Table 2

Univariate analysis of risk factors

VariableOverall survival
Event-free survival
Relapse rate
Nonrelapse mortality
HR (95% CI)PHR (95% CI)PHR (95% CI)PHR (95% CI)P
WBC at diagnosis, ×109/L (less than 30, n=42; more than 30, n=36; na=1) 1.97 (1.08-3.58) .03 1.83 (1.03-3.24) .04 1.87 (0.76-4.63) .17 1.87 (0.88-3.98) .10 
Additional cytogenetic abnormalities (yes, n=32; no, n=33; na=14) 0.70 (0.35-1.44) .33 0.86 (0.44-1.68) .66 1.33 (0.46-3.84) .60 0.62 (0.26-1.49) .28 
CNS disease, (yes, n= 3; no, n=63; na=13) 1.27 (0.60-2.70) .53 1.65 (0.80-3.37) .17 2.59 (0.92-7.28) .07 0.99 (0.36-2.68) .98 
Prior radiation therapy (yes, n=13; no n=61; na=5) 2.02 (0.99-4.15) .05 1.81 (0.89-3.68) .10 1.25 (0.36-4.32) .72 2.25 (0.94-5.36) .07 
Age at HCT (younger than 36 y, n=39; 36 y or older, n=40) 1.19 (0.65-2.16) .57 1.29 (0.72-2.29) .39 0.97 (0.39-2.39) .95 1.66 (0.78-3.51) .19 
Disease status at HCT (CR1, n=49; beyond CR1, n=30) 2.14 (1.17-3.91) .01 1.98 (1.11-3.52) .02 1.90 (0.76-4.77) .17 2.12 (0.99-4.53) .05 
Source of HCs (bone marrow, n=43; peripheral blood, n=36) 1.04 (0.57-1.90) .89 .91 (.51-1.62) .75 0.83 (0.33-2.06) .69 0.93 (0.44-1.98) .85 
Acute GVHD* (yes, n=26; no, n=51) 1.88 (1.03-3.41) .04 2.05 (1.16-3.64) .01 1.32 (0.50-3.51) .57 2.72 (1.29-5.77) <.01 
Chronic GVHD (yes, n=25; no, n=42) 0.81 (0.39-1.67) .57 0.69 (0.35-1.37) .29 0.71 (0.28-1.79) .46 0.83 (0.30-2.29) .72 
VariableOverall survival
Event-free survival
Relapse rate
Nonrelapse mortality
HR (95% CI)PHR (95% CI)PHR (95% CI)PHR (95% CI)P
WBC at diagnosis, ×109/L (less than 30, n=42; more than 30, n=36; na=1) 1.97 (1.08-3.58) .03 1.83 (1.03-3.24) .04 1.87 (0.76-4.63) .17 1.87 (0.88-3.98) .10 
Additional cytogenetic abnormalities (yes, n=32; no, n=33; na=14) 0.70 (0.35-1.44) .33 0.86 (0.44-1.68) .66 1.33 (0.46-3.84) .60 0.62 (0.26-1.49) .28 
CNS disease, (yes, n= 3; no, n=63; na=13) 1.27 (0.60-2.70) .53 1.65 (0.80-3.37) .17 2.59 (0.92-7.28) .07 0.99 (0.36-2.68) .98 
Prior radiation therapy (yes, n=13; no n=61; na=5) 2.02 (0.99-4.15) .05 1.81 (0.89-3.68) .10 1.25 (0.36-4.32) .72 2.25 (0.94-5.36) .07 
Age at HCT (younger than 36 y, n=39; 36 y or older, n=40) 1.19 (0.65-2.16) .57 1.29 (0.72-2.29) .39 0.97 (0.39-2.39) .95 1.66 (0.78-3.51) .19 
Disease status at HCT (CR1, n=49; beyond CR1, n=30) 2.14 (1.17-3.91) .01 1.98 (1.11-3.52) .02 1.90 (0.76-4.77) .17 2.12 (0.99-4.53) .05 
Source of HCs (bone marrow, n=43; peripheral blood, n=36) 1.04 (0.57-1.90) .89 .91 (.51-1.62) .75 0.83 (0.33-2.06) .69 0.93 (0.44-1.98) .85 
Acute GVHD* (yes, n=26; no, n=51) 1.88 (1.03-3.41) .04 2.05 (1.16-3.64) .01 1.32 (0.50-3.51) .57 2.72 (1.29-5.77) <.01 
Chronic GVHD (yes, n=25; no, n=42) 0.81 (0.39-1.67) .57 0.69 (0.35-1.37) .29 0.71 (0.28-1.79) .46 0.83 (0.30-2.29) .72 

HR indicates hazard ratio; WBC, white blood cell count; na, data not available; CNS, central nervous system; HC, hematopoietic cell; HCT, hematopoietic cell transplantation; and GVHD, graft-versus-host disease.

*

Two patients died before engraftment.

Missing cGVHD data for 1 patient, and 11 patients died within 100 days.

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