Patient characteristics, N = 201
Characteristic . | n (%) . |
|---|---|
| Underlying disease | |
| Lymphoma | 12 (6.0) |
| Acute leukemia | 59 (29.4) |
| Chronic leukemia | 95 (47.3) |
| Aplastic anemia | 11 (5.5) |
| Myelodysplastic syndrome | 19 (9.5) |
| Miscellaneous | 5 (2.5) |
| Source of stem cells | |
| Bone marrow | 169 (84.1) |
| Peripheral mobilized stem cell | 32 (15.9) |
| Age, y; median (range) | 40 (2-66) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 116 (57.7) |
| Female | 85 (42.3) |
| Transplant type | |
| Matched related | 133 (66.2) |
| Mismatched/unrelated | 68 (33.8) |
| Total body irradiation conditioning | 105 (52.2) |
| Received ganciclovir | |
| Yes | 154 (76.6) |
| No | 46 (22.9) |
| Data not available | 1 (0.5) |
| Steroid use* | |
| None | 77 (39.1) |
| Between 0 and 1 mg/kg/d | 62 (31.5) |
| At least 2 mg/kg/d | 58 (29.4) |
| GVHD | |
| Grade 0 to 1 | 62 (30.9) |
| Grade II | 103 (51.2) |
| At least grade III | 36 (17.9) |
| Donor CMV serology | |
| Positive | 131 (65.2) |
| Negative | 70 (34.8) |
Characteristic . | n (%) . |
|---|---|
| Underlying disease | |
| Lymphoma | 12 (6.0) |
| Acute leukemia | 59 (29.4) |
| Chronic leukemia | 95 (47.3) |
| Aplastic anemia | 11 (5.5) |
| Myelodysplastic syndrome | 19 (9.5) |
| Miscellaneous | 5 (2.5) |
| Source of stem cells | |
| Bone marrow | 169 (84.1) |
| Peripheral mobilized stem cell | 32 (15.9) |
| Age, y; median (range) | 40 (2-66) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 116 (57.7) |
| Female | 85 (42.3) |
| Transplant type | |
| Matched related | 133 (66.2) |
| Mismatched/unrelated | 68 (33.8) |
| Total body irradiation conditioning | 105 (52.2) |
| Received ganciclovir | |
| Yes | 154 (76.6) |
| No | 46 (22.9) |
| Data not available | 1 (0.5) |
| Steroid use* | |
| None | 77 (39.1) |
| Between 0 and 1 mg/kg/d | 62 (31.5) |
| At least 2 mg/kg/d | 58 (29.4) |
| GVHD | |
| Grade 0 to 1 | 62 (30.9) |
| Grade II | 103 (51.2) |
| At least grade III | 36 (17.9) |
| Donor CMV serology | |
| Positive | 131 (65.2) |
| Negative | 70 (34.8) |
An accurate assessment of steroid dose could not be performed for 4 patients.