Table 4.

Causes of Death of 51 Recipients of HLA-Identical Sibling Bone Marrow Transplants for Low-Grade Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Cause of Death Patients
No.%
Persistant or recurrent lymphoma  11  22 
Interstitial pneumonia  10  20  
VOD  7  14  
GVHD (chronic or acute)  6  12  
Adult respiratory distress syndrome 5  10  
Sepsis  4  8  
Organ failure (not VOD)  4  
Hemorrhage  2  4  
Unknown  2  4  
Pulmonary embolism  1  2  
Stroke  1  
Cause of Death Patients
No.%
Persistant or recurrent lymphoma  11  22 
Interstitial pneumonia  10  20  
VOD  7  14  
GVHD (chronic or acute)  6  12  
Adult respiratory distress syndrome 5  10  
Sepsis  4  8  
Organ failure (not VOD)  4  
Hemorrhage  2  4  
Unknown  2  4  
Pulmonary embolism  1  2  
Stroke  1  

Abbreviation: VOD, venoocclusive disease.

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