Erythrocyte sedimentation rate as a prognostic factor in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
In a follow-up study, survival data for 62 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), diagnosed in northern Norway from 1974 to 1982, were analysed. 10 patients not reported to the Cancer Registry had a significantly (p less than 0.05) better prognosis. In a multivariate survival analysis (Cox's model) anaemia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and 4 or more regions involved at diagnosis were significant prognostic factors indicating high risk patients with short survival. ESR was also a significant prognostic factor in a multivariate survival analysis, together with the classifications of Rai (1) or Binet (2).
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D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors