Characteristics of Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Patients with Long Survival: Prognostic Significance of Skin Lesions and Possible Beneficial Role of Valproic Acid

Table 1

Clinical characteristics, according to survival periods, of Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATL) patients, diagnosed between 1st January 1983 and 31st March 2013 in Martinique.

	Mean age ±   (years)	Men (%)	AD (%)	H (%)	S (%)	C (%)	C (%)	LD > 2N (%)	S (%)	Eo≥ 1 × 10^9/L (%)
All patients ()	56.9 ± 17.0	50.3	80.0	21.7	18.3	43.4	46.9	55.4	42.5	16.0
Patients not presenting with long survival ()	57.5 ± 16.8	50.9	81.2	22.4	19.4	41.2	48.5	56.4	43.4	14.9
Patients presenting with long survival (>10 years) ()	44.0 ± 14.5	40.0	60.0	10.0	0.0	80.0	20.0	40.0	30.0	40.0
	0.017	0.760	0.104	0.356	0.125	0.016	0.077	0.313	0.559	0.038

ADP: adenomegaly, HM: hepatomegaly, SM: splenomegaly, CL: cutaneous lesions, Ca: hypercalcemia, LDH: lactate dehydrogenase, Ss: Strongyloides stercoralis, Eos: eosinophilia, and SD: standard deviation; : level of significance set at 5%.