Table 2.

Influence of Acute and Chronic GVHD on Molecular Relapse of CML Leukemia After Allogeneic BMT or PBSCT

BMT PBSCTP Value*
Patient No. With MR/ Patient No. With GvHD (%) Cumulative 4-yr Estimate of MR Patient No. With MR/ Patient No. With GvHD (%) Cumulative 4-yr Estimate of MR
Acute GVHD  
 Grades 0-I  17/46 (37) 47% ± 9%  2/18 (11)  13% ± 8%  <.07 
 Grades II-IV  3/16 (19)  28% ± 15%  0/11 (0) 0%  NS  
Chronic GVHD  
 Absent  6/16 (37) 63% ± 18%  1/8 (12)  17% ± 15%  NS 
 Present  14/46 (30)  39% ± 9%  1/21 (5) 5% ± 5%  <.03  
Acute or chronic GVHD  
 Absent 6/13 (46)  65% ± 18%  1/8 (12)  17% ± 15% NS  
 Present  14/49 (29)  39% ± 9%  1/21 (5) 5% ± 5%  <.03 
BMT PBSCTP Value*
Patient No. With MR/ Patient No. With GvHD (%) Cumulative 4-yr Estimate of MR Patient No. With MR/ Patient No. With GvHD (%) Cumulative 4-yr Estimate of MR
Acute GVHD  
 Grades 0-I  17/46 (37) 47% ± 9%  2/18 (11)  13% ± 8%  <.07 
 Grades II-IV  3/16 (19)  28% ± 15%  0/11 (0) 0%  NS  
Chronic GVHD  
 Absent  6/16 (37) 63% ± 18%  1/8 (12)  17% ± 15%  NS 
 Present  14/46 (30)  39% ± 9%  1/21 (5) 5% ± 5%  <.03  
Acute or chronic GVHD  
 Absent 6/13 (46)  65% ± 18%  1/8 (12)  17% ± 15% NS  
 Present  14/49 (29)  39% ± 9%  1/21 (5) 5% ± 5%  <.03 

Abbreviations: MR, molecular relapse; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease.

*

Significances derived by log-rank test of event distribution functions across strata (BMT v PBSCT).

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