Table 1.

Patient, donor, and transplant characteristics

Unmodified transplantT-cell–depleted transplantTotal
No. patients/no. samples 31/56 127/275 158/331 
Donor    
 Related, HLA identical, no. patients/no. samples 13/19 87/189 100/208  
 Related, HLA nonidentical, no. patients/no. samples 2/2 11/27 13/29  
 Unrelated, HLA identical or nonidentical, no. patients/no. samples 16/35 29/59 45/94  
Time of sample collection after transplantation, range in mo 1-93 1-138 — 
Age    
 Range, y 2.2-52.3 2.9-61.5 — 
 Younger than 19 y, (%)* 9 (29) 15 (12) 24 (15)  
 19 y or older, (%) 22 (71) 112 (88) 134 (85)  
 35 y or older, (%) 9 (29) 72 (56) 81 (58)  
 40 y or older, (%) 4 (13) 62 (49) 66 (42)  
Primary disease for which allogeneic HSCT performed (no. patients)    
 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, severe   1  
  Younger than 19 y  
  19 y or older  
 Thalassemia major   1  
  Younger than 19 y  
  19 y or older  
 Aplastic anemia   2  
  Younger than 19 y  
  19 y or older  
 Lymphohematopoietic malignancies or myelodysplastic syndromes   154  
  Younger than 19 y 13  
  19 y or older 21 111  
Total body irradiation, dose (cGy), no. patients/no. samples    
 0   13/22 
  Younger than 19 y 5/10 1/3  
  19 y or older 3/4 4/5  
 450   2/7  
  Younger than 19 y 0/0 2/7  
  19 y or older 0/0 0/0  
 1350   13/29  
  Younger than 19 y 3/9 0/0  
  19 y or older 10/20 0/0  
 1375   36/70  
  Younger than 19 y 0/0 3/5  
  19 y or older 6/7 27/58  
 1410   12/25  
  Younger than 19 y 0/0 0/0  
  19 y or older 1/1 11/24  
 1500   82/178  
  Younger than 19 y 1/2 9/24  
  19 y or older 2/3 70/149  
ATG graft rejection prophylaxis    
 Yes (%)* 0 (0) 105 (83) 105  
 No (%) 31 (100) 22 (17) 53 
TRECs sampled after donor leukocyte infusions (DLI), no. patients/no. samples    
 No DLI   139/296 
  Younger than 19 y 9/21 14/40  
  19 y or older 23/35 93/202  
 Prior DLI   19/35 
  Younger than 19 y 0/0 1/1  
  19 y or older 0/0 18/34  
Unmodified transplantT-cell–depleted transplantTotal
No. patients/no. samples 31/56 127/275 158/331 
Donor    
 Related, HLA identical, no. patients/no. samples 13/19 87/189 100/208  
 Related, HLA nonidentical, no. patients/no. samples 2/2 11/27 13/29  
 Unrelated, HLA identical or nonidentical, no. patients/no. samples 16/35 29/59 45/94  
Time of sample collection after transplantation, range in mo 1-93 1-138 — 
Age    
 Range, y 2.2-52.3 2.9-61.5 — 
 Younger than 19 y, (%)* 9 (29) 15 (12) 24 (15)  
 19 y or older, (%) 22 (71) 112 (88) 134 (85)  
 35 y or older, (%) 9 (29) 72 (56) 81 (58)  
 40 y or older, (%) 4 (13) 62 (49) 66 (42)  
Primary disease for which allogeneic HSCT performed (no. patients)    
 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, severe   1  
  Younger than 19 y  
  19 y or older  
 Thalassemia major   1  
  Younger than 19 y  
  19 y or older  
 Aplastic anemia   2  
  Younger than 19 y  
  19 y or older  
 Lymphohematopoietic malignancies or myelodysplastic syndromes   154  
  Younger than 19 y 13  
  19 y or older 21 111  
Total body irradiation, dose (cGy), no. patients/no. samples    
 0   13/22 
  Younger than 19 y 5/10 1/3  
  19 y or older 3/4 4/5  
 450   2/7  
  Younger than 19 y 0/0 2/7  
  19 y or older 0/0 0/0  
 1350   13/29  
  Younger than 19 y 3/9 0/0  
  19 y or older 10/20 0/0  
 1375   36/70  
  Younger than 19 y 0/0 3/5  
  19 y or older 6/7 27/58  
 1410   12/25  
  Younger than 19 y 0/0 0/0  
  19 y or older 1/1 11/24  
 1500   82/178  
  Younger than 19 y 1/2 9/24  
  19 y or older 2/3 70/149  
ATG graft rejection prophylaxis    
 Yes (%)* 0 (0) 105 (83) 105  
 No (%) 31 (100) 22 (17) 53 
TRECs sampled after donor leukocyte infusions (DLI), no. patients/no. samples    
 No DLI   139/296 
  Younger than 19 y 9/21 14/40  
  19 y or older 23/35 93/202  
 Prior DLI   19/35 
  Younger than 19 y 0/0 1/1  
  19 y or older 0/0 18/34  
*

Percentage calculated relative to the total number of patients in the column category.

Includes patients allografted as treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and a single case of multiple myeloma.

All preparative regimens were myeloablative and included either radiation and chemotherapy or chemotherapy alone.

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