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. 2021 Feb 24;14:35. doi: 10.1186/s13045-020-01004-y

Table 1.

Patient demographics and baseline characteristics

Characteristic Value (N = 80)
Median age, years (range) 60.0 (34–84)
Sex, n (%)
 Male 63 (79)
 Female 17 (21)
Race
 White, n (%) 72 (90)
 Black, n (%) 1 (1)
 Asian, n (%) 1 (1)
 Other 3 (4)
 Information missing 3 (4)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 5 (6)
 Not Hispanic or Latino 67 (84)
 Not stated 2 (3)
 Unknown 6 (8)
Variant HCL, n (%) 3 (4)
Splenectomy, n (%) 5 (6)
Number of prior systemic therapies, median (range) 3 (2–11)
 > 3 prior lines, n (%) 39 (49)
Baseline hemoglobin, g/dL, median (range) 11.1 (6.5–16.3)
Baseline neutrophil count, × 103/µL, median (range) 0.81 (0.1–6.2)
Baseline platelet count, × 103/µL, median (range) 68.0 (6.0–350.0)
Prior cancer therapy, n (%)
 PNA 80 (100)
 Rituximab 60 (75)
 BRAF inhibitor 14 (18)
 Interferon-α 20 (25)
 Other 8 (10)
Unfit for PNA re-treatment, n (%) 30 (38)
 At risk of infectiona 20 (25)
 Active infectionb 19 (24)
Patients refractory to PNA,c n (%) 39 (49)
 PNA monotherapyd 29 (36)
 PNA + rituximabe 15 (19)

HCL hairy cell leukemia, OR overall response, PNA purine nucleoside analog

aPatients whose baseline absolute neutrophil count was < 0.5 × 103/µL

bPatients whose medical history included a serious infection or febrile neutropenia marked as ‘ongoing’ or ending after the first dose of moxetumomab

cPatients whose HCL was refractory to any line of PNA. Note: A patient was counted as having HCL refractory to PNA monotherapy and/or PNA + rituximab

dPatients who did not achieve an OR or who achieved an OR lasting < 1 year

ePatients who did not achieve an OR or who achieved an OR lasting < 2 years