Comparison of patients who underwent autograft conditioned with high-dose melphalan or busulphan and cyclophosphamide: group 1, daunorubicin
| . | Mel n = 26 . | BU/CY n = 33 . | Total DFS, % n = 62 . | Mel DFS, % . | BU/CY DFS, % . | P, Mel vs BU/CY . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French-American-British | ||||||
| M0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 100 | — | — |
| M1 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 17 | 50 | .19 |
| M2 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 75 | 50 | .44 |
| M3 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 100 | 60 | .18 |
| M4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 29 | .16 |
| M4Eo | 2 | 0 | 100 | 100 | — | — |
| M5 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 71 | 50 | .32 |
| M6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| M7 | 0 | 1 | 100 | — | 100 | — |
| Age, y | ||||||
| 0-5 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 78 | 60 | .33 |
| 6-10 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 73 | 25 | .046-150 |
| 11-15 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 53 | .57 |
| Central nervous system disease | ||||||
| No | 24 | 32 | 58 | 71 | 49 | .13 |
| Yes | 2 | 1 | 67 | 50 | 100 | .48 |
| Cytogenetics | ||||||
| Good | 4 | 4 | 63 | 75 | 50 | .92 |
| Poor | 6 | 1 | 67 | 67 | 100 | .54 |
| Standard | 14 | 20 | 50 | 64 | 40 | .15 |
| . | Mel n = 26 . | BU/CY n = 33 . | Total DFS, % n = 62 . | Mel DFS, % . | BU/CY DFS, % . | P, Mel vs BU/CY . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French-American-British | ||||||
| M0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 100 | — | — |
| M1 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 17 | 50 | .19 |
| M2 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 75 | 50 | .44 |
| M3 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 100 | 60 | .18 |
| M4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 29 | .16 |
| M4Eo | 2 | 0 | 100 | 100 | — | — |
| M5 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 71 | 50 | .32 |
| M6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| M7 | 0 | 1 | 100 | — | 100 | — |
| Age, y | ||||||
| 0-5 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 78 | 60 | .33 |
| 6-10 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 73 | 25 | .046-150 |
| 11-15 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 53 | .57 |
| Central nervous system disease | ||||||
| No | 24 | 32 | 58 | 71 | 49 | .13 |
| Yes | 2 | 1 | 67 | 50 | 100 | .48 |
| Cytogenetics | ||||||
| Good | 4 | 4 | 63 | 75 | 50 | .92 |
| Poor | 6 | 1 | 67 | 67 | 100 | .54 |
| Standard | 14 | 20 | 50 | 64 | 40 | .15 |
Cytogenetics results were available for 51 of 62 group 1 patients. Ten patients received conditioning other than Mel or BU/CY. See ”Results” for outcomes.
Mel indicates melphalan; BU/CY, busulphan and cyclophosphamide.
P < .05