Table 5.

Risk factors for classic and de novo late acute GVHD

ClassicLate
HR (95% CI)P valueHR (95% CI)P value
Recipient age (y), category     
<55 Ref Ref 
≥55 1.00 (0.87-1.16) .960 1.84 (1.19-2.88) .007 
Sex mismatch     
Other Ref Ref 
Female-to-male 0.98 (0.83-1.15) .780 1.53 (1.09-2.14) .014 
Primary disease     
Acute leukemia Ref Ref 
MDS/MPN 1.12 (0.97-1.28) .120 1.02 (0.73-1.41) .920 
Malignant lymphoma 1.08 (0.87-1.34) .480 1.00 (0.54-1.84) .990 
Other 1.00 (0.82-1.22) .530 1.02 (0.61-1.70) .930 
Disease risk     
Standard Ref Ref 
High 1.05 (0.91-1.21) .530 0.89 (0.58-1.35) .570 
Donor type     
HLA-MRD Ref Ref 
HLA-MUD 1.56 (1.34-1.81) < .001 0.77 (0.55-1.07) .120 
HLA-MMUD 1.97 (1.55-2.50) < .001 0.95 (0.43-2.11) .910 
Haploidentical donor 1.50 (1.14-1.98) .004 1.27 (0.58-2.81) .550 
GVHD prophylaxis     
CNI and MTX based Ref Ref 
CNI and MMF based 1.04 (0.88-1.23) .650 1.10 (0.66-1.82) .730 
PTCy 1.23 (0.98-1.54) .066 0.28 (0.13-0.57) < .001 
Other 1.22 (0.92-1.62) .160 0.62 (0.30-1.32) .220 
HCT-CI     
0-2 Ref Ref 
≥3 1.01 (0.90-1.14) .890 1.14 (0.84-1.54) .400 
In vivo T-cell depletion     
No Ref Ref 
Yes 0.75 (0.65-0.87) <.001 0.75 (0.47-1.21) .240 
Donor source     
Bone marrow Ref Ref 
Peripheral blood 1.06 (0.90-1.24) .500 1.26 (0.77-2.08) .360 
Conditioning     
MAC (TBI < 8 Gy) Ref Ref 
MAC (TBI ≥ 8 Gy) 1.09 (0.90-1.31) .370 1.21 (0.65-2.26) .550 
RIC 0.74 (0.65-0.84) < .001 1.61 (1.13-2.31) .008 
CNI discontinuation by day 100     
Discontinued   Ref 
Continued   1.00 (0.55-1.84) .990 
ClassicLate
HR (95% CI)P valueHR (95% CI)P value
Recipient age (y), category     
<55 Ref Ref 
≥55 1.00 (0.87-1.16) .960 1.84 (1.19-2.88) .007 
Sex mismatch     
Other Ref Ref 
Female-to-male 0.98 (0.83-1.15) .780 1.53 (1.09-2.14) .014 
Primary disease     
Acute leukemia Ref Ref 
MDS/MPN 1.12 (0.97-1.28) .120 1.02 (0.73-1.41) .920 
Malignant lymphoma 1.08 (0.87-1.34) .480 1.00 (0.54-1.84) .990 
Other 1.00 (0.82-1.22) .530 1.02 (0.61-1.70) .930 
Disease risk     
Standard Ref Ref 
High 1.05 (0.91-1.21) .530 0.89 (0.58-1.35) .570 
Donor type     
HLA-MRD Ref Ref 
HLA-MUD 1.56 (1.34-1.81) < .001 0.77 (0.55-1.07) .120 
HLA-MMUD 1.97 (1.55-2.50) < .001 0.95 (0.43-2.11) .910 
Haploidentical donor 1.50 (1.14-1.98) .004 1.27 (0.58-2.81) .550 
GVHD prophylaxis     
CNI and MTX based Ref Ref 
CNI and MMF based 1.04 (0.88-1.23) .650 1.10 (0.66-1.82) .730 
PTCy 1.23 (0.98-1.54) .066 0.28 (0.13-0.57) < .001 
Other 1.22 (0.92-1.62) .160 0.62 (0.30-1.32) .220 
HCT-CI     
0-2 Ref Ref 
≥3 1.01 (0.90-1.14) .890 1.14 (0.84-1.54) .400 
In vivo T-cell depletion     
No Ref Ref 
Yes 0.75 (0.65-0.87) <.001 0.75 (0.47-1.21) .240 
Donor source     
Bone marrow Ref Ref 
Peripheral blood 1.06 (0.90-1.24) .500 1.26 (0.77-2.08) .360 
Conditioning     
MAC (TBI < 8 Gy) Ref Ref 
MAC (TBI ≥ 8 Gy) 1.09 (0.90-1.31) .370 1.21 (0.65-2.26) .550 
RIC 0.74 (0.65-0.84) < .001 1.61 (1.13-2.31) .008 
CNI discontinuation by day 100     
Discontinued   Ref 
Continued   1.00 (0.55-1.84) .990 

The number of events for classic and late acute GVHD was 1245 and 193, respectively.

HCT-CI, HCT-specific comorbidity index; MDS/MPN, myelodysplastic syndromes/myeloproliferative neoplasms; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; MTX, methotrexate; TBI, total body irradiation.

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