Table 3.

Comparison of long-term male survivors with and without detectable spermatozoa in the seminal fluid



Semen analysis results

Characteristics
Without sperm
With sperm
P
No. patients (%)   28 (72)   11 (28)   
Median age at HSCT, y (range)   28 (16-56)   19 (5-42)   .004  
Median length of follow-up in y (range)   7 (2-20)   12 (3-19)   .01  
Diseases, no. (%)    .008  
    Aplastic anemia   0 (0)   3 (27)   
    Acute leukemia   13 (47)   8 (73)   
    Chronic myeloid leukemia   11 (39)   0 (0)   
    Other malignancies   4 (14)   0 (0)   
Donor type, no. (%)    .1  
    HLA-matched unrelated   7 (25)   0 (0)   
    HLA-matched sibling   21 (75)   11 (100)   
Donor sex, no. (%)    .7  
    Male   16 (57)   7 (64)   
    Female   12 (43)   4 (36)   
TBI 10 Gy or more, no. (%)    .08  
    No   3 (11)   4 (37)   
    Yes   25 (89)   7 (63)   
Acute GvHD, no. (%)    .7  
    None or grade I   13 (47)   4 (37)   
    Grade II-IV   15 (53)   7 (63)   
Chronic GvHD    .03  
    None, no. (%)   12 (43)   9 (82)   
    Any grade, no. (%)   16 (57)   2 (18)   
Time free of chronic GvHD, d, median (range)
 
1815 (0-6314)
 
4237 (0-6912)
 
.05
 


Semen analysis results

Characteristics
Without sperm
With sperm
P
No. patients (%)   28 (72)   11 (28)   
Median age at HSCT, y (range)   28 (16-56)   19 (5-42)   .004  
Median length of follow-up in y (range)   7 (2-20)   12 (3-19)   .01  
Diseases, no. (%)    .008  
    Aplastic anemia   0 (0)   3 (27)   
    Acute leukemia   13 (47)   8 (73)   
    Chronic myeloid leukemia   11 (39)   0 (0)   
    Other malignancies   4 (14)   0 (0)   
Donor type, no. (%)    .1  
    HLA-matched unrelated   7 (25)   0 (0)   
    HLA-matched sibling   21 (75)   11 (100)   
Donor sex, no. (%)    .7  
    Male   16 (57)   7 (64)   
    Female   12 (43)   4 (36)   
TBI 10 Gy or more, no. (%)    .08  
    No   3 (11)   4 (37)   
    Yes   25 (89)   7 (63)   
Acute GvHD, no. (%)    .7  
    None or grade I   13 (47)   4 (37)   
    Grade II-IV   15 (53)   7 (63)   
Chronic GvHD    .03  
    None, no. (%)   12 (43)   9 (82)   
    Any grade, no. (%)   16 (57)   2 (18)   
Time free of chronic GvHD, d, median (range)
 
1815 (0-6314)
 
4237 (0-6912)
 
.05
 

N = 39.

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