Table 2.

Comparisons of Clinical Response With Immunoblot, 13q14, LOH, Apoptosis, and In Vitro Drug Sensitivity Testing Data

Marker Normal Low CR (%) High CR (%) P
Bcl-2  42  4/20 (20)  3/22 (14)  .69  
Bax  42 5/22 (23)  2/20 (10)  .41  
Bcl-2:Bax  35 0/15   (0)  7/24 (29)  .03  
Mcl-1  40 7/22 (32)  0/18   (0)  .01  
Bak  37  4/18 (22) 3/19 (16)  .69  
BAG-1  37  5/33 (15) 2/4   (50)  .15  
Caspase-3  38  5/26 (19) 2/12 (17)  1.00  
LOH  36  5/27 (18)  2/9   (22) 1.00  
Spontaneous apoptosis  29  1/11   (9) 5/18 (28)  .36  
In vitro drug sensitivity  31 1/9   (11)  5/22 (23)  .64 
Marker Normal Low CR (%) High CR (%) P
Bcl-2  42  4/20 (20)  3/22 (14)  .69  
Bax  42 5/22 (23)  2/20 (10)  .41  
Bcl-2:Bax  35 0/15   (0)  7/24 (29)  .03  
Mcl-1  40 7/22 (32)  0/18   (0)  .01  
Bak  37  4/18 (22) 3/19 (16)  .69  
BAG-1  37  5/33 (15) 2/4   (50)  .15  
Caspase-3  38  5/26 (19) 2/12 (17)  1.00  
LOH  36  5/27 (18)  2/9   (22) 1.00  
Spontaneous apoptosis  29  1/11   (9) 5/18 (28)  .36  
In vitro drug sensitivity  31 1/9   (11)  5/22 (23)  .64 

Laboratory data were compared for the patients who did or did not achieve CR (see Table 1 legend for details). The number of clinical responses was determined using National Cancer Institute-sponsored Working Group guidelines.6 NR includes patients who experienced progression while on therapy.

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