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Table 1 Frequency of ABCB1 gene expression in patients metformin non user and metformin user

From: Effect of metformin on the survival of patients with ALL who express high levels of the ABCB1 drug resistance gene

 

Metformin non-user, n = 76 (75%)

Metformin user, n = 26 (25%)

Age (median)

35 (18–78)

31 (18–61)

Gender

 Male

36 (47.4)

13 (50)

 Female

40 (52.6)

13 (50)

Leukocytes (median) (103/mcl)

45.1 (0.4–251)

42.1 (1.2–220)

Type of risk

 Standard risk

33 (43.4)

18 (69.2)

 High risk

43 (56.6)

08 (30.8)

Expression ABCB1 (%)

 Absence expression

28 (36.8)

8 (30.8)

 Low expression

14 (18.4)

6 (23.1)

 High expression

34 (44.7)

12 (46.2)

Expression combination (%)

 Low and missing expression

42 (55.3)

14 (53.8)

 High expression

34 (44.7)

12 (46.2)

Treatment failure

 Remission complete

47 (61.8)

18 (69.2)

 Death or refractoriness

29 (38.2)

08 (30.8)