Table 1.

Demographic and Treatment Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Transplantation of Allogeneic PBSCT or BM

BMT PBSCT P Value*
No. of patients  62  29  
Median age (range) [yrs] 
 Patients  42 (24-58)  42 (20-58)  NS 
 Donors  38 (9-63)  52 (18-66)  <.0005 
Donor → recipient gender 
 F → F 16 (26)  6 (21)  
 M → M 18 (29)  10 (34)  NS  
 M → F  10 (16) 5 (17)  
 F → M  18 (29) 8 (28)  
Donor type 
 HLA-identical sibling donor  51 (82)  16 (55)  <.01    
 Partially HLA-matched family donor 11 (18)  13 (45)  
Median time interval (range) between diagnosis and transplant (mos)  18 (1-42) 19 (5-53)  NS  
Interferon-α pretransplant 29 (47)  16 (55)  NS  
Median graft size (range)  
 Nucleated cell dose (×108/kg) 3.1 (1.0-19.9)  9.1 (4.1-27.8)  <.0001 
 CD34+ cell dose (×108/kg) 3.4 (1.2-9.7)  9.5 (3.4-25.5)  <.0001  
GVHD prophylaxis 
 Short methotrexate + cyclosporine 62 (100)  29 (100)  NS  
Myeloablative regimen 
 TBI + cyclophosphamide  58 (94) 27 (93)  NS  
 Busulfan + cyclophosphamide 4 (6)  2 (7)  
Median follow-up (range) of survivors (mos)  28 (6-55)  28 (6-55) NS 
BMT PBSCT P Value*
No. of patients  62  29  
Median age (range) [yrs] 
 Patients  42 (24-58)  42 (20-58)  NS 
 Donors  38 (9-63)  52 (18-66)  <.0005 
Donor → recipient gender 
 F → F 16 (26)  6 (21)  
 M → M 18 (29)  10 (34)  NS  
 M → F  10 (16) 5 (17)  
 F → M  18 (29) 8 (28)  
Donor type 
 HLA-identical sibling donor  51 (82)  16 (55)  <.01    
 Partially HLA-matched family donor 11 (18)  13 (45)  
Median time interval (range) between diagnosis and transplant (mos)  18 (1-42) 19 (5-53)  NS  
Interferon-α pretransplant 29 (47)  16 (55)  NS  
Median graft size (range)  
 Nucleated cell dose (×108/kg) 3.1 (1.0-19.9)  9.1 (4.1-27.8)  <.0001 
 CD34+ cell dose (×108/kg) 3.4 (1.2-9.7)  9.5 (3.4-25.5)  <.0001  
GVHD prophylaxis 
 Short methotrexate + cyclosporine 62 (100)  29 (100)  NS  
Myeloablative regimen 
 TBI + cyclophosphamide  58 (94) 27 (93)  NS  
 Busulfan + cyclophosphamide 4 (6)  2 (7)  
Median follow-up (range) of survivors (mos)  28 (6-55)  28 (6-55) NS 

Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; NS, not significant; TBI, (fractionated) total body irradiation.

*

Comparison between continuous variables by Wilcoxon rank-sum test; comparisons between frequencies by Fisher exact-test.

No. of patients (rounded percent of patients).

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