Research Article

Towards the Application of Atorvastatin to Intensify Proapoptotic Potential of Conventional Antileukemic Agents In Vitro

Table 1

Characteristic of CLL patients.

SexAgeStage of CLLLeukocytosis [×109/L]Chromosomal abnormalities [analyzed by FISH technique]Sensitivity of PBMC to CM [% of dead cells in comparison to control] Sensitivity of PBMC to 10 μM, 25 μM, and 50 μM atorvastatin, respectively [% of dead cells in comparison to control]

1M80II75del 13q1438% S14.1%17.5%29.9%
2M51I46del 11q2254% S12.7%26.7%51.9%
3M68I300del 13q1478.2% S19.2%29.7%47.1%
4M77IV300del 11q22, del 13q143.7% R4.7%15.2%30.3%
5M53I64N67.4% S15.4%27.2%46.8%
6F60IV300ND64.8% S20.3%35.1%32.8%
7M56III224ND60.4% S22.1%25.3%35.4%
8M75III200N41.8% S20.2%27.8%40.3%
9M69IV300del 13q1410.4% R16.6%25.4%41.6%
10M65II260del 13q1477.4% S20.7%28%42%
11F72III129del 17p1314.7% R9.8%16.8%27.8%
12M56IV136del 13q1464.5% S19.5% 29.3%49.2%
13M72II220ND50% S29.7%48.8%71.55%
14M68III170del 13q1445.1% S31%43.9%55.2%
15M59IV190del 13q1410.8% R12%27.1%45.2%
16F65II180N30.2% S20.7%25%28.5%
17F63IV150del 13q142.7% R26.2%38.8%46.6%
18F56IV350N4.4% R34.7%51.9%75.3%
19M66IV600del 13q14, del 11q22, +1218.7% P12.1%27.1%49.4%
20M61I150+122.4% R1.6%8.8%13%
21F81I28ND26.3% P7.9%22.9%29.9%
22M80III30ND42.3% S5.7%7.5%21.1%
23M59080del 11q2216% P10.5%1.6%10.8%
24M71I77ND18.6% P11.1%14.4%21.8%

*Atypical CLL with only 15% of CD5+/CD19+ cells, N: normal karyotype, ND: not determined, +12: trisomy 12, del: deletion, F: female, M: male, P: PBMCs partially sensitive to cladribine + mafosfamide drug combination, S: PBMCs sensitive to cladribine + mafosfamide, and R: PBMCs resistant to cladribine + mafosfamide.