Outcome of Adolescents with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated by Pediatrics versus Adults Protocols

Table 3

Patients’ characteristics.

Characteristics	Adopted BFM 90 high risk		Adopted BFM for adults
	Number	%	Number	%
Sex
Male	21	66	36	67	NS
Female	11	34	18	33
Performance status (ECOG)
0-1	15	47	27	50	0.049
>1	17	53	26
Median age	16		17		0.931
Phenotype
B lineage	26	81	44	82	0.999
Early pre-B	4	15	3	7	0.001
Common	4	15	12	27	0.032
Pre-B	18	70	29	66	0.047
T lineage	6	19	10	18	0.919
Total leucocyte count
Median
T lineage > 100	2	33	4	40	0.045
B lineage > 50	18	56	26	59	0.049
Serum LDH level
Normal	7	22	4	6	0.920
Elevated	25	78	50	92	0.051
Induction death	1		3		0.009
CR	27	96	48	89	0.001

CR: complete remission.