Table 1: Patient Characteristics

HDAM CVAD
No. 52 21
Age, median (range) 35 (19-78) 29 (19-68)
Age <35 25 (48%) 12 (57%)
  ≥35 27 (52%) 9 (43%)
Men 32 (62%) 11 (52%)
WBC, median (range) x 106/L 8(0.1-115) 14(1.4-660)
  *WBC ≤10,000 x 106/L 31 (63%) 9 (43%)
  >10,000 x 106/L 18 (37%) 12 (57%)
*PLT <20,000 x 106/L 12 (25%) 6 (29%)
  ≥20,000 x 106/L 37 (75%) 15 (71%)
*LDH <600 U/L 20 (43%) 9 (43%)
  ≥600 U/L 26 (57%) 12 (57%)
Cytogenetics t(9;22) and t(4;11) 8 (15%) 2 (10%)
  t(8;14) 0 (0%) 2 (10%)
  others 44 (85%) 17 (80%)
Histology Subtype Pre-B 45(86%) 11(52%)
  Burkitt 0(0%) 3(14%)
  T 7(14%) 7(34%)

* Some patients were transferred from other hospitals, and values of initial lab tests were not available. This includes 3 patients without initial WBC and platelets and 6 patients without initial LDH in HDAM group.