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Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics between MRD + and MRD- patients according to DTA genes and non-DTA genes

From: Measurable residual disease monitoring by ddPCR in the early posttransplant period complements the traditional MFC method to predict relapse after HSCT in AML/MDS: a multicenter retrospective study

Characteristic

All patients

(N = 152)

DTA genes

Non-DTA genes

MRD positive

(n = 13)

MRD negative

(n = 27)

P Value

MRD positive

(n = 52)

MRD negative

(n = 98)

P Value

Median age (range)

44(12–67)

50(21–64)

48(23–61)

0.194

43(13–64)

43(12–67)

0.442

Sex, n (%)

   

0.577

  

0.742

Male

78(51.3)

7(53.8)

12(44.4)

 

28(53.8)

50(51.0)

 

Female

74(48.7)

6(46.2)

15(55.6)

 

24(46.2)

48(49.0)

 

Disease, n (%)

   

0.736

  

0.881

AML

127(83.6)

10(76.9)

22(81.5)

 

44(84.6)

82(83.7)

 

MDS

25(16.4)

3(23.1)

5(18.5)

 

8(15.4)

16(16.3)

 

Remission status at time of HCT

n (%)

   

0.201

  

0.269

CR1

103(67.8)

6(46.1)

18(66.7)

 

31(59.6)

71(72.5)

 

≥CR2

27(17.8)

4(30.8)

2(7.4)

 

11(21.2)

15(15.3)

 

No CR

22(14.4)

3(23.1)

7(25.9)

 

10(19.2)

12(12.2)

 

DRI-R, n (%)

   

0.564

  

0.038

Low/Intermediate

94(61.8)

8(61.5)

14(51.9)

 

26(50.0)

66(67.3)

 

High/Very high

58(38.2)

5(38.5)

13(48.1)

 

26(50.0)

32(32.7)

 

HLA match, n (%)

   

0.807

  

0.210

MMRD/MMUD

127(83.6)

11(84.6)

22(81.5)

 

41(78.8)

85(86.7)

 

MRD/MUD

25(16.4)

2(15.4)

5(18.5)

 

11(21.2)

13(13.3)

 

Donor sex, n (%)

   

0.090

  

0.145

Male

103(67.8)

11(84.6)

15(55.6)

 

39(75.0)

62(63.3)

 

Female

49(32.2)

2(15.4)

12(44.4)

 

13(25.0)

36(36.7)

 
  1. Abbreviations DTA, DNMT3A, TET2, and ASXL1 mutations; MRD, measurable residual disease; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; CR, complete remission; CR1, first complete remission; CR2, second complete remission; DRI-R, refined disease risk index; MMRD, mismatched related donor, MMUD, mismatched unrelated donor; MRD, matched related donor; MUD, matched unrelated donor