Table 3.

Risk factors for HHV-6 reactivation (multivariate analysis)

Risk factorsAny HHV-6 reactivationClinically relevant HHV-6 infection
P valueHR (ci 95%)P valueHR (ci 95%)
CD3 counts >100 cell per μL .09 0.55 (0.27-1.10) .02 0.23 (0.07-0.81) 
Age > 53 y .06 1.47 (0.99-2.19) .20 1.51 (0.81-2.82) 
Disease (vs acute leukemia) .16  .14  
Lymphoma/MM .75 1.08 (0.67-1.74) .76 0.90 (0.44-1.82) 
MDS/MPN .08 0.59 (0.33-1.06) .05 0.34 (0.12-0.98) 
Disease status (vs CR1) .62  .22  
Active disease .57 0.83 (0.43-1.60) .19 0.48 (0.16-1.43) 
CR > 1 .33 0.78 (0.48-1.28) .11 0.55 (0.27-1.43) 
HCT-CI > 2 .14 0.75 (0.51-1.10) .41 0.78 (0.43-1.41) 
Previous allo-HSCT <.01 2.89 (1.49-5.60) .68 1.26 (0.42-3.82) 
MAC (vs RTC) .12 1.59 (0.81-3.13) .61 1.35 (0.42-4.32) 
Donor (vs haploidentical) .40  .95  
MRD .97 0.99 (0.53-1.83) .57 1.29 (0.54-3.10) 
MUD .24 1.44 (0.78-2.66) .78 1.16 (0.41-3.31) 
CBU .33 0.47 (0.10-2.14) .33 0.47 (0.11-2.14) 
PT-Cy (vs ATG) <.01 2.59 (1.50-4.47) <.01 3.77 (1.47-9.64) 
Steroids <.01  <.01  
1 mg/kg <.01 3.64 (2.34-5.66) <.01 2.74 (1.44-5.24) 
2 mg/kg <.01 4.2 (2.29-7.70) <.01 3.54 (1.31-9.53) 
Risk factorsAny HHV-6 reactivationClinically relevant HHV-6 infection
P valueHR (ci 95%)P valueHR (ci 95%)
CD3 counts >100 cell per μL .09 0.55 (0.27-1.10) .02 0.23 (0.07-0.81) 
Age > 53 y .06 1.47 (0.99-2.19) .20 1.51 (0.81-2.82) 
Disease (vs acute leukemia) .16  .14  
Lymphoma/MM .75 1.08 (0.67-1.74) .76 0.90 (0.44-1.82) 
MDS/MPN .08 0.59 (0.33-1.06) .05 0.34 (0.12-0.98) 
Disease status (vs CR1) .62  .22  
Active disease .57 0.83 (0.43-1.60) .19 0.48 (0.16-1.43) 
CR > 1 .33 0.78 (0.48-1.28) .11 0.55 (0.27-1.43) 
HCT-CI > 2 .14 0.75 (0.51-1.10) .41 0.78 (0.43-1.41) 
Previous allo-HSCT <.01 2.89 (1.49-5.60) .68 1.26 (0.42-3.82) 
MAC (vs RTC) .12 1.59 (0.81-3.13) .61 1.35 (0.42-4.32) 
Donor (vs haploidentical) .40  .95  
MRD .97 0.99 (0.53-1.83) .57 1.29 (0.54-3.10) 
MUD .24 1.44 (0.78-2.66) .78 1.16 (0.41-3.31) 
CBU .33 0.47 (0.10-2.14) .33 0.47 (0.11-2.14) 
PT-Cy (vs ATG) <.01 2.59 (1.50-4.47) <.01 3.77 (1.47-9.64) 
Steroids <.01  <.01  
1 mg/kg <.01 3.64 (2.34-5.66) <.01 2.74 (1.44-5.24) 
2 mg/kg <.01 4.2 (2.29-7.70) <.01 3.54 (1.31-9.53) 

Significant values are shown in bold.

ATG, antithymocyte globulin; CBU, cord blood unit; CR, complete remission; HCT-CI, hematopoietic cell transplant–comorbidity index; MAC, myeloablative conditioning; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MM, multiple myeloma; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasm; MRD, matched-related donor; MUD, matched-unrelated donor; RTC, reduced-toxicity conditioning.

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