Table 2.

Regimen-related toxicities

ComplicationsStandard dose busulfan group (n = 25)Lower dose busulfan group (n = 20)P
Oral mucositis (≥grade 3) 21 11 .048 
Hyperbilirubinemia (≥grade 3) .019 
Hypertension (≥grade 3) .025 
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) 
Infections (number of patients) 17 15 .10 
 Bacterial  
 Viral 12  
CMV (viremia/disease) 5 (5/0) 2 (2/0)  
EBV (viremia/disease) 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1)  
Adenovirus (viremia/disease) 2 (0/2) 1 (0/1)  
BK (viremia/disease) 3 (1/2)  
HHV-6 (viremia/disease) 1 (0/1)  
HSV (viremia/disease) 1 (0/1)  
Influenza virus 1 (0/1)  
RSV 1 (0/1)   
 Fungal  
ComplicationsStandard dose busulfan group (n = 25)Lower dose busulfan group (n = 20)P
Oral mucositis (≥grade 3) 21 11 .048 
Hyperbilirubinemia (≥grade 3) .019 
Hypertension (≥grade 3) .025 
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) 
Infections (number of patients) 17 15 .10 
 Bacterial  
 Viral 12  
CMV (viremia/disease) 5 (5/0) 2 (2/0)  
EBV (viremia/disease) 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1)  
Adenovirus (viremia/disease) 2 (0/2) 1 (0/1)  
BK (viremia/disease) 3 (1/2)  
HHV-6 (viremia/disease) 1 (0/1)  
HSV (viremia/disease) 1 (0/1)  
Influenza virus 1 (0/1)  
RSV 1 (0/1)   
 Fungal  

EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HHV 6, human herpesvirus 6; HSV, herpes simplex virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.

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