Table 1.

Clinical and immunologic characteristics of 157 children with T-ALL according to either the presence or the absence of NOTCH1 mutations



NOTCH1 mutation

Characteristic
Positive, no. (%)
Negative, no. (%)
P*
Sex    .29  
    Male   64 (78.0)   53 (70.7)   
    Female   18 (22.0)   22 (29.3)   
Age at diagnosis    .44  
    Younger than 10 y   52 (63.4)   43 (57.3)   
    10 y or older   30 (36.6)   32 (42.7)   
Presenting WBC count at diagnosis    .90  
    Less than 10 × 109/L   10 (12.2)   9 (12.0)   
    10 × 109/L to less than 50 × 109/L   22 (30.5)   23 (30.7)   
    50 × 109/L to less than 100 × 109/L   19 (23.2)   14 (18.7)   
    100 × 109/L or more   28 (34.1)   29 (38.7)   
T-cell immunophenotype    .019  
    Pro   2 (2.4)   2 (2.7)   
    Pre   10 (12.2)   12 (16.0)   
    Cortical   65 (79.3)   43 (57.3)   
    Mature   4 (4.9)   14 (18.7)   
    T not further classified
 
1 (1.2)
 
4 (5.3)
 

 


NOTCH1 mutation

Characteristic
Positive, no. (%)
Negative, no. (%)
P*
Sex    .29  
    Male   64 (78.0)   53 (70.7)   
    Female   18 (22.0)   22 (29.3)   
Age at diagnosis    .44  
    Younger than 10 y   52 (63.4)   43 (57.3)   
    10 y or older   30 (36.6)   32 (42.7)   
Presenting WBC count at diagnosis    .90  
    Less than 10 × 109/L   10 (12.2)   9 (12.0)   
    10 × 109/L to less than 50 × 109/L   22 (30.5)   23 (30.7)   
    50 × 109/L to less than 100 × 109/L   19 (23.2)   14 (18.7)   
    100 × 109/L or more   28 (34.1)   29 (38.7)   
T-cell immunophenotype    .019  
    Pro   2 (2.4)   2 (2.7)   
    Pre   10 (12.2)   12 (16.0)   
    Cortical   65 (79.3)   43 (57.3)   
    Mature   4 (4.9)   14 (18.7)   
    T not further classified
 
1 (1.2)
 
4 (5.3)
 

 

For NOTCH1 mutation-positive patients, n = 82; for NOTCH1 mutation-negative patients, n = 75.

WBC indicates white blood cell.

*

P χ2 test.

Pro/Pre (cyCD3+, CD7+, CD1, and sCD3-), cortical (CD1a+), mature (CD1a-, sCD3+).

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