Table 1.

Baseline data

VariableM-CHIPNo M-CHIPAll patientsP value
Patients who had NGS before first CLL treatment (cohort A)     
92 (12%) 655 (88%) 747 (100%) - 
Age at diagnosis, y (median, IQR) 65 (59-73) 61 (53-68) 62 (54-68) <.0001 
Age at NGS testing, y (median, IQR) 67 (62-75) 64 (57-71) 64 (57-72) .0001 
Age (y) category (% of age group with M-CHIP)    .0004 
<40 0 (0%) 14 (100%) 14  
40-50 3 (5%) 59 (95%) 62  
50-60 15 (8%) 158 (92%) 173  
60-70 35 (13%) 241 (87%) 276  
70-80 25 (14%) 152 (86%) 177  
>80 14 (31%) 31 (69%) 45  
Days from diagnosis to NGS (median, IQR) 178 (31-803) 246 (50-1332) 225 (49-1265) .13 
Sex (F) 34 (37%) 266 (41%) 300 (40%) .50 
IGHV mutation status    .15 
Mutated 39 (42%) 342 (52%) 381 (51%)  
Unmutated 47 (51%) 265 (40%) 312 (42%)  
Failed/unknown 6 (7%) 48 (7%) 54 (7%)  
Cytogenetics (present/absent)     .11 
17pdel 11 (12%) 56 (8%) 67 (9%)  
Deletion 11q 13 (14%) 61 (9%) 74 (10%)  
Deletion 13q 30 (33%) 288 (44%) 318 (43%)  
Trisomy 12 23 (25%) 116 (18%) 139 (19%)  
Normal 21 (23%) 158 (24%) 179 (24%)  
17p deletion or TP53 mutation 16 (17%) 95 (15%) 113 (15%) .47 
Prior non-CLL therapy    .76 
ITP-related medication (steroids and/or rituximab and/or romiplostim) 2 (2%) 7 (1%) 9 (1%)  
Immunotherapy (for solid tumor) 0 (0%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.1%)  
Chemotherapy (for solid tumor) 0 (0%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.1%)  
Patients who had NGS after treatment (cohort B)     
52 (24%) 167 (76%) 219 (100%) 
Age (y) at diagnosis (median, IQR) 60 (53-66) 55 (48-4) 56 (50-64) .08 
Age (y) at NGS testing (median, IQR) 69 (61-77) 66 (59-73) 67 (60-74) .12 
Age (y) category (% of age group with M-CHIP)    .64 
<40 1 (33%) 2 (67%)  
40-50 1 (17%) 5 (83%)  
50-60 8 (17%) 39 (83%) 47  
60-70 18 (22%) 64 (78%) 82  
70-80 18 (22%) 40 (69%) 58  
>80 6 (26%) 17 (74%) 23  
Days from diagnosis to NGS (median, IQR) 3679 (1953-5023) 3356 (1806-5021) 3339 (1824-5021) .66 
Sex (F) 14 (27%) 56 (33%) 70 (32%) .37 
IGHV mutation status    .57 
Mutated 12 (23%) 51 (30%) 63 (29%)  
Unmutated 35 (67%) 100 (60%) 135 (62%)  
Failed/unknown 5 (10%) 16 (10%) 21 (9%)  
Cytogenetics (present/absent)     .41 
17pdel 13 (25%) 32 (19%) 45 (21%)  
Deletion 11q 7 (13%) 34 (20%) 41 (19%)  
Deletion 13q 15 (29%) 55 (33%) 70 (32%)  
Trisomy 12 10 (19%) 18 (11%) 28 (13%)  
Normal 16 (31%) 50 (30%) 66 (30%)  
17p deletion or TP53 mutation 20 (39%) 46 (28%) 66 (30%) .13 
Prior chemotherapy exposure 44 (85%) 119 (71%) 163 (74%) .02 
Prior lines of therapy    .52 
20 (38%) 83 (50%) 103 (47%)  
13 (25%) 33 (20%) 46 (21%)  
7 (13%) 22 (13%) 29 (13%)  
≥4 12 (23%) 29 (17%) 41 (19%)  
VariableM-CHIPNo M-CHIPAll patientsP value
Patients who had NGS before first CLL treatment (cohort A)     
92 (12%) 655 (88%) 747 (100%) - 
Age at diagnosis, y (median, IQR) 65 (59-73) 61 (53-68) 62 (54-68) <.0001 
Age at NGS testing, y (median, IQR) 67 (62-75) 64 (57-71) 64 (57-72) .0001 
Age (y) category (% of age group with M-CHIP)    .0004 
<40 0 (0%) 14 (100%) 14  
40-50 3 (5%) 59 (95%) 62  
50-60 15 (8%) 158 (92%) 173  
60-70 35 (13%) 241 (87%) 276  
70-80 25 (14%) 152 (86%) 177  
>80 14 (31%) 31 (69%) 45  
Days from diagnosis to NGS (median, IQR) 178 (31-803) 246 (50-1332) 225 (49-1265) .13 
Sex (F) 34 (37%) 266 (41%) 300 (40%) .50 
IGHV mutation status    .15 
Mutated 39 (42%) 342 (52%) 381 (51%)  
Unmutated 47 (51%) 265 (40%) 312 (42%)  
Failed/unknown 6 (7%) 48 (7%) 54 (7%)  
Cytogenetics (present/absent)     .11 
17pdel 11 (12%) 56 (8%) 67 (9%)  
Deletion 11q 13 (14%) 61 (9%) 74 (10%)  
Deletion 13q 30 (33%) 288 (44%) 318 (43%)  
Trisomy 12 23 (25%) 116 (18%) 139 (19%)  
Normal 21 (23%) 158 (24%) 179 (24%)  
17p deletion or TP53 mutation 16 (17%) 95 (15%) 113 (15%) .47 
Prior non-CLL therapy    .76 
ITP-related medication (steroids and/or rituximab and/or romiplostim) 2 (2%) 7 (1%) 9 (1%)  
Immunotherapy (for solid tumor) 0 (0%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.1%)  
Chemotherapy (for solid tumor) 0 (0%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.1%)  
Patients who had NGS after treatment (cohort B)     
52 (24%) 167 (76%) 219 (100%) 
Age (y) at diagnosis (median, IQR) 60 (53-66) 55 (48-4) 56 (50-64) .08 
Age (y) at NGS testing (median, IQR) 69 (61-77) 66 (59-73) 67 (60-74) .12 
Age (y) category (% of age group with M-CHIP)    .64 
<40 1 (33%) 2 (67%)  
40-50 1 (17%) 5 (83%)  
50-60 8 (17%) 39 (83%) 47  
60-70 18 (22%) 64 (78%) 82  
70-80 18 (22%) 40 (69%) 58  
>80 6 (26%) 17 (74%) 23  
Days from diagnosis to NGS (median, IQR) 3679 (1953-5023) 3356 (1806-5021) 3339 (1824-5021) .66 
Sex (F) 14 (27%) 56 (33%) 70 (32%) .37 
IGHV mutation status    .57 
Mutated 12 (23%) 51 (30%) 63 (29%)  
Unmutated 35 (67%) 100 (60%) 135 (62%)  
Failed/unknown 5 (10%) 16 (10%) 21 (9%)  
Cytogenetics (present/absent)     .41 
17pdel 13 (25%) 32 (19%) 45 (21%)  
Deletion 11q 7 (13%) 34 (20%) 41 (19%)  
Deletion 13q 15 (29%) 55 (33%) 70 (32%)  
Trisomy 12 10 (19%) 18 (11%) 28 (13%)  
Normal 16 (31%) 50 (30%) 66 (30%)  
17p deletion or TP53 mutation 20 (39%) 46 (28%) 66 (30%) .13 
Prior chemotherapy exposure 44 (85%) 119 (71%) 163 (74%) .02 
Prior lines of therapy    .52 
20 (38%) 83 (50%) 103 (47%)  
13 (25%) 33 (20%) 46 (21%)  
7 (13%) 22 (13%) 29 (13%)  
≥4 12 (23%) 29 (17%) 41 (19%)  

P values correspond to comparing M-CHIP vs no–M-CHIP groups.

Boldface indicates significant P value of <0.05.

CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; F, female; IGHV, immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region; IQR, interquartile range; ITP, immune thrombocytopenia; M-CHIP, myeloid clonal hematopoeisis of indeterminate potential; NGS, next-generation sequencing; y, years.

Cytogenetics at time closest to NGS date in cases in which there was no intervening treatment between the 2 tests.

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