Table 2.

Characteristics of patients randomized to second-line therapy


Characteristic

Non-ATG

ATG

P
Recipient sex, no. male/no. female   17/17   15/12   .6  
Median recipient age, y (range)   33 (2-64)   36 (2-63)   .4  
Donor type, no.    
    HLA-identical sibling   16   14   —  
    Unrelated   18   13   .7  
Diagnosis, no.    
    AML + ALL   18   12   —  
    CML   12   7   —  
    LY/MM   1   4   —  
    Other   3   4   .3  
Advanced phase   22 (67%)   16 (59%)   .4  
14 or fewer days of first-line treatment, no.   7   8   .4  
Timing of GvHD, ≤ 14 d after transplantation   7   7   .4  
GvHD grade at randomization, no.    
    I   7   4   —  
    II   19   16   —  
    III   8   7   .5  
Skin GvHD day 5, no.   33*  26   .3  
Liver GvHD day 5, no.   14   7   .2  
Gut GvHD day 5, no.   17   14   .9  
Response at day +30, no. (%)    
    Resolution of GvHD   8 (24)   9 (33)   —  
    Partial resolution   8 (24)   6 (22)   —  
    Stable GvHD   13 (38)   5 (19)   —  
    Worsened   4 (12)   2 (7)   —  
    Dead   1 (3)   5 (19)   —  
    Alive   13 (38)   9 (33)   .9  
    Dead TRM   14 (41)   16 (59)   .2  
    Dead relapse
 
7 (21)
 
2 (8)
 
.1
 

Characteristic

Non-ATG

ATG

P
Recipient sex, no. male/no. female   17/17   15/12   .6  
Median recipient age, y (range)   33 (2-64)   36 (2-63)   .4  
Donor type, no.    
    HLA-identical sibling   16   14   —  
    Unrelated   18   13   .7  
Diagnosis, no.    
    AML + ALL   18   12   —  
    CML   12   7   —  
    LY/MM   1   4   —  
    Other   3   4   .3  
Advanced phase   22 (67%)   16 (59%)   .4  
14 or fewer days of first-line treatment, no.   7   8   .4  
Timing of GvHD, ≤ 14 d after transplantation   7   7   .4  
GvHD grade at randomization, no.    
    I   7   4   —  
    II   19   16   —  
    III   8   7   .5  
Skin GvHD day 5, no.   33*  26   .3  
Liver GvHD day 5, no.   14   7   .2  
Gut GvHD day 5, no.   17   14   .9  
Response at day +30, no. (%)    
    Resolution of GvHD   8 (24)   9 (33)   —  
    Partial resolution   8 (24)   6 (22)   —  
    Stable GvHD   13 (38)   5 (19)   —  
    Worsened   4 (12)   2 (7)   —  
    Dead   1 (3)   5 (19)   —  
    Alive   13 (38)   9 (33)   .9  
    Dead TRM   14 (41)   16 (59)   .2  
    Dead relapse
 
7 (21)
 
2 (8)
 
.1
 

For patients not given ATG, n = 34; for patients given ATG, n = 27.

AML indicates acute myelogenous leukemia; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia; LY, lymphoma; MM, multiple myeloma; —, not applicable.

*

Number of patients with skin, liver, or gut GvHD on day 5 (at the time of randomization).

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