From: Characteristics of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Senegal
Characteristics | Clinical staging system according to Binet and al. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Either stage A or B | Stage C | P value* | |
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age (years) n = 40 | |||
<55 | 2 (12.5) | 9(37.5) | 0.1 |
55-70 | 11 (68.7) | 11(45.8) | |
<70 | 3 (18.75) | 4 (16.67) | |
Sex (n = 40) | |||
Male | 12 (75) | 19 (20) | 0.75 |
Female | 4 (25) | 5 (80) | |
Average lymphocytes x109/L (n = 40) | 61.5 | 269.5 | 0.005* |
At least one cytogenetic abnormality (n = 25) | |||
Yes | 06 (24) | 11 (44) | 0.097 |
No | 06 (24) | 02 (08) | |
Deletion 13q | |||
Yes | 05 (42) | 06 (46.15) | 0.82 |
No | 07 (58) | 07 (53.85) | |
Deletion 11q | |||
Yes | 1 (8.3) | 2(15.4) | 0.58 |
No | 11 (91.7) | 11(84.6) | |
Trisomy 12 | |||
Yes | 03 (25) | 04 (31) | 0.74 |
No | 9 (75) | 9 (71) | |
Deletion 17p | |||
Yes | 00 (00) | 03 (24) | 0.07 |
No | 12 (100) | 10 (76) | |
CD38 expression (n = 40) | |||
Positive | 12 (75) | 16 (67) | 0.75 |
Negative | 04 (25) | 08 (33) |