Table 1.

Patient and transplant characteristics, ungrouped and by alemtuzumab exposure

CharacteristicUngroupedBy median exposure
N = 53 Low exposure, n = 27 High exposure, n = 26 P value 
Diagnosis    .012 
ADA2 deficiency 1 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.8%)  
APDS type 1 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
CGD 8 (15%) 5 (19%) 3 (12%)  
CID 1 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.8%)  
Congenital severe thrombopenia 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
CTLA-4 deficiency 1 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.8%)  
DOCK8 mutation 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
HLH 7 (13%) 4 (15%) 3 (12%)  
Hyper-IgE syndrome 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
IFNgR1 deficiency 7 (13%) 5 (19%) 2 (7.7%)  
IL10RB deficiency 2 (3.8%) 2 (7.4%) 0 (0%)  
IPEX 2 (3.8%) 2 (7.4%) 0 (0%)  
MKL1 mutation 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
SAA 6 (11%) 0 (0%) 6 (23%)  
SCID 10 (19%) 2 (7.4%) 8 (31%)  
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
STIM1 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
WAS 1 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.8%)  
Diagnosis category    .14 
Hematological 8 (15%) 2 (7.4%) 6 (23%)  
IEI 45 (85%) 25 (93%) 20 (77%)  
Sex    .5 
Female 20 (38%) 9 (33%) 11 (42%)  
Male 33 (62%) 18 (67%) 15 (58%)  
Age at HSCT, y 4.4 (0.8-8.7) 4.0 (0.7-8.6) 4.9 (1.4-9.8) .5 
Alemtuzumab treatment     
Cumulative dose mg/kg, 0.60 (0.60-1.00) 0.60 (0.55-0.60) 0.90 (0.60-1.00) .01 
Start day before HSCT −11.0 (−14.0 to −8.0) −12.0 (−14.0 to −10.0) −8.0 (−11.8 to −7.2) .003 
No. of doses 4 (2-7) 3 (3-4) 4 (3-5) .069 
Conditioning    .021 
Busulfan, fludarabine 12 (23%) 5 (19%) 7 (27%)  
Fludarabine, cyclophosphamide 6 (11%) 0 (0%) 6 (23%)  
Fludarabine, treosulfan 18 (34%) 10 (37%) 8 (31%)  
Fludarabine, treosulfan, thiotepa 17 (32%) 12 (44%) 5 (19%)  
Intensity of conditioning    .2 
Myeloablative 21 (40%) 13 (48%) 8 (31%)  
Reduced 32 (60%) 14 (52%) 18 (69%)  
GVHD prophylaxis    .3 
Cyclosporine 7 (13%) 2 (7%) 5 (19%)  
Cyclosporine, MMF 15 (28%) 7 (26%) 8 (31%)  
Cyclosporine, MTX 23 (43%) 12 (44%) 11 (42%)  
MTX, MMF 1 (2%) 1 (4%) 0 (0%)  
Cyclosporine, MMF, post-cyclophosphamide 5 (9%) 5 (19%) 0 (0%)  
No 2 (4%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%)  
Graft source    .7 
BM 39 (74%) 21 (78%) 18 (69%)  
CB 6 (11%) 2 (7.4%) 4 (15%)  
PBSC 8 (15%) 4 (15%) 4 (15%)  
Graft manipulation    .7 
CD34 selection 5 (10%) 2 (7%) 3 (12%)  
No 48 (91%) 25 (93%) 23 (88%)  
Donor type    .025 
MRD 12 (23%) 10 (37%) 2 (8%)  
HAPLO 2 (3.8%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%)  
MMD 17 (32%) 6 (22%) 11 (42%)  
MUD 22 (42%) 11 (41%) 11 (42%)  
Follow-up post-HSCT, y 3.3 (2.5-8.0) 2.8 (2.0-3.7) 6.8 (2.8-10.6) .005 
CharacteristicUngroupedBy median exposure
N = 53 Low exposure, n = 27 High exposure, n = 26 P value 
Diagnosis    .012 
ADA2 deficiency 1 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.8%)  
APDS type 1 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
CGD 8 (15%) 5 (19%) 3 (12%)  
CID 1 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.8%)  
Congenital severe thrombopenia 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
CTLA-4 deficiency 1 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.8%)  
DOCK8 mutation 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
HLH 7 (13%) 4 (15%) 3 (12%)  
Hyper-IgE syndrome 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
IFNgR1 deficiency 7 (13%) 5 (19%) 2 (7.7%)  
IL10RB deficiency 2 (3.8%) 2 (7.4%) 0 (0%)  
IPEX 2 (3.8%) 2 (7.4%) 0 (0%)  
MKL1 mutation 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
SAA 6 (11%) 0 (0%) 6 (23%)  
SCID 10 (19%) 2 (7.4%) 8 (31%)  
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
STIM1 1 (1.9%) 1 (3.7%) 0 (0%)  
WAS 1 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.8%)  
Diagnosis category    .14 
Hematological 8 (15%) 2 (7.4%) 6 (23%)  
IEI 45 (85%) 25 (93%) 20 (77%)  
Sex    .5 
Female 20 (38%) 9 (33%) 11 (42%)  
Male 33 (62%) 18 (67%) 15 (58%)  
Age at HSCT, y 4.4 (0.8-8.7) 4.0 (0.7-8.6) 4.9 (1.4-9.8) .5 
Alemtuzumab treatment     
Cumulative dose mg/kg, 0.60 (0.60-1.00) 0.60 (0.55-0.60) 0.90 (0.60-1.00) .01 
Start day before HSCT −11.0 (−14.0 to −8.0) −12.0 (−14.0 to −10.0) −8.0 (−11.8 to −7.2) .003 
No. of doses 4 (2-7) 3 (3-4) 4 (3-5) .069 
Conditioning    .021 
Busulfan, fludarabine 12 (23%) 5 (19%) 7 (27%)  
Fludarabine, cyclophosphamide 6 (11%) 0 (0%) 6 (23%)  
Fludarabine, treosulfan 18 (34%) 10 (37%) 8 (31%)  
Fludarabine, treosulfan, thiotepa 17 (32%) 12 (44%) 5 (19%)  
Intensity of conditioning    .2 
Myeloablative 21 (40%) 13 (48%) 8 (31%)  
Reduced 32 (60%) 14 (52%) 18 (69%)  
GVHD prophylaxis    .3 
Cyclosporine 7 (13%) 2 (7%) 5 (19%)  
Cyclosporine, MMF 15 (28%) 7 (26%) 8 (31%)  
Cyclosporine, MTX 23 (43%) 12 (44%) 11 (42%)  
MTX, MMF 1 (2%) 1 (4%) 0 (0%)  
Cyclosporine, MMF, post-cyclophosphamide 5 (9%) 5 (19%) 0 (0%)  
No 2 (4%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%)  
Graft source    .7 
BM 39 (74%) 21 (78%) 18 (69%)  
CB 6 (11%) 2 (7.4%) 4 (15%)  
PBSC 8 (15%) 4 (15%) 4 (15%)  
Graft manipulation    .7 
CD34 selection 5 (10%) 2 (7%) 3 (12%)  
No 48 (91%) 25 (93%) 23 (88%)  
Donor type    .025 
MRD 12 (23%) 10 (37%) 2 (8%)  
HAPLO 2 (3.8%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%)  
MMD 17 (32%) 6 (22%) 11 (42%)  
MUD 22 (42%) 11 (41%) 11 (42%)  
Follow-up post-HSCT, y 3.3 (2.5-8.0) 2.8 (2.0-3.7) 6.8 (2.8-10.6) .005 

Based on the median alemtuzumab concentration at day of HSCT (0.77 μg/mL), patients were stratified into the high-exposure (>0.77 μg/mL) or low-exposure groups (≤0.77 μg/mL).

ADA2, adenosine deaminase; APDS, activated PI3 kinase delta syndrome; BM, bone marrow; CB, cord blood; CGD, chronic granulomatous disease; CTLA4, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4; CID, combined immunodeficiency; DOCK8, dedicator of cytokinesis 8; HAPLO, haploidentical; HLH, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IEI, inborn errors of immunity; IFNgR1, interferon γ receptor 1; IL10RB, interleukin 10 receptor subunit β; IPEX, immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy enteropathy X-linked syndrome; MMD, mismatched donors; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; MRD, matched related donors; MTX, methotrexate; MUD, matched unrelated donors; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cells; SAA, severe aplastic anemia; SCID, severe combined immunodeficiency; STIM1, stromal interaction molecule; WAS, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.

n (%); median (interquartile range).

Fisher exact test; Pearson χ2 test; Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

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