Table 4.

Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Grades II Through IV Acute GVHD

No. of Evaluable PatientsNo. (%) of Affected PatientsCumulative Probability4-150P-Value4-151
 
Study population 60 18 (30%) 48% ± 10%  
HLA-identical sibling donors 36 7 (19%) 29% ± 10% <.05 
Alternative family donors 24 11 (46%) 47% ± 15%  
GVH-matched donors 41 7 (17%) 25% ± 9% <.003 
GVH-mismatched donors 19 11 (58%) 86% ± 12%  
HVG-matched donors 37 7 (19%) 28% ± 10% <.03 
HVG-mismatched donors 23 11 (48%) 75% ± 14%  
F → F 10 2 (20%) 33% ± 21% NS 
M → M 19 5 (26%) 52% ± 21%  
M → F 11 1 (9%) 9% ± 9%  
F → M 20 10 (50%) 70% ± 15%  
CSP ± Prednisolone 3 (37%) 57% ± 22% NS 
sMTX + CSP 52 15 (29%) 48% ± 11%  
No G-CSF after PBSCT 16 8 (50%) 84% ± 14% <.03 
G-CSF after PBSCT 44 10 (23%) 32% ± 10%  
Early disease stage 31 8 (25%) 41% ± 13% NS 
Advanced disease stage 29 10 (36%) 56% ± 14%  
Donor age 
<30 
30-39 
40-49 
≥50 11 5 (45%) 78% ± 19% NS 
 13 2 (15%) 17% ± 11%  
 14 4 (29%) 55% ± 21%  
 22 7 (32%) 37% ± 11%  
Patient age 
<30 
30-39 
40-49 
≥50 12 5 (42%) 76% ± 20% NS 
 21 8 (32%) 56% ± 16%  
 16 2 (12%) 13% ± 9%  
 11 3 (27%) 64% ± 27%  
No. of Evaluable PatientsNo. (%) of Affected PatientsCumulative Probability4-150P-Value4-151
 
Study population 60 18 (30%) 48% ± 10%  
HLA-identical sibling donors 36 7 (19%) 29% ± 10% <.05 
Alternative family donors 24 11 (46%) 47% ± 15%  
GVH-matched donors 41 7 (17%) 25% ± 9% <.003 
GVH-mismatched donors 19 11 (58%) 86% ± 12%  
HVG-matched donors 37 7 (19%) 28% ± 10% <.03 
HVG-mismatched donors 23 11 (48%) 75% ± 14%  
F → F 10 2 (20%) 33% ± 21% NS 
M → M 19 5 (26%) 52% ± 21%  
M → F 11 1 (9%) 9% ± 9%  
F → M 20 10 (50%) 70% ± 15%  
CSP ± Prednisolone 3 (37%) 57% ± 22% NS 
sMTX + CSP 52 15 (29%) 48% ± 11%  
No G-CSF after PBSCT 16 8 (50%) 84% ± 14% <.03 
G-CSF after PBSCT 44 10 (23%) 32% ± 10%  
Early disease stage 31 8 (25%) 41% ± 13% NS 
Advanced disease stage 29 10 (36%) 56% ± 14%  
Donor age 
<30 
30-39 
40-49 
≥50 11 5 (45%) 78% ± 19% NS 
 13 2 (15%) 17% ± 11%  
 14 4 (29%) 55% ± 21%  
 22 7 (32%) 37% ± 11%  
Patient age 
<30 
30-39 
40-49 
≥50 12 5 (42%) 76% ± 20% NS 
 21 8 (32%) 56% ± 16%  
 16 2 (12%) 13% ± 9%  
 11 3 (27%) 64% ± 27%  

Abbreviations: GVHD, graft versus host disease; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; GVH, graft versus host; HVG, host versus graft; CSP, ciclosporin; sMTX, short course of methotrexate; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; PBSCT, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; NS, not significant.

F4-150

Kaplan-Meier product limit estimates.

F4-151

Significances by log-rank statistics.

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