Table 1

Patient, disease, and transplantation characteristics for 249 children with severe T-cell deficiencies who received either UCBT or MMRDT

UCBT (n = 74)MMRDT (n = 175)P
Median age at transplantation, mo (range) 6.4 (1-41) 6.5 (1-35) .87 
Median time from diagnosis to transplantation, d (range) 55 (17-523) 46 (4-485) .06 
Male sex, n (%) 42 (57%) 112 (64%) .28 
Year of transplantation, n (%)    
    1995-2000 26 (35%) 87 (50%) .03 
    2001-2005 48 (65%) 88 (50%)  
Diagnosis, n (%)    
    SCID TB* 36 (49%) 62 (36%) .01 
        Undefined TB 24 29  
        RAG1 or RAG2 deficiency 23  
        ADA deficiency  
        Reticular dysgenesis  
    SCID TB+ 23 (31%) 90 (51%)  
        Undefined TB+ 38  
        Gamma-chain deficiency 15 39  
        JAK3 deficiency 13  
    Omenn syndrome 15 (20%) 23 (13%)  
Pretransplantation characteristics, events/available data, n (%)    
    Failure to thrive 39/69 (57%) 76/167 (46%) .12 
    Chronic diarrhea 28/66 (42%) 59/167 (35%) .31 
    Respiratory impairment 36/68 (53%) 84/166 (51%) .75 
    Infections    
        Viral 23/69 (33%) 83/164 (51%) .02 
        Bacterial 21/69 (30%) 59/128 (36%) .42 
        Fungal 12/69 (17%) 37/127 (23%) .38 
        Mycobacterial 8/69 (12%) 13/164 (8%) .37 
        P jiroveci 8/69 (12%) 28/164 (17%) .29 
Transplantation characteristics, n (%)    
    Cell source    
        BM  99 (56%)  
        PBSCs  68 (39%)  
        BM + PBSCs 8 (5%)   
    UCB 74 (100%)   
    No. of HLA mismatches    
        0 21 (28%)   
        1 29 (39%) 15 (9%)  
        2 or 3 24 (33%) 160 (91%)  
    Conditioning regimen    
        No conditioning 7 (10%) 30 (17%) .04 
        Myeloablative (busulfan-based) 46 (62%) 81 (46%)  
        Reduced-intensity 20 (27%) 64 (37%)  
        ATG alone  
        Cy ± other 10  
        Bu based (< 8 mg/Kg) 40  
        Other  
        Missing data 1 (1%)   
    Use of ATG or other mAbs 36 (49%) 47 (27%) .001 
    GVHD prophylaxis    
        None 1 (1.3%) 119 (68%)  
        CsA-based 71 (96%) 48 (27%)  
        Other 1 (1.3%) 2 (1%)  
        Missing data 1 (1.3%) 6 (4%)  
Median follow-up, mo (range) 83 (5-162) 58 (3-157)  
UCBT (n = 74)MMRDT (n = 175)P
Median age at transplantation, mo (range) 6.4 (1-41) 6.5 (1-35) .87 
Median time from diagnosis to transplantation, d (range) 55 (17-523) 46 (4-485) .06 
Male sex, n (%) 42 (57%) 112 (64%) .28 
Year of transplantation, n (%)    
    1995-2000 26 (35%) 87 (50%) .03 
    2001-2005 48 (65%) 88 (50%)  
Diagnosis, n (%)    
    SCID TB* 36 (49%) 62 (36%) .01 
        Undefined TB 24 29  
        RAG1 or RAG2 deficiency 23  
        ADA deficiency  
        Reticular dysgenesis  
    SCID TB+ 23 (31%) 90 (51%)  
        Undefined TB+ 38  
        Gamma-chain deficiency 15 39  
        JAK3 deficiency 13  
    Omenn syndrome 15 (20%) 23 (13%)  
Pretransplantation characteristics, events/available data, n (%)    
    Failure to thrive 39/69 (57%) 76/167 (46%) .12 
    Chronic diarrhea 28/66 (42%) 59/167 (35%) .31 
    Respiratory impairment 36/68 (53%) 84/166 (51%) .75 
    Infections    
        Viral 23/69 (33%) 83/164 (51%) .02 
        Bacterial 21/69 (30%) 59/128 (36%) .42 
        Fungal 12/69 (17%) 37/127 (23%) .38 
        Mycobacterial 8/69 (12%) 13/164 (8%) .37 
        P jiroveci 8/69 (12%) 28/164 (17%) .29 
Transplantation characteristics, n (%)    
    Cell source    
        BM  99 (56%)  
        PBSCs  68 (39%)  
        BM + PBSCs 8 (5%)   
    UCB 74 (100%)   
    No. of HLA mismatches    
        0 21 (28%)   
        1 29 (39%) 15 (9%)  
        2 or 3 24 (33%) 160 (91%)  
    Conditioning regimen    
        No conditioning 7 (10%) 30 (17%) .04 
        Myeloablative (busulfan-based) 46 (62%) 81 (46%)  
        Reduced-intensity 20 (27%) 64 (37%)  
        ATG alone  
        Cy ± other 10  
        Bu based (< 8 mg/Kg) 40  
        Other  
        Missing data 1 (1%)   
    Use of ATG or other mAbs 36 (49%) 47 (27%) .001 
    GVHD prophylaxis    
        None 1 (1.3%) 119 (68%)  
        CsA-based 71 (96%) 48 (27%)  
        Other 1 (1.3%) 2 (1%)  
        Missing data 1 (1.3%) 6 (4%)  
Median follow-up, mo (range) 83 (5-162) 58 (3-157)  

Myeloablative conditioning regimen in these patients consisted of Bu (> 8 mg/kg) and Cy (200 mg/kg total dose); no irradiation was used.

RAG indicates recombination activating gene; ADA, adenosine deaminase; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cell; UCB, umbilical cord blood; ATG, anti-thymocyte globulin; Bu, busulfan; Cy, cyclophosphamide; and CsA, cyclosporine A.

*

This form of SCID is characterized by the complete absence of T and B lymphocytes (TB).