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. 2021 Mar 19;100(5):1181–1194. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04465-4

Table 4.

Recovery of ANC, hemoglobin, and platelets, and rates of transfusions in patients with AML (overall population)

Glasdegib + LDAC LDAC alone Glasdegib + LDAC LDAC alone
n = 72 n = 32 n = 72 n = 32
ANC ≥ 1000/μL ≥ 500/μL
All patients with recovery, n (%) 49 (68.1) 20 (62.5) 58 (80.6) 24 (57.1)
Recovery at ≥ 2 consecutive visits, n (%) 40 (55.6) 12 (37.5) 47 (65.3) 17 (53.1)
Baseline ANC < threshold, n (%)a 22 (30.5) 5 (15.6) 18 (25.0) 1 (3.1)
Median time to first recovery, days (range) 27 (7–114) 13 (8–70) 16 (3–143) 11 (8–119)
Achieved recovery during cycle 2/1, n (%)b 30 (41.7) 10 (31.3) 49 (68.1) 22 (68.8)
Hemoglobin 10 g/dL ≥ 9 g/dL
All patients with recovery, n (%) 43 (59.7) 18 (56.3) 64 (88.9) 22 (68.8)
Recovery at ≥2 consecutive visits, n (%) 23 (31.9) 7 (21.9) 44 (61.1) 13 (40.6)
Baseline hemoglobin < threshold, n (%)a 19 (26.4) 4 (12.5) 24 (33.3) 2 (6.3)
Median time to first recovery, days (range) 22 (6–129) 33 (9–140) 14 (4–172) 22 (2–85)
Achieved recovery during cycle 1, n (%) 31 (43.1) 11 (34.4) 57 (79.2) 20 (62.5)
Platelets ≥ 100,000/μL ≥50,000/µL
All patients with recovery, n (%) 36 (50.0) 7 (21.9) 49 (68.1) 13 (40.6)
Recovery at ≥2 consecutive visits, n (%) 30 (41.7) 4 (12.5) 38 (52.8) 8 (25.5)
Baseline platelets < threshold, n (%)a 20 (27.8) 2 (6.25) 15 (20.8) 3 (9.4)
Median time to first recovery, days (range) 30 (6–171) 26 (2–56) 26 (4–141) 24 (2–119)
Achieved recovery during cycle 1, n (%) 24 (33.3) 6 (18.8) 40 (55.6) 11 (34.4)
Transfusion rates

Glasdegib + LDAC

n = 75

LDAC alone

n = 36

Proportion independent, n (%)c
No transfusions 22 (29.3) 2 (5.6)
PRBC transfusions 25 (33.3) 3 (8.3)
Platelet transfusion 32 (42.7) 4 (11.1)
Exposure-adjusted rate
Any transfusion 0.0696 0.1555
PRBC transfusion 0.0423 0.0789
Platelet transfusion 0.0273 0.0766

AML, acute myeloid leukemia; ANC, absolute neutrophil count; LDAC, low-dose cytarabine; PRBC, packed red blood cell

aRequires measurement at ≥ 2 consecutive visits

bCycle 2 for ANC ≥ 1000/μL and cycle 1 for ANC ≥ 500/μL

cRequired no PRBC or platelet transfusions for ≥ 8 weeks