | 21 | 0.07 |
Performance status ≥ 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
EBV‐positive/negative | 8/11 | 20/22 | 0.3 |
Hemophagocytic syndrome | 9/9 | 10/20 | 0.01c |
WBC count (median; ×109/L) | 2.42 | 3.59 | 0.27 |
CD16‐positive | 7/8 | 21/22 | 0.47 |
Survival (median; days) | 35 | 76 | 0.09 |
Tumor cells <20% in both peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM).
Tumor cells more than 20% in either PB or BM.
Statistically significant.
EBV, Epstein–Barr virus; WBC, white blood cell count.