Variables before defibrotide (DF) treatment and day +100 survival (univariate analysis; N = 88)
| . | n . | Day + 100 survival, % . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Age, y | |||
| Younger than 18 | 29 | 51.7 | .033* |
| 18 or older | 59 | 27.1 | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 41 | 31.7 | .655 |
| Male | 47 | 38.3 | |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Nonmalignant | 8 | 50 | .001* |
| Hematologic malignancy | 63 | 23.8 | |
| Nonhematologic malignancy | 17 | 70.6 | |
| Graft | |||
| Auto | 28 | 53.6 | .018* |
| Allo | 60 | 26.7 | |
| No. BMT | |||
| More than 1 | 14 | 50 | .233 |
| 1 | 74 | 32.4 | |
| AST elevation preconditioning | |||
| No | 69 | 34.8 | 1.000 |
| Yes | 19 | 36.8 | |
| Conditioning regimen | |||
| Cy | |||
| No | 22 | 27.3 | .446 |
| Yes | 66 | 37.9 | |
| Bu | |||
| No | 41 | 48.8 | .015* |
| Yes | 47 | 23.4 | |
| TBI | |||
| No | 59 | 33.9 | .813 |
| Yes | 29 | 37.9 | |
| Characteristics of VOD | |||
| RUQ pain | |||
| No | 18 | 27.8 | .584 |
| Yes | 70 | 37.1 | |
| Ascites | |||
| No | 14 | 28.6 | .762 |
| Yes | 74 | 36.5 | |
| Hepatomegaly | |||
| No | 24 | 25 | .317 |
| Yes | 64 | 37.5 | |
| Portal flow | |||
| Normal | 57 | 28.1 | .066 |
| Abnormal | 31 | 48.4 | |
| Prior t-PA/heparin | |||
| No | 74 | 29.7 | .029* |
| Yes | 14 | 64.3 | |
| Abnormal creatinine | |||
| No | 23 | 39.1 | .800 |
| Yes | 65 | 33.8 | |
| Oxygen requiring | |||
| No | 24 | 50 | .086 |
| Yes | 64 | 29.7 | |
| Encephalopathy | |||
| No | 56 | 41.1 | .166 |
| Yes | 32 | 25 | |
| No. of systems as part of MOF (liver + renal + pulmonary + CNS) | |||
| 2 or fewer | 30 | 46.7 | .065 |
| More than 2 | 58 | 29.3 |
| . | n . | Day + 100 survival, % . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Age, y | |||
| Younger than 18 | 29 | 51.7 | .033* |
| 18 or older | 59 | 27.1 | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 41 | 31.7 | .655 |
| Male | 47 | 38.3 | |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Nonmalignant | 8 | 50 | .001* |
| Hematologic malignancy | 63 | 23.8 | |
| Nonhematologic malignancy | 17 | 70.6 | |
| Graft | |||
| Auto | 28 | 53.6 | .018* |
| Allo | 60 | 26.7 | |
| No. BMT | |||
| More than 1 | 14 | 50 | .233 |
| 1 | 74 | 32.4 | |
| AST elevation preconditioning | |||
| No | 69 | 34.8 | 1.000 |
| Yes | 19 | 36.8 | |
| Conditioning regimen | |||
| Cy | |||
| No | 22 | 27.3 | .446 |
| Yes | 66 | 37.9 | |
| Bu | |||
| No | 41 | 48.8 | .015* |
| Yes | 47 | 23.4 | |
| TBI | |||
| No | 59 | 33.9 | .813 |
| Yes | 29 | 37.9 | |
| Characteristics of VOD | |||
| RUQ pain | |||
| No | 18 | 27.8 | .584 |
| Yes | 70 | 37.1 | |
| Ascites | |||
| No | 14 | 28.6 | .762 |
| Yes | 74 | 36.5 | |
| Hepatomegaly | |||
| No | 24 | 25 | .317 |
| Yes | 64 | 37.5 | |
| Portal flow | |||
| Normal | 57 | 28.1 | .066 |
| Abnormal | 31 | 48.4 | |
| Prior t-PA/heparin | |||
| No | 74 | 29.7 | .029* |
| Yes | 14 | 64.3 | |
| Abnormal creatinine | |||
| No | 23 | 39.1 | .800 |
| Yes | 65 | 33.8 | |
| Oxygen requiring | |||
| No | 24 | 50 | .086 |
| Yes | 64 | 29.7 | |
| Encephalopathy | |||
| No | 56 | 41.1 | .166 |
| Yes | 32 | 25 | |
| No. of systems as part of MOF (liver + renal + pulmonary + CNS) | |||
| 2 or fewer | 30 | 46.7 | .065 |
| More than 2 | 58 | 29.3 |
BMT indicates bone marrow transplantation; AST: aspartate transferase; and CNS, central nervous system.
Significant at .05 level.