In vivo birth rates of B-CLL cells correlate with disease progression.
| Patient No. . | Birth Rate (%/day) . | Active/Progressive Disease1 . | Treatment2 . | Mutation Status (% difference)3 . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Based on National Cancer Institute criteria ( BD Cheson et al. ) Blood 1996 ;87 :4990 –4997 | ||||
| 2. Timed in relation to the heavy water protocol | ||||
| 3. Percent difference in nucleotide sequence between the expressed IgVH gene of the B-CLL patient and the most similar germline counterpart. | ||||
| 4. This leukemic clone expressed two VHDJH rearrangements. | ||||
| 400 | 1.76 | Yes | Pre and Post | 0.0 |
| 408 | 1.09 | No | No | 0.3 |
| 189 | 0.81 | Yes | Pre and Post | 0.3, 6.84 |
| 472 | 0.54 | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| 169 | 0.49 | Yes | Post | 5.1 |
| 360 | 0.48 | No | No | 0.3 |
| 355 | 0.45 | Yes | Post | 0.0 |
| 336 | 0.41 | Yes | Post | 2.0 |
| 403 | 0.39 | Yes | Post | 0.0 |
| 282 | 0.39 | Yes | Pre and Post | 2.4 |
| 321 | 0.29 | No | No | 0.3 |
| 418 | 0.28 | No | No | 4.0 |
| 331 | 0.24 | No | No | 3.7 |
| 332 | 0.24 | Yes | Post | 1.0 |
| 107 | 0.23 | No | No | 6.9 |
| 280 | 0.22 | No | No | — |
| 394 | 0.18 | No | No | 0.0 |
| 109 | 0.11 | No | No | 7.1 |
| Patient No. . | Birth Rate (%/day) . | Active/Progressive Disease1 . | Treatment2 . | Mutation Status (% difference)3 . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Based on National Cancer Institute criteria ( BD Cheson et al. ) Blood 1996 ;87 :4990 –4997 | ||||
| 2. Timed in relation to the heavy water protocol | ||||
| 3. Percent difference in nucleotide sequence between the expressed IgVH gene of the B-CLL patient and the most similar germline counterpart. | ||||
| 4. This leukemic clone expressed two VHDJH rearrangements. | ||||
| 400 | 1.76 | Yes | Pre and Post | 0.0 |
| 408 | 1.09 | No | No | 0.3 |
| 189 | 0.81 | Yes | Pre and Post | 0.3, 6.84 |
| 472 | 0.54 | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| 169 | 0.49 | Yes | Post | 5.1 |
| 360 | 0.48 | No | No | 0.3 |
| 355 | 0.45 | Yes | Post | 0.0 |
| 336 | 0.41 | Yes | Post | 2.0 |
| 403 | 0.39 | Yes | Post | 0.0 |
| 282 | 0.39 | Yes | Pre and Post | 2.4 |
| 321 | 0.29 | No | No | 0.3 |
| 418 | 0.28 | No | No | 4.0 |
| 331 | 0.24 | No | No | 3.7 |
| 332 | 0.24 | Yes | Post | 1.0 |
| 107 | 0.23 | No | No | 6.9 |
| 280 | 0.22 | No | No | — |
| 394 | 0.18 | No | No | 0.0 |
| 109 | 0.11 | No | No | 7.1 |