Table 3.

Paired analysis of P-glycoprotein expression and function in patients with acute myeloid leukemia at diagnosis and relapse/refractory disease

At diagnosisAt relapse and/or refractory diseaseP value
MDR   
MRK16    
 Median 2.16 1.83 .14 
 Range 1.22-7.65 1.02-5.55  
 N 27   
MRK16/CD34+    
 Median 2.77 2.28 1.00 
 Range 1.52-9.27 1.46-9.6  
 N 11   
UIC2    
 Median 2.37 1.74 .22 
 Range 1.47-12.3 0.99-6.39  
 N 25   
UIC2/CD34+    
 Median 3.5 2.42 .07 
 Range 1.51-26.6 0.86-7.34  
 N   
PSC/Rho    
 Median 1.13 1.10 .26 
 Range 0.87-2.11 0.81-2.19  
 N 27   
PSC/Rho/CD34+    
 Median 1.43 1.22 .39 
 Range 0.98-2.7 0.82-3.26  
 N 12   
At diagnosisAt relapse and/or refractory diseaseP value
MDR   
MRK16    
 Median 2.16 1.83 .14 
 Range 1.22-7.65 1.02-5.55  
 N 27   
MRK16/CD34+    
 Median 2.77 2.28 1.00 
 Range 1.52-9.27 1.46-9.6  
 N 11   
UIC2    
 Median 2.37 1.74 .22 
 Range 1.47-12.3 0.99-6.39  
 N 25   
UIC2/CD34+    
 Median 3.5 2.42 .07 
 Range 1.51-26.6 0.86-7.34  
 N   
PSC/Rho    
 Median 1.13 1.10 .26 
 Range 0.87-2.11 0.81-2.19  
 N 27   
PSC/Rho/CD34+    
 Median 1.43 1.22 .39 
 Range 0.98-2.7 0.82-3.26  
 N 12   

For P-gp expression, the monoclonal antibodies MRK 16 and UIC2 were used; for P-gp function, the PSC/Rho 123 retention ratio was used. In samples with greater than 10% CD34 expression, the variables were also evaluated in the CD34+ subfraction of the blasts. TheP values indicate the differences between diagnosis and relapse/refractory disease.

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