Table 1.

Studies showing comparison of outcomes between up-front alternative donor HCT with IST and salvage HCT

StudyNo. of patientsAge at diagnosis/HCT, median (range), yComparison
up-front HCT vs IST
Comparison up-front MUD vs salvage HCT
Dufour et al6  Up-front HCT: 29
IST: 58
Salvage HCT: 24
 
At diagnosis
Up-front: 7.9 (0.5-18.6)
At HCT
Up-front: 8.4 (1.7-19.1) 
2-year OS
Up-front HCT: 96% ± 4%
IST: 94% ± 3% (P = .68)
2-year EFS
Up-front HCT: 92% ± 5%
IST: 40% ± 7% (P = .0001) 
2-year OS and EFS
Up-front MUD HCT: 95% ± 5%
Salvage MUD HCT: 74% ± 9% (P = .02) 
Choi et al16  Up-front HCT: 23
IST: 19
Salvage HCT: 11 
At diagnosis
Up-front HCT: 9.3 (0.6-17.2)
IST 8.5 (1.3-14.1)
Salvage HCT: 6.8 (1.3-11.6)
At HCT
Up-front: 11.5 (1.1-17.7)
Salvage: 8.1 (2.7-14.9) 
OS
Up-front HCT: 91.3%
IST: 71.2% (P = .187)
FFS
HCT: 91.3%
IST: 30.7% (P < .001) 
5-year EFS
Up-front HCT: 91.3%
Salvage HCT: 50.9% (P = .015) 
Cheng et al15  Up-front HCT: 28
IST: 24 
At diagnosis
HCT: 8 (2-17)
IST: 6 (4-16) 
10-year OS
Up-front HCT: 89.3% ± 5.8%
IST: 73.4% ± 12.6% (P = .806)
FFS
HCT: 89.3% ± 5.8%
IST: 52.6% ± 10.5% (P = .008) 
N/A 
Xu et al17  Up-front HCT: 76
IST: 37 
At diagnosis
HCT: 28 (18-49)
IST: 32 (18-62) 
8-year OS
Up-front HCT: 83.7%
IST: 75.6% (P = .328)
FFS
HCT: 83.7% ± 4.8%
IST: 38.5% ± 13.2% (P = .001) 
N/A 
Xu et al36  Up-front HCT: 23
Salvage HCT: 29 
All pediatric patients (<18 years) N/A OS: P = .698
FFS: P = .899 
Yang et al18  Up-front HCT: 20
IST: 29 
At diagnosis
Up-front HCT: 13 (4-18)
IST: 12 (4-17)
Salvage HCT: 12 (4-17) 
3-year OS
Up-front HCT: 85.0% ± 8.0%
IST: 79.3% ± 7.5% (P = .740)
3-year FFS
HCT: 80.0% ± 8.9%
IST: 35.9% ± 10.9% (P = .043) 
EFS
Up-front HCT: 80.0% ± 8.9%
Salvage HCT: 41.7% ± 14.2% (P = .046) 
Wu et al37  Up-front HCT: 114
IST: 99 
At diagnosis
Up-front HCT: 27.5 (15-54)
IST: 31 (15-55) 
OS
Up-front HCT: 86.5% (95% CI, 79.7-93.8)
IST: 92.4% (95% CI, 87.2-98.0)
FFS
HCT: 86.5% (95% CI, 79.7-93.8) 
N/A 
StudyNo. of patientsAge at diagnosis/HCT, median (range), yComparison
up-front HCT vs IST
Comparison up-front MUD vs salvage HCT
Dufour et al6  Up-front HCT: 29
IST: 58
Salvage HCT: 24
 
At diagnosis
Up-front: 7.9 (0.5-18.6)
At HCT
Up-front: 8.4 (1.7-19.1) 
2-year OS
Up-front HCT: 96% ± 4%
IST: 94% ± 3% (P = .68)
2-year EFS
Up-front HCT: 92% ± 5%
IST: 40% ± 7% (P = .0001) 
2-year OS and EFS
Up-front MUD HCT: 95% ± 5%
Salvage MUD HCT: 74% ± 9% (P = .02) 
Choi et al16  Up-front HCT: 23
IST: 19
Salvage HCT: 11 
At diagnosis
Up-front HCT: 9.3 (0.6-17.2)
IST 8.5 (1.3-14.1)
Salvage HCT: 6.8 (1.3-11.6)
At HCT
Up-front: 11.5 (1.1-17.7)
Salvage: 8.1 (2.7-14.9) 
OS
Up-front HCT: 91.3%
IST: 71.2% (P = .187)
FFS
HCT: 91.3%
IST: 30.7% (P < .001) 
5-year EFS
Up-front HCT: 91.3%
Salvage HCT: 50.9% (P = .015) 
Cheng et al15  Up-front HCT: 28
IST: 24 
At diagnosis
HCT: 8 (2-17)
IST: 6 (4-16) 
10-year OS
Up-front HCT: 89.3% ± 5.8%
IST: 73.4% ± 12.6% (P = .806)
FFS
HCT: 89.3% ± 5.8%
IST: 52.6% ± 10.5% (P = .008) 
N/A 
Xu et al17  Up-front HCT: 76
IST: 37 
At diagnosis
HCT: 28 (18-49)
IST: 32 (18-62) 
8-year OS
Up-front HCT: 83.7%
IST: 75.6% (P = .328)
FFS
HCT: 83.7% ± 4.8%
IST: 38.5% ± 13.2% (P = .001) 
N/A 
Xu et al36  Up-front HCT: 23
Salvage HCT: 29 
All pediatric patients (<18 years) N/A OS: P = .698
FFS: P = .899 
Yang et al18  Up-front HCT: 20
IST: 29 
At diagnosis
Up-front HCT: 13 (4-18)
IST: 12 (4-17)
Salvage HCT: 12 (4-17) 
3-year OS
Up-front HCT: 85.0% ± 8.0%
IST: 79.3% ± 7.5% (P = .740)
3-year FFS
HCT: 80.0% ± 8.9%
IST: 35.9% ± 10.9% (P = .043) 
EFS
Up-front HCT: 80.0% ± 8.9%
Salvage HCT: 41.7% ± 14.2% (P = .046) 
Wu et al37  Up-front HCT: 114
IST: 99 
At diagnosis
Up-front HCT: 27.5 (15-54)
IST: 31 (15-55) 
OS
Up-front HCT: 86.5% (95% CI, 79.7-93.8)
IST: 92.4% (95% CI, 87.2-98.0)
FFS
HCT: 86.5% (95% CI, 79.7-93.8) 
N/A 

CI, confidence interval; EFS, event-free survival; FFS, failure-free survival; N/A, not applicable; OS, overall survival.

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