Table 2.

Cox Proportional Hazards Analysis for All Patients (n = 56) (A) and Patients Transplanted in CR2 (n = 31) (B) but Excluding Patients Relapsing Before BMT in an Isolated Extramedullary Site

Hazard Rate Ratio [95% CI] Significance*
A. (1) Univariate analysis  
 MRD  
  Negative 1  
  +  3.14  [0.99-9.96] 
  ++  15.28  [5.52-42.32] P < .001  
 Sex  
  M  
  F  0.75  [0.31-1.80] NS (P = .509)  
 ALL subtype 
  B-lineage  1  
  T-lineage  0.65 [0.22-1.90]  NS (P = .410)  
 Ph′ 
   No  1  
   Yes  1.35 [0.50-3.62]  NS (P = .561) 
   Donor  
   Non-UD  
   UD  1.20  [0.45-3.22] NS (P = .708)  
  aGVHD  
   0 1  
   1  0.77  [0.35-1.72] NS (P = .523)  
  CR status 
   CR1  1  
   CR2/3/4  1.48 [0.61-3.56]  NS (P = .375)  
  Age (yr) at diagnosis   0.0117 (SE 0.0454)
 
NS (P = .798)  
  Age (yr) at BMT  −0.0336 (SE 0.0490)
 
NS (P = .486)  
  WCC (×109/L) at diagnosis  −0.0007 (SE 0.0018)
 
NS (P = .669)  
(2) Multivariate analysis 
  MRD—adjusting for CR status, Ph′ and donor 
   Negative  1  
   +  4.21 [1.24-14.30]  
   ++  23.65  [7.05-79.33] P < .001  
B. (1) Univariate analysis 
  MRD  
   Negative  
   +  3.79  [0.71-20.25]  
   ++ 13.91  [3.21-60.30]  P < .001 
  Ph′  
   No  1  
   Yes 3.99  [0.49-32.47]  P = .275 
  Donor  
   Non-UD  
   UD  0.66  [0.23-1.93] P = .464  
  Pre-BMT relapse during treatment 
   No  1  
   Yes  8.38 [2.83-24.83]  P < .001  
(2) Multivariate analysis  
  MRD—adjusted for on-treatment pre-BMT relapse and for Ph′  
   Negative  
   +  3.41  [0.60-19.52]  
   ++ 6.50  [1.22-34.68]  P = .058 
Hazard Rate Ratio [95% CI] Significance*
A. (1) Univariate analysis  
 MRD  
  Negative 1  
  +  3.14  [0.99-9.96] 
  ++  15.28  [5.52-42.32] P < .001  
 Sex  
  M  
  F  0.75  [0.31-1.80] NS (P = .509)  
 ALL subtype 
  B-lineage  1  
  T-lineage  0.65 [0.22-1.90]  NS (P = .410)  
 Ph′ 
   No  1  
   Yes  1.35 [0.50-3.62]  NS (P = .561) 
   Donor  
   Non-UD  
   UD  1.20  [0.45-3.22] NS (P = .708)  
  aGVHD  
   0 1  
   1  0.77  [0.35-1.72] NS (P = .523)  
  CR status 
   CR1  1  
   CR2/3/4  1.48 [0.61-3.56]  NS (P = .375)  
  Age (yr) at diagnosis   0.0117 (SE 0.0454)
 
NS (P = .798)  
  Age (yr) at BMT  −0.0336 (SE 0.0490)
 
NS (P = .486)  
  WCC (×109/L) at diagnosis  −0.0007 (SE 0.0018)
 
NS (P = .669)  
(2) Multivariate analysis 
  MRD—adjusting for CR status, Ph′ and donor 
   Negative  1  
   +  4.21 [1.24-14.30]  
   ++  23.65  [7.05-79.33] P < .001  
B. (1) Univariate analysis 
  MRD  
   Negative  
   +  3.79  [0.71-20.25]  
   ++ 13.91  [3.21-60.30]  P < .001 
  Ph′  
   No  1  
   Yes 3.99  [0.49-32.47]  P = .275 
  Donor  
   Non-UD  
   UD  0.66  [0.23-1.93] P = .464  
  Pre-BMT relapse during treatment 
   No  1  
   Yes  8.38 [2.83-24.83]  P < .001  
(2) Multivariate analysis  
  MRD—adjusted for on-treatment pre-BMT relapse and for Ph′  
   Negative  
   +  3.41  [0.60-19.52]  
   ++ 6.50  [1.22-34.68]  P = .058 

Abbreviations: WCC, white blood cell count; Ph′, Philadelphia chromosome positive; UD, unrelated donor; CR2, second complete remission; +, low-level MRD+; ++, high-level MRD+; NS, not significant.

*

Significance by likelihood ratio test.

Coefficient and SE.

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