Differences between studies
| Characteristic . | CIBMTR . | Current study . |
|---|---|---|
| Centers | Multiple | Single |
| Donor types | Unrelated | Related and unrelated |
| HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRBI, and -DQB1 mismatching included | No | Yes |
| No. of recipients, candidate SNP study | Up to 2887 | Up to 2560 for discovery |
| No. of recipients, genome-wide study | 1970 for discovery | Up to 2560 for discovery |
| Recipient diseases | AML, ALL, MDS | Any hematologic malignancy |
| End points | OS, PFS, NRM, RM | NRM, RM |
| End point adjudication | Yes | No |
| No. of individual candidate variants | 47 | 122 |
| Candidate SNP genetic models | Allelic | Allelic, dominant, recessive |
| Adjustment for clinical covariates | Yes | No |
| Truncation of follow-up | 1 y | None |
| Tested recipient SNP allele mismatching | Yes | No |
| GWAS scope | Exomes | Whole genome |
| Statistical replication or validation | Metaanalysis | 3:2 discovery/replication split |
| Gene-level analysis | Yes | No |
| Characteristic . | CIBMTR . | Current study . |
|---|---|---|
| Centers | Multiple | Single |
| Donor types | Unrelated | Related and unrelated |
| HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRBI, and -DQB1 mismatching included | No | Yes |
| No. of recipients, candidate SNP study | Up to 2887 | Up to 2560 for discovery |
| No. of recipients, genome-wide study | 1970 for discovery | Up to 2560 for discovery |
| Recipient diseases | AML, ALL, MDS | Any hematologic malignancy |
| End points | OS, PFS, NRM, RM | NRM, RM |
| End point adjudication | Yes | No |
| No. of individual candidate variants | 47 | 122 |
| Candidate SNP genetic models | Allelic | Allelic, dominant, recessive |
| Adjustment for clinical covariates | Yes | No |
| Truncation of follow-up | 1 y | None |
| Tested recipient SNP allele mismatching | Yes | No |
| GWAS scope | Exomes | Whole genome |
| Statistical replication or validation | Metaanalysis | 3:2 discovery/replication split |
| Gene-level analysis | Yes | No |
ALL indicates acute lymphoid leukemia; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome.