Table 1.

Population characteristics

Training cohort (n = 10 016)Validation cohort (n = 1802)Total cohort
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Recipient age, y    
0-19 1159 (11.6%) 179 (9.9%) 1338 (11.3%) 
20-39 1470 (14.7%) 255 (14.2%) 1725 (14.6%) 
40-59 3167 (31.6%) 537 (29.8%) 3704 (31.3%) 
60-82 4220 (42.1%) 831 (46.1%) 5051 (42.7%) 
Recipient sex, male 5828 (58.2%) 1059 (58.8%) 6887 (58.3%) 
Recipient race    
White 8993 (93.0%) 1619 (92.8%) 10612 (93.0%) 
Black 307 (3.2%) 57 (3.3%) 364 (3.2%) 
Asian 281 (2.9%) 56 (3.2%) 337 (3.0%) 
Other 86 (0.9%) 13 (0.7%) 99 (0.9%) 
Missing 349 57 406 
Recipient ethnicity    
Hispanic 764 (7.9%) 143 (8.3%) 907 (8.0%) 
Missing 359 81 440 
Donor age, y    
18-29 6499 (65.4%) 1176 (65.7%) 7675 (65.4%) 
30-39 2291 (23.0%) 411 (22.9%) 2702 (23.0%) 
40-49 855 (8.6%) 148 (8.3%) 1003 (8.5%) 
50-60 296 (3.0%) 56 (3.1%) 352 (3.0%) 
Missing 75 11 86 
Donor parity    
Male 6985 (70.2%) 1245 (69.4%) 8230 (70.0%) 
Female-nulliparous 1886 (18.9%) 370 (20.6%) 2256 (19.2%) 
Female-parous 1086 (10.9%) 179 (10.0%) 1265 (10.8%) 
Missing 59 67 
Sex matching, recipient/donor    
Male/male 4287 (43.1%) 769 (42.9%) 5056 (43.0%) 
Male/female 1508 (15.1%) 286 (15.9%) 1794 (15.3%) 
Female/male 2698 (27.1%) 476 (26.5%) 3174 (27.0%) 
Female/female 1464 (14.7%) 263 (14.7%) 1727 (14.7%) 
Missing 59 67 
CMV serostatus (recipient/donor)    
−/− 2783 (27.9%) 503 (28.2%) 3286 (28.0%) 
−/+ 1162 (11.7%) 205 (11.5%) 1367 (11.6%) 
+/− 3240 (32.5%) 591 (33.1%) 3831 (32.6%) 
+/+ 2777 (27.9%) 487 (27.3%) 3264 (27.8%) 
Missing 54 16 70 
DQB1 match    
Yes 9377 (95.6%) 1699 (95.8%) 11076 (95.6%) 
Missing 206 29 235 
DPB1 match or permissive mismatch  
Yes 6430 (75.4%) 1171 (76.3%) 7601 (75.5%) 
Missing 1490 267 1757 
Graft type    
Bone marrow 2239 (22.4%) 384 (21.3%) 2623 (22.2%) 
Peripheral blood 7777 (77.6%) 1418 (78.7%) 9195 (77.8%) 
Karnofsky score    
≤60 144 (1.5%) 25 (1.4%) 169 (1.5%) 
70 1268 (12.9%) 222 (12.6%) 1490 (12.9%) 
80 2896 (29.5%) 557 (31.6%) 3453 (29.8%) 
90 3971 (40.5%) 701 (39.7%) 4672 (40.4%) 
100 1528 (15.6%) 259 (14.7%) 1787 (15.4%) 
Missing 209 38 247 
Disease     
ALL 1290 (12.9%) 251 (13.9%) 1541 (13.0%) 
AML 3956 (39.5%) 746 (41.4%) 4702 (39.8%) 
CLL 139 (1.4%) 26 (1.4%) 165 (1.4%) 
CML 269 (2.7%) 47 (2.6%) 316 (2.7%) 
MDS 1988 (19.8%) 362 (20.1%) 2350 (19.9%) 
MM 128 (1.3%) 26 (1.4%) 154 (1.3%) 
NHL 617 (6.2%) 94 (5.2%) 711 (6.0%) 
Other 1629 (16.3%) 250 (13.9%) 1879 (15.9%) 
Disease stage (ALL, AML, MDS only) 6947 1306 8253 
Early 4159 (59.9%) 775 (59.3%) 4934 (59.8%) 
Intermediate 1360 (19.6%) 261 (20.0%) 1621 (19.6%) 
Advanced 1428 (20.6%) 270 (20.7%) 1698 (20.6%) 
Missing 287 53 340 
Conditioning regimen   
Myeloablative 4974 (49.7%) 885 (49.1%) 5859 (49.6%) 
Nonmyeloablative 1122 (11.2%) 213 (11.8%) 1335 (11.3%) 
Reduced intensity 3920 (39.1%) 704 (39.1%) 4624 (39.1%) 
GVHD prophylaxis    
PTCy 1130 (11.3%) 216 (12.0%) 1346 (11.4%) 
Tac + MMF 1097 (11.0%) 209 (11.6%) 1306 (11.1%) 
Tac + MTX 5425 (54.2%) 965 (53.6%) 6390 (54.1%) 
Tac only 1020 (10.2%) 196 (10.9%) 1216 (10.3%) 
CSA + MMF 430 (4.3%) 84 (4.7%) 514 (4.3%) 
CSA + MTX 356 (3.6%) 61 (3.4%) 417 (3.5%) 
CSA only 65 (0.6%) 14 (0.8%) 79 (0.7%) 
Other 493 (4.9%) 57 (3.2%) 550 (4.7%) 
HCT-comorbidity index   
2093 (21.1%) 333 (18.7%) 2426 (20.7%) 
1-2 2938 (29.6%) 547 (30.6%) 3485 (29.7%) 
3-4 3050 (30.7%) 539 (30.2%) 3589 (30.6%) 
5+ 1851 (18.6%) 366 (20.5%) 2217 (18.9%) 
Missing 84 17 101 
Time from diagnosis to HCT    
0-6 mo 4311 (43.11%) 754 (42.0%) 5065 (43%) 
>6-12 mo 2511 (25.1%) 475 (26.4%) 2986 (25.3%) 
>12-18 mo 785 (7.9%) 151 (8.4%) 936 (7.9%) 
>18-24 mo 457 (4.6%) 89 (5.0%) 546 (4.6%) 
>24 mo 1931 (19.3%) 327 (18.2%) 2258 (19.2%) 
Missing 21 27 
Transplant year    
2016 2347 (23.4%) 419 (23.3%) 2766 (23.4%) 
2017 2527 (25.2%) 438 (24.3%) 2965 (25.1%) 
2018 2593 (25.9%) 450 (25.0%) 3043 (25.7%) 
2019 2549 (25.4%) 495 (27.5%) 3044 (25.8%) 
Training cohort (n = 10 016)Validation cohort (n = 1802)Total cohort
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Recipient age, y    
0-19 1159 (11.6%) 179 (9.9%) 1338 (11.3%) 
20-39 1470 (14.7%) 255 (14.2%) 1725 (14.6%) 
40-59 3167 (31.6%) 537 (29.8%) 3704 (31.3%) 
60-82 4220 (42.1%) 831 (46.1%) 5051 (42.7%) 
Recipient sex, male 5828 (58.2%) 1059 (58.8%) 6887 (58.3%) 
Recipient race    
White 8993 (93.0%) 1619 (92.8%) 10612 (93.0%) 
Black 307 (3.2%) 57 (3.3%) 364 (3.2%) 
Asian 281 (2.9%) 56 (3.2%) 337 (3.0%) 
Other 86 (0.9%) 13 (0.7%) 99 (0.9%) 
Missing 349 57 406 
Recipient ethnicity    
Hispanic 764 (7.9%) 143 (8.3%) 907 (8.0%) 
Missing 359 81 440 
Donor age, y    
18-29 6499 (65.4%) 1176 (65.7%) 7675 (65.4%) 
30-39 2291 (23.0%) 411 (22.9%) 2702 (23.0%) 
40-49 855 (8.6%) 148 (8.3%) 1003 (8.5%) 
50-60 296 (3.0%) 56 (3.1%) 352 (3.0%) 
Missing 75 11 86 
Donor parity    
Male 6985 (70.2%) 1245 (69.4%) 8230 (70.0%) 
Female-nulliparous 1886 (18.9%) 370 (20.6%) 2256 (19.2%) 
Female-parous 1086 (10.9%) 179 (10.0%) 1265 (10.8%) 
Missing 59 67 
Sex matching, recipient/donor    
Male/male 4287 (43.1%) 769 (42.9%) 5056 (43.0%) 
Male/female 1508 (15.1%) 286 (15.9%) 1794 (15.3%) 
Female/male 2698 (27.1%) 476 (26.5%) 3174 (27.0%) 
Female/female 1464 (14.7%) 263 (14.7%) 1727 (14.7%) 
Missing 59 67 
CMV serostatus (recipient/donor)    
−/− 2783 (27.9%) 503 (28.2%) 3286 (28.0%) 
−/+ 1162 (11.7%) 205 (11.5%) 1367 (11.6%) 
+/− 3240 (32.5%) 591 (33.1%) 3831 (32.6%) 
+/+ 2777 (27.9%) 487 (27.3%) 3264 (27.8%) 
Missing 54 16 70 
DQB1 match    
Yes 9377 (95.6%) 1699 (95.8%) 11076 (95.6%) 
Missing 206 29 235 
DPB1 match or permissive mismatch  
Yes 6430 (75.4%) 1171 (76.3%) 7601 (75.5%) 
Missing 1490 267 1757 
Graft type    
Bone marrow 2239 (22.4%) 384 (21.3%) 2623 (22.2%) 
Peripheral blood 7777 (77.6%) 1418 (78.7%) 9195 (77.8%) 
Karnofsky score    
≤60 144 (1.5%) 25 (1.4%) 169 (1.5%) 
70 1268 (12.9%) 222 (12.6%) 1490 (12.9%) 
80 2896 (29.5%) 557 (31.6%) 3453 (29.8%) 
90 3971 (40.5%) 701 (39.7%) 4672 (40.4%) 
100 1528 (15.6%) 259 (14.7%) 1787 (15.4%) 
Missing 209 38 247 
Disease     
ALL 1290 (12.9%) 251 (13.9%) 1541 (13.0%) 
AML 3956 (39.5%) 746 (41.4%) 4702 (39.8%) 
CLL 139 (1.4%) 26 (1.4%) 165 (1.4%) 
CML 269 (2.7%) 47 (2.6%) 316 (2.7%) 
MDS 1988 (19.8%) 362 (20.1%) 2350 (19.9%) 
MM 128 (1.3%) 26 (1.4%) 154 (1.3%) 
NHL 617 (6.2%) 94 (5.2%) 711 (6.0%) 
Other 1629 (16.3%) 250 (13.9%) 1879 (15.9%) 
Disease stage (ALL, AML, MDS only) 6947 1306 8253 
Early 4159 (59.9%) 775 (59.3%) 4934 (59.8%) 
Intermediate 1360 (19.6%) 261 (20.0%) 1621 (19.6%) 
Advanced 1428 (20.6%) 270 (20.7%) 1698 (20.6%) 
Missing 287 53 340 
Conditioning regimen   
Myeloablative 4974 (49.7%) 885 (49.1%) 5859 (49.6%) 
Nonmyeloablative 1122 (11.2%) 213 (11.8%) 1335 (11.3%) 
Reduced intensity 3920 (39.1%) 704 (39.1%) 4624 (39.1%) 
GVHD prophylaxis    
PTCy 1130 (11.3%) 216 (12.0%) 1346 (11.4%) 
Tac + MMF 1097 (11.0%) 209 (11.6%) 1306 (11.1%) 
Tac + MTX 5425 (54.2%) 965 (53.6%) 6390 (54.1%) 
Tac only 1020 (10.2%) 196 (10.9%) 1216 (10.3%) 
CSA + MMF 430 (4.3%) 84 (4.7%) 514 (4.3%) 
CSA + MTX 356 (3.6%) 61 (3.4%) 417 (3.5%) 
CSA only 65 (0.6%) 14 (0.8%) 79 (0.7%) 
Other 493 (4.9%) 57 (3.2%) 550 (4.7%) 
HCT-comorbidity index   
2093 (21.1%) 333 (18.7%) 2426 (20.7%) 
1-2 2938 (29.6%) 547 (30.6%) 3485 (29.7%) 
3-4 3050 (30.7%) 539 (30.2%) 3589 (30.6%) 
5+ 1851 (18.6%) 366 (20.5%) 2217 (18.9%) 
Missing 84 17 101 
Time from diagnosis to HCT    
0-6 mo 4311 (43.11%) 754 (42.0%) 5065 (43%) 
>6-12 mo 2511 (25.1%) 475 (26.4%) 2986 (25.3%) 
>12-18 mo 785 (7.9%) 151 (8.4%) 936 (7.9%) 
>18-24 mo 457 (4.6%) 89 (5.0%) 546 (4.6%) 
>24 mo 1931 (19.3%) 327 (18.2%) 2258 (19.2%) 
Missing 21 27 
Transplant year    
2016 2347 (23.4%) 419 (23.3%) 2766 (23.4%) 
2017 2527 (25.2%) 438 (24.3%) 2965 (25.1%) 
2018 2593 (25.9%) 450 (25.0%) 3043 (25.7%) 
2019 2549 (25.4%) 495 (27.5%) 3044 (25.8%) 

CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia; MM, multiple myeloma; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Other diseases included inherited erythrocyte abnormalities, inherited immune syndrome, severe aplastic anemia, and other nonmalignant conditions.

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