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Table 1 Patient characteristics (by arm and overall)

From: A multicenter, randomized study of decitabine as epigenetic priming with induction chemotherapy in children with AML

Characteristic

All Patients

…in Arm A

…in Arm B

Consented

25 (100%)

11 (44%)

14 (56%)

Randomized and treated

25 (100%)

11 (44%)

14 (56%)

Evaluable for all study endpoints

24 (96%)

10 (40%)

14 (56%)

Sex:

 Male

12 (48%)

7 (58%)

5 (42%)

 Female

13 (52%)

4 (31%)

9 (69%)

Age, years

 Median (range)

8.0 (1–16)

8 (2–16)

7.5 (1–16)

Race:

 White

20 (80%)

8 (32%)

12 (48%)

 African-American

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

 Asian

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 American Indian or Alaska native

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

 Other

2 (8%)

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

Ethnicity, Hispanic

6 (24.0)

  

Ethnicity, not Hispanic or Latino

19 (76.0)

  

Cytogenetic risk groups:

 Favorable

4 (8%)

1 (4%)

3 (12%)

  Intermediate

17 (68%)

6 (24%)

11 (44%)

 Unfavorable

4 (16%)

4 (16%)

0 (0%)

Cytogenetics:

 Normal

7 (28%)

3 (12%)

4 (16%)

 t(8;21)

4 (16%)

1 (4%)

3 (12%)

 11q23

9 (36%)

5 (20%)

4 (16%)

 Other

5 (20%)

2 (8%)

3 (12%)

Location:

 Alberta (Canada)

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

 Children’s Hospital Central California

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 Denver

8 (32%)

5 (20%)

3 (12%)

 Emory

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 Johns Hopkins

5 (20%)

5 (20%)

0 (0%)

 John Hunter Hospital (Australia)

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

2 (8%)

 Mayo Clinic

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

 Nationwide Children’s Hospital

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 Phoenix Children’s Hospital

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 Primary Children’s Hospital

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 Royal Children’s Hospital (Australia)

3 (12%)

1 (4%)

2 (8%)