ATLL patient characteristics, AZT and IFN-α response, c-Rel, and IRF-4 status
Patient . | Age, y . | ATLL type . | WBC count or solid tissue . | Surface antigen expression . | LDH . | ↑ Ca2+ . | Antiviral response . | c-Rel . | IRF-4 . | Survival, mo . |
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ATLL-1 | 48 | Lymph → acute | 13 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | CR | − | −WB | 63+ |
ATLL-2 | 37 | Acute | 37 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | CR | − | −WB | 63+ |
ATLL-3 | 44 | Unfavorable chronic | 23 000 | CD4+CD25+ | < 2N | No | CR | − | −WB | 16+ |
ATLL-4 | 46 | Unfavorable chronic | 17 000 | CD4+CD25+CD30+ | Normal | No | NR | + | +WB | 1+ |
ATLL-5 | 49 | Lymphoma | Bone mass | CD4+CD25+ | Normal | No | NR | + | +WB | 17 |
ATLL-6 | 36 | Acute | 126 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | NR | + | +WB | 1.4 |
ATLL-7 | 76 | Acute | 182 000 | CD4+CD25+ | < 2N | Yes | PR | + | +WB | 8 |
ATLL-8 | 42 | Acute | 49 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | PR | − | NA | 2 |
ATLL-9 | 64 | Acute | 84 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NA | + | NA | 1.6 |
ATLL-10 | 53 | Acute | 117 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | Yes | NA | − | −IHC LN | 3 |
ATLL-11 | 50 | Lymph → acute | 53 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NR | − | +IHC skin | 5.5 |
ATLL-12 | 66 | Acute | 42 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | Yes | NA | − | NA | 4 |
ATLL-13 | 68 | Acute | 108 000 | CD4+ | > 2N | Yes | NA | + | NA | 0.3 |
ATLL-14 | 70 | Acute | 144 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | PR | − | −WB | 2.5+ |
ATLL-15 | 37 | Acute | 70 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | NR | − | −WB | 8 |
ATLL-16 | 52 | Acute | 127 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NA | − | NA | 2 |
ATLL-17 | 27 | Acute | 139 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | No | NR | − | −WB | 5 |
ATLL-18 | 44 | Acute | 63 000 | CD4+ | > 2N | Yes | NA | − | NA | 0.7 |
ATLL-19 | 74 | Chronic | 21 000 | CD4+CD25+ | NA | No | Untreated | − | NA | 3+ |
ATLL-20 | 66 | Lymph → acute | 34 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | Yes | NR | + LN | +WB, IHC LN | 3.5 |
ATLL-21 | 29 | Unfavorable chronic | 61 000 | CD4+CD25+CD30− | < 2N | No | CR | − | −WB | 4+ |
ATLL-22 | 69 | Acute | 144 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NR | + | +WB | 5 |
ATLL-23 | 69 | Lymphoma | Colon mass | CD3+CD30+ (IHC) | Normal | No | * | − | +IHC | 6.5 |
ATLL-24 | 67 | Acute | 81 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | Yes | PR | − | −WB | 4+ |
ATLL-25 | 52 | Acute | 102 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NR | + | NA | 2.5 |
ATLL-26 | 50 | Acute | 63 000 | CD4+CD25+ | < 2N | No | NR | − | +WB | 21+ |
ATLL-27 | 46 | Acute | 89 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | CR | − | −WB | 7+ |
ATLL-28 | 41 | Lymphoma | Bone marrow | CD4+CD25+ | < 2N | Yes | NR | NA | + IHC | 5 |
ATLL-29 | 57 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD3+CD30− (IHC) | < 2N | No | * | NA | + IHC | 21+ |
ATLL-30 | 50 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NR | NA | + IHC | 7+ |
ATLL-31 | 34 | Lymphoma | Chest mass | CD3+CD30+ (IHC) | > 2N | No | NA | NA | + IHC | 39 |
ATLL-32 | 43 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | * | NA | +IHC | 5 |
ATLL-33 | 36 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD3+ (IHC) | > 2N | No | * | NA | + IHC | 17 |
ATLL-34 | 45 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25− | < 2N | No | NR | NA | + IHC | 6.5 |
ATLL-35 | 34 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+CD30− | > 2N | Yes | NA | NA | + IHC | 4+ |
ATLL-36 | 66 | Lymphoma | Oral mass | CD4+CD25+ | Normal | No | * | NA | + IHC | 30 |
ATLL-37 | 36 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+CD30+ | > 2N | No | NA | NA | + IHC | 10 |
ATLL-38 | 56 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | NA | NA | +IHC | 9 |
Patient . | Age, y . | ATLL type . | WBC count or solid tissue . | Surface antigen expression . | LDH . | ↑ Ca2+ . | Antiviral response . | c-Rel . | IRF-4 . | Survival, mo . |
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ATLL-1 | 48 | Lymph → acute | 13 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | CR | − | −WB | 63+ |
ATLL-2 | 37 | Acute | 37 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | CR | − | −WB | 63+ |
ATLL-3 | 44 | Unfavorable chronic | 23 000 | CD4+CD25+ | < 2N | No | CR | − | −WB | 16+ |
ATLL-4 | 46 | Unfavorable chronic | 17 000 | CD4+CD25+CD30+ | Normal | No | NR | + | +WB | 1+ |
ATLL-5 | 49 | Lymphoma | Bone mass | CD4+CD25+ | Normal | No | NR | + | +WB | 17 |
ATLL-6 | 36 | Acute | 126 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | NR | + | +WB | 1.4 |
ATLL-7 | 76 | Acute | 182 000 | CD4+CD25+ | < 2N | Yes | PR | + | +WB | 8 |
ATLL-8 | 42 | Acute | 49 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | PR | − | NA | 2 |
ATLL-9 | 64 | Acute | 84 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NA | + | NA | 1.6 |
ATLL-10 | 53 | Acute | 117 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | Yes | NA | − | −IHC LN | 3 |
ATLL-11 | 50 | Lymph → acute | 53 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NR | − | +IHC skin | 5.5 |
ATLL-12 | 66 | Acute | 42 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | Yes | NA | − | NA | 4 |
ATLL-13 | 68 | Acute | 108 000 | CD4+ | > 2N | Yes | NA | + | NA | 0.3 |
ATLL-14 | 70 | Acute | 144 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | PR | − | −WB | 2.5+ |
ATLL-15 | 37 | Acute | 70 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | NR | − | −WB | 8 |
ATLL-16 | 52 | Acute | 127 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NA | − | NA | 2 |
ATLL-17 | 27 | Acute | 139 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | No | NR | − | −WB | 5 |
ATLL-18 | 44 | Acute | 63 000 | CD4+ | > 2N | Yes | NA | − | NA | 0.7 |
ATLL-19 | 74 | Chronic | 21 000 | CD4+CD25+ | NA | No | Untreated | − | NA | 3+ |
ATLL-20 | 66 | Lymph → acute | 34 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | Yes | NR | + LN | +WB, IHC LN | 3.5 |
ATLL-21 | 29 | Unfavorable chronic | 61 000 | CD4+CD25+CD30− | < 2N | No | CR | − | −WB | 4+ |
ATLL-22 | 69 | Acute | 144 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NR | + | +WB | 5 |
ATLL-23 | 69 | Lymphoma | Colon mass | CD3+CD30+ (IHC) | Normal | No | * | − | +IHC | 6.5 |
ATLL-24 | 67 | Acute | 81 000 | CD4+CD25− | > 2N | Yes | PR | − | −WB | 4+ |
ATLL-25 | 52 | Acute | 102 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NR | + | NA | 2.5 |
ATLL-26 | 50 | Acute | 63 000 | CD4+CD25+ | < 2N | No | NR | − | +WB | 21+ |
ATLL-27 | 46 | Acute | 89 000 | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | CR | − | −WB | 7+ |
ATLL-28 | 41 | Lymphoma | Bone marrow | CD4+CD25+ | < 2N | Yes | NR | NA | + IHC | 5 |
ATLL-29 | 57 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD3+CD30− (IHC) | < 2N | No | * | NA | + IHC | 21+ |
ATLL-30 | 50 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | Yes | NR | NA | + IHC | 7+ |
ATLL-31 | 34 | Lymphoma | Chest mass | CD3+CD30+ (IHC) | > 2N | No | NA | NA | + IHC | 39 |
ATLL-32 | 43 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | * | NA | +IHC | 5 |
ATLL-33 | 36 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD3+ (IHC) | > 2N | No | * | NA | + IHC | 17 |
ATLL-34 | 45 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25− | < 2N | No | NR | NA | + IHC | 6.5 |
ATLL-35 | 34 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+CD30− | > 2N | Yes | NA | NA | + IHC | 4+ |
ATLL-36 | 66 | Lymphoma | Oral mass | CD4+CD25+ | Normal | No | * | NA | + IHC | 30 |
ATLL-37 | 36 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+CD30+ | > 2N | No | NA | NA | + IHC | 10 |
ATLL-38 | 56 | Lymphoma | Lymph node | CD4+CD25+ | > 2N | No | NA | NA | +IHC | 9 |
ATLL type classified as acute, lymphoma, chronic, or unfavorable chronic according to Japanese Lymphoma Study Group definitions.2 Lymph → acute indicates previously diagnosed with lymphoma type and progressed to leukemia before AZT and IFN-α as induction therapy; age, patient age at time of diagnosis; WBC, white blood cell count in cells/mm3 immediately before antiviral therapy and blood collection for molecular studies; solid tissue, when specified, biopsy specimens were used for immunophenotypic and molecular studies; surface Ag expression, cell surface antigen (CD3, CD4, CD25, CD30) expression status (indicated by predominantly + or −) by flow cytometry or immunostains (IHC) (these data were available at Jackson Memorial Hospital; if not reported, data were unavailable); lactose dehydrogenase (LDH), > 2N, more than twice the normal value (per Shimoyama2); < 2N, elevated but less than twice the normal value; NA, data not available or not evaluable; ↑Ca2+, hypercalcemia; antiviral response, response to induction with high-dose parenteral AZT and IFN-α; *, patients who received oral AZT and subcutaneous IFN-α as outpatient (not as induction) therapy after previous therapies; c-Rel, nuclear expression by EMSA; +, overexpression; −, comparable to negative controls; IRF-4, protein expression measured by Western blot (WB), immunohistochemistry (IHC), or both; +, expression; −, no expression; NA, data not available; LN, lymph node, and skin biopsy tissues were available for IHC for the specified patients; survival, in months from the time of diagnosis, regardless of therapies received; +, censored survival times.