Patients' characteristics and results
Characteristic .  | Result .  | 
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 18 | 
| Median age, y (range) | 53 (31-64) | 
| Deletion 13* | |
| Positive, no. | 6 | 
| Negative, no. | 9 | 
| Unknown, no. | 3 | 
| Previous HD chemotherapy with autologous SCT | |
| 1 autograft, no. | 12 | 
| 2 autografts, no. | 5 | 
| Allogeneic SCT, no. | 18 | 
| Conditioning | |
| Reduced-intensity conditioning, no. | 17 | 
| Standard conditioning, no. | 1 | 
| Donor | |
| MUD, no. | 9 | 
| Related, no. | 9 | 
| Prior DLI, no. | 12 | 
| Prior thalidomide treatment, no. | 3 | 
| Inclusion for thalidomide and DLI | |
| Progressive disease, no. | 9 | 
| Residual disease, no. | 9 | 
| Median interval between thalidomide and DLI, d (range) | 15 (13-74) | 
| Median interval between allograft and thalidomide, mo (range) | 12 (4-47) | 
| Response to thalidomide/DLI | |
| CR, no. (%) | 4 (22) | 
| PR, no. (%) | 5 (28) | 
| MR, no. (%) | 3 (17) | 
| SD, no. (%) | 5 (28) | 
| PD, no. (%) | 1 (5) | 
| Median follow-up, mo (range) | 12 (4-28) | 
| 2-year estimated overall survival, % | 100 | 
|  2-year estimated progression-free survival, % (95% CI)  |  84 (62-100)  | 
Characteristic .  | Result .  | 
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 18 | 
| Median age, y (range) | 53 (31-64) | 
| Deletion 13* | |
| Positive, no. | 6 | 
| Negative, no. | 9 | 
| Unknown, no. | 3 | 
| Previous HD chemotherapy with autologous SCT | |
| 1 autograft, no. | 12 | 
| 2 autografts, no. | 5 | 
| Allogeneic SCT, no. | 18 | 
| Conditioning | |
| Reduced-intensity conditioning, no. | 17 | 
| Standard conditioning, no. | 1 | 
| Donor | |
| MUD, no. | 9 | 
| Related, no. | 9 | 
| Prior DLI, no. | 12 | 
| Prior thalidomide treatment, no. | 3 | 
| Inclusion for thalidomide and DLI | |
| Progressive disease, no. | 9 | 
| Residual disease, no. | 9 | 
| Median interval between thalidomide and DLI, d (range) | 15 (13-74) | 
| Median interval between allograft and thalidomide, mo (range) | 12 (4-47) | 
| Response to thalidomide/DLI | |
| CR, no. (%) | 4 (22) | 
| PR, no. (%) | 5 (28) | 
| MR, no. (%) | 3 (17) | 
| SD, no. (%) | 5 (28) | 
| PD, no. (%) | 1 (5) | 
| Median follow-up, mo (range) | 12 (4-28) | 
| 2-year estimated overall survival, % | 100 | 
|  2-year estimated progression-free survival, % (95% CI)  |  84 (62-100)  | 
HD indicates high dose; MUD, matched unrelated donor.
Detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).