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prognosis

• The table below lists prognostic factors for adult T-cell leukemia patients:

Prognostic Factor	Description
Clinical subtype	Acute and lymphomatous subtypes have a poor prognosis, where as chronic and smouldering subtypes have a good prognosis.
Age	Males are associated with a worse prognosis when compared to females.
Performance status	Patient's poor performance status is associated with a worse prognosis.
Calcium level	Hypercalcemia is associated with a worse prognosis.
Leukocyte count	An elevated leukocyte count is associated with a worse prognosis.
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level	Elevated level of LDH is associated with a worse prognosis.
β2-microglobulin level	An elevated β2-microglobulin level is associated with a worse prognosis.
Lymphocyte surface markers	Over expression of CD25 is associated with a worse prognosis.
Neuron‐specific enolase	An elevated neuron‐specific enolase level is associated with a worse prognosis.