Table 1

Characteristics of patients with AML, ALL, CML, or MDS in early disease stage receiving either a BM or PBSC first transplant between 1995 and 2004 with a myeloablative conditioning regimen and having an allele-level matched donor at HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, and -DQB1 from the National Marrow Donor Program

VariableNo. evaluatedValue
No. of patients  390 
No. of centers  85 
Median age, y, (range) 390 37 (< 1 to 59) 
Age at transplantation, n (%) 390  
    0-9 y  8 (2) 
    10-19 y  44 (11) 
    20-29 y  69 (18) 
    30-39 y  107 (27) 
    40-49 y  113 (29) 
    50 y and older  49 (13) 
Male sex, n (%) 390 211 (54) 
Karnofsky before transplantation > 90, n (%) 382 329 (86) 
Disease at transplantation, n (%) 390  
    AML  64 (16) 
    ALL  51 (13) 
    CML  244 (63) 
    MDS  31 (8) 
Graft type, n (%) 390  
    Bone marrow  317 (81) 
    Peripheral blood  73 (19) 
Conditioning regimen, n (%) 390  
    Myeloablative  384 (98) 
        TBI/Cy  287 (74) 
        Bu/Cy  75 (19) 
        TBI  11 (3) 
        Melphalan  4 (1) 
        Bu (reduced-intensity)/Cy  4 (1) 
        Bu  3 (1) 
    Nonmyeloablative  6 (2) 
        Cy/Flu   
GVHD prophylaxis, n (%) 390  
    Tacrolimus ± other  124 (32) 
    Cyclosporine + methotrexate ± other  256 (66) 
    Cyclosporine ± other (no methotrexate)  10 (3) 
Donor/recipient sex match, n (%) 390  
    Male to male  161 (41) 
    Male to female  96 (25) 
    Female to male  50 (13) 
    Female to female  83 (21) 
Donor/recipient cytomegalovirus match, n (%) 390  
    Negative/negative  157 (40) 
    Negative/positive  97 (25) 
    Positive/negative  53 (14) 
    Positive/positive  72 (18) 
    Unknown  11 (3) 
Median donor age, y (range) 390 36 (19-59) 
Donor age, n (%) 390  
    Younger than 20 y  2 (1) 
    20-29 y  107 (27) 
    30-39 y  146 (37) 
    40-49, y  104 (27) 
    50 y and older  31 (8) 
Year of transplantation, n (%) 390  
    1995  33 (8) 
    1996  31 (8) 
    1997  47 (12) 
    1998  53 (14) 
    1999  45 (12) 
    2000  60 (15) 
    2001  39 (10) 
    2002  29 (7) 
    2003  27 (7) 
    2004  26 (7) 
Median follow-up of survivors, mo (range)  77 (12-149) 
VariableNo. evaluatedValue
No. of patients  390 
No. of centers  85 
Median age, y, (range) 390 37 (< 1 to 59) 
Age at transplantation, n (%) 390  
    0-9 y  8 (2) 
    10-19 y  44 (11) 
    20-29 y  69 (18) 
    30-39 y  107 (27) 
    40-49 y  113 (29) 
    50 y and older  49 (13) 
Male sex, n (%) 390 211 (54) 
Karnofsky before transplantation > 90, n (%) 382 329 (86) 
Disease at transplantation, n (%) 390  
    AML  64 (16) 
    ALL  51 (13) 
    CML  244 (63) 
    MDS  31 (8) 
Graft type, n (%) 390  
    Bone marrow  317 (81) 
    Peripheral blood  73 (19) 
Conditioning regimen, n (%) 390  
    Myeloablative  384 (98) 
        TBI/Cy  287 (74) 
        Bu/Cy  75 (19) 
        TBI  11 (3) 
        Melphalan  4 (1) 
        Bu (reduced-intensity)/Cy  4 (1) 
        Bu  3 (1) 
    Nonmyeloablative  6 (2) 
        Cy/Flu   
GVHD prophylaxis, n (%) 390  
    Tacrolimus ± other  124 (32) 
    Cyclosporine + methotrexate ± other  256 (66) 
    Cyclosporine ± other (no methotrexate)  10 (3) 
Donor/recipient sex match, n (%) 390  
    Male to male  161 (41) 
    Male to female  96 (25) 
    Female to male  50 (13) 
    Female to female  83 (21) 
Donor/recipient cytomegalovirus match, n (%) 390  
    Negative/negative  157 (40) 
    Negative/positive  97 (25) 
    Positive/negative  53 (14) 
    Positive/positive  72 (18) 
    Unknown  11 (3) 
Median donor age, y (range) 390 36 (19-59) 
Donor age, n (%) 390  
    Younger than 20 y  2 (1) 
    20-29 y  107 (27) 
    30-39 y  146 (37) 
    40-49, y  104 (27) 
    50 y and older  31 (8) 
Year of transplantation, n (%) 390  
    1995  33 (8) 
    1996  31 (8) 
    1997  47 (12) 
    1998  53 (14) 
    1999  45 (12) 
    2000  60 (15) 
    2001  39 (10) 
    2002  29 (7) 
    2003  27 (7) 
    2004  26 (7) 
Median follow-up of survivors, mo (range)  77 (12-149) 

HLA indicates human leukocyte antigen; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; BM, bone marrow; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cell; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; TBI, total body irradiation; Cy, cyclophosphamide; Bu, busulfan; Flu, fludarabine; and GVHD, graft-versus-host disease.

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