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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Patient characteristics that appeared to negatively influence OS included more advanced age (hazard ratio [HR] 1. 560 for 75 vs < 70 years ; p = 0. 0010), poorer performance status at baseline (HR 0. 771 for 0 or 1 vs 2 ; p = 0. 0321), poor cytogenetics (HR 0. 699 for intermediate vs poor ; p = 0. 0010), higher bone marrow blast counts (HR 1. 355 for > 50 % vs 50 % ; p = 0. 0045), low baseline platelet counts (HR 0. 775 for each additional 100 109/L ; p = 0. 0015), and high white blood cell counts (HR 1. 256 for each additional 25 109/L ; p = 0. 0151).