Table 1.

Patient characteristics included in chimerism analyses

CharacteristicRelapse status
NoYes
Numbers, n 155 68 
Chimerocyte type of assay run, n (%)   
HLA-specific assay(s) (with or without non-HLA specificities) 31 (20.0) 15 (22.1) 
Non-HLA–specific assay(s) only 124 (80.0) 53 (77.9) 
Age at transplant (y), median (IQR) 52 [40 - 62] 52 [39 - 60] 
Sex, n (%)   
Female 63 (40.6) 35 (51.5) 
Male 92 (59.4) 33 (48.5) 
Ancestral background, n (%)   
Caucasian 87 (75.0) 46 (83.6) 
Asian 14 (12.1) 2 (3.6) 
American Native (including Alaska, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands) 7 (6.0) 4 (7.3) 
Mixed/multiple 3 (2.6) 3 (5.5) 
Sub-Saharan African 5 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 
Unknown/missing data 39 13 
Transplant type, n (%)   
Related (haplo or HLA matched) 15 (9.7) 16 (23.5) 
Unrelated cord blood (single or combined) 57 (36.8) 15 (22.1) 
Unrelated (HLA matched or mismatched) 83 (53.5) 37 (54.4) 
Conditioning, n (%)   
TBI 1200-1320; FLU, CY 40 (25.8) 14 (20.6) 
TBI 300-400; CY with or without FLU 27 (17.4) 7 (10.3) 
TBI 200; FLU based (with CY, ATG, RAB, and/or TREO) 47 (30.3) 27 (39.7) 
No TBI; BU based (with CY, FLU, and/or ATG) or FLU based (with either L-PAM or TREO) 41 (26.5) 20 (29.4) 
GVHD prophylaxis, n (%)   
CSP + MMF (with or without RAPA, CY, or FK506) 88 (56.8) 22 (32.4) 
CSP + MTX (with or without CY or FK506) 8 (5.2) 6 (8.8) 
FK506 + MMF (with or without CY or RAPA) 15 (9.7) 16 (23.5) 
FK506 + MTX (with or without steroids or ABA) 44 (28.4) 24 (35.3) 
Diagnosis, n (%)   
ALL 30 (19.4) 7 (10.3) 
AML 84 (54.2) 49 (72.1) 
MDS 41 (26.5) 12 (17.6) 
MRD based on MFC status before transplant, n (%)   
Positive (>0%) 41 (27.3) 31 (48.4) 
Negative (=0%) 109 (72.7) 33 (51.6) 
Missing data 
Disease status at transplant, n (%)   
Active disease 13 (8.4) 15 (22.1) 
CR1 70 (45.2) 28 (41.2) 
CR2 30 (19.4) 13 (19.1) 
CR3 5 (3.2) 1 (1.5) 
Undefined (mostly including patients with MDS) 37 (23.9) 11 (16.2) 
CharacteristicRelapse status
NoYes
Numbers, n 155 68 
Chimerocyte type of assay run, n (%)   
HLA-specific assay(s) (with or without non-HLA specificities) 31 (20.0) 15 (22.1) 
Non-HLA–specific assay(s) only 124 (80.0) 53 (77.9) 
Age at transplant (y), median (IQR) 52 [40 - 62] 52 [39 - 60] 
Sex, n (%)   
Female 63 (40.6) 35 (51.5) 
Male 92 (59.4) 33 (48.5) 
Ancestral background, n (%)   
Caucasian 87 (75.0) 46 (83.6) 
Asian 14 (12.1) 2 (3.6) 
American Native (including Alaska, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands) 7 (6.0) 4 (7.3) 
Mixed/multiple 3 (2.6) 3 (5.5) 
Sub-Saharan African 5 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 
Unknown/missing data 39 13 
Transplant type, n (%)   
Related (haplo or HLA matched) 15 (9.7) 16 (23.5) 
Unrelated cord blood (single or combined) 57 (36.8) 15 (22.1) 
Unrelated (HLA matched or mismatched) 83 (53.5) 37 (54.4) 
Conditioning, n (%)   
TBI 1200-1320; FLU, CY 40 (25.8) 14 (20.6) 
TBI 300-400; CY with or without FLU 27 (17.4) 7 (10.3) 
TBI 200; FLU based (with CY, ATG, RAB, and/or TREO) 47 (30.3) 27 (39.7) 
No TBI; BU based (with CY, FLU, and/or ATG) or FLU based (with either L-PAM or TREO) 41 (26.5) 20 (29.4) 
GVHD prophylaxis, n (%)   
CSP + MMF (with or without RAPA, CY, or FK506) 88 (56.8) 22 (32.4) 
CSP + MTX (with or without CY or FK506) 8 (5.2) 6 (8.8) 
FK506 + MMF (with or without CY or RAPA) 15 (9.7) 16 (23.5) 
FK506 + MTX (with or without steroids or ABA) 44 (28.4) 24 (35.3) 
Diagnosis, n (%)   
ALL 30 (19.4) 7 (10.3) 
AML 84 (54.2) 49 (72.1) 
MDS 41 (26.5) 12 (17.6) 
MRD based on MFC status before transplant, n (%)   
Positive (>0%) 41 (27.3) 31 (48.4) 
Negative (=0%) 109 (72.7) 33 (51.6) 
Missing data 
Disease status at transplant, n (%)   
Active disease 13 (8.4) 15 (22.1) 
CR1 70 (45.2) 28 (41.2) 
CR2 30 (19.4) 13 (19.1) 
CR3 5 (3.2) 1 (1.5) 
Undefined (mostly including patients with MDS) 37 (23.9) 11 (16.2) 

ABA, abatacept; ATG, antithymocyte globulin; BU, busulfan; CSP, cyclosporine; CR1/2/3, first/second/third complete remission; CY, cyclophosphamide; FK506, tacrolimus; FLU, fludarabine; haplo, haploidentical; IQR, interquartile range; L-PAM, melphalan; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; RAB, radiolabeled antibodies; RAPA, rapamycin; TBI, total body irradiation (in cGy); TREO, treosulfan.

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