Table 1

Characteristics of patients, their donors, and transplantation, 1988 to 2006

Donor age, years
18 to 3233 to 50>50
Number 2260 3651 438 
Donor characteristics    
 Donor-recipient HLA-match    
  8/8 matched 1443 (64%) 2066 (57%) 224 (51%) 
  7/8 matched 487 (22%) 960 (26%) 137 (31%) 
  6/8 matched 216 (10%) 421 (12%) 50 (11%) 
  5/8 matched or lower 114 (5%) 204 (6%) 27 (6%) 
 Donor-recipient ABO match    
  Matched 946 (42%) 1529 (42%) 180 (41%) 
  Minor mismatch 591 (26%) 885 (24%) 115 (26%) 
  Major mismatch 697 (31%) 1157 (32%) 137 (31%) 
  Not reported 26 (1%) 80 (2%) 6 (1%) 
 Donor sex and parity    
  Male 1338 (59%) 2349 (64%) 256 (58%) 
  Female, nulliparous 639 (28%) 297 (8%) 24 (5%) 
  Female, parity, 1 or more 256 (11%) 957 (26%) 155 (35%) 
  Not reported 27 (1%) 48 (1%) 3 (1%) 
 Donor-recipient cytomegalovirus serostatus    
  Donor and recipient negative 771 (34%) 1080 (30%) 114 (26%) 
  Donor negative, recipient positive 788 (35%) 1187 (33%) 101 (23%) 
  Donor and recipient positive 412 (18%) 747 (20%) 128 (29%) 
  Donor positive, recipient positive 246 (11%) 550 (15%) 82 (19%) 
  Not reported 43 (2%) 87 (2%) 13 (3%) 
Patient characteristics    
 Patient age, years    
  <18 410 (18%) 610(17%) 55 (13%) 
  18-45 1086 (48%) 1807 (49%) 240 (55%) 
  >45 764 (34%) 1234 (34%) 143 (33%) 
 Performance score    
  <90 598 (26%) 967 (26%) 117 (27%) 
  90 or 100 1485 (66%) 2426 (66%) 290 (66%) 
  Not reported 177 (8%) 258 (7%) 31 (7%) 
 Disease    
  Acute myeloid leukemia 966 (43%) 1407 (39%) 160 (37%) 
  Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 543 (24%) 847 (23%) 103 (24%) 
  Chronic myeloid leukemia 531 (23%) 1074 (29%) 133 (30%) 
  Myelodysplastic syndrome 220 (10%) 323 (9%) 42 (10%) 
  Donor status at transplantation    
  1st complete remission/chronic phase 913 (40%) 1527 (42%) 183 (42%) 
  2nd complete remission/chronic/accelerated phase 665 (29%) 1088 (30%) 123 (28%) 
  Relapse/blast phase/refractory anemia excessblasts 682 (30%) 1036 (28%) 132 (30%) 
Transplant characteristics    
 Conditioning regimen    
  Myeloablative    
  Total body irradiation containing 1325 (58%) 2270 (63%) 273 (63%) 
  Non–irradiation containing 631 (28%) 940 (26%) 116 (26%) 
 Reduced intensity    
  Low-dose total body irradiation containing 86 (4%) 115 (2%) 12 (3%) 
  Non–irradiation containing 218 (10%) 326 (9%) 37 (8%) 
 GVHD prophylaxis    
  Tacrolimus-containing 1025 (46%) 1552 (43%) 194 (45%) 
  Cyclosporine-containing 1235 (54%) 2099 (57%) 244 (55%) 
 In vivo T-cell depletion    
  Yes 484 (22%) 721 (20%) 80 (18%) 
  None 1776 (79%) 2930 (80%) 358 (82%) 
 Graft type    
  Bone marrow 1351 (60%) 2348 (64%) 267 (61%) 
  Peripheral blood 909 (40%) 1303 (36%) 171 (39%) 
 Cell dose    
  Bone marrow, total nucleated cells <3 × 108/kg 686 (30%) 1276 (35%) 161 (37%) 
  Bone marrow, total nucleated cells ≥3 × 108/kg 661 (29%) 1054 (29%) 104 (24%) 
  Peripheral blood, CD34 <4.5 × 106/kg 286 (13%) 451 (12%) 66 (15%) 
  Peripheral blood, CD34 ≥4.5 × 106/kg 603 (27%) 824 (23%) 96 (22%) 
  Not reported 24 (1%) 46 (1%) 11 (3%) 
 Transplant period    
  1987-2002 1082 (48%) 1980 (54%) 233 (53%) 
  2003-2006 1178 (52%) 1671 (46%) 205 (47%) 
 Follow-up, median (range), months 113 (6-290) 119 (5-312) 121 (8-290) 
Donor age, years
18 to 3233 to 50>50
Number 2260 3651 438 
Donor characteristics    
 Donor-recipient HLA-match    
  8/8 matched 1443 (64%) 2066 (57%) 224 (51%) 
  7/8 matched 487 (22%) 960 (26%) 137 (31%) 
  6/8 matched 216 (10%) 421 (12%) 50 (11%) 
  5/8 matched or lower 114 (5%) 204 (6%) 27 (6%) 
 Donor-recipient ABO match    
  Matched 946 (42%) 1529 (42%) 180 (41%) 
  Minor mismatch 591 (26%) 885 (24%) 115 (26%) 
  Major mismatch 697 (31%) 1157 (32%) 137 (31%) 
  Not reported 26 (1%) 80 (2%) 6 (1%) 
 Donor sex and parity    
  Male 1338 (59%) 2349 (64%) 256 (58%) 
  Female, nulliparous 639 (28%) 297 (8%) 24 (5%) 
  Female, parity, 1 or more 256 (11%) 957 (26%) 155 (35%) 
  Not reported 27 (1%) 48 (1%) 3 (1%) 
 Donor-recipient cytomegalovirus serostatus    
  Donor and recipient negative 771 (34%) 1080 (30%) 114 (26%) 
  Donor negative, recipient positive 788 (35%) 1187 (33%) 101 (23%) 
  Donor and recipient positive 412 (18%) 747 (20%) 128 (29%) 
  Donor positive, recipient positive 246 (11%) 550 (15%) 82 (19%) 
  Not reported 43 (2%) 87 (2%) 13 (3%) 
Patient characteristics    
 Patient age, years    
  <18 410 (18%) 610(17%) 55 (13%) 
  18-45 1086 (48%) 1807 (49%) 240 (55%) 
  >45 764 (34%) 1234 (34%) 143 (33%) 
 Performance score    
  <90 598 (26%) 967 (26%) 117 (27%) 
  90 or 100 1485 (66%) 2426 (66%) 290 (66%) 
  Not reported 177 (8%) 258 (7%) 31 (7%) 
 Disease    
  Acute myeloid leukemia 966 (43%) 1407 (39%) 160 (37%) 
  Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 543 (24%) 847 (23%) 103 (24%) 
  Chronic myeloid leukemia 531 (23%) 1074 (29%) 133 (30%) 
  Myelodysplastic syndrome 220 (10%) 323 (9%) 42 (10%) 
  Donor status at transplantation    
  1st complete remission/chronic phase 913 (40%) 1527 (42%) 183 (42%) 
  2nd complete remission/chronic/accelerated phase 665 (29%) 1088 (30%) 123 (28%) 
  Relapse/blast phase/refractory anemia excessblasts 682 (30%) 1036 (28%) 132 (30%) 
Transplant characteristics    
 Conditioning regimen    
  Myeloablative    
  Total body irradiation containing 1325 (58%) 2270 (63%) 273 (63%) 
  Non–irradiation containing 631 (28%) 940 (26%) 116 (26%) 
 Reduced intensity    
  Low-dose total body irradiation containing 86 (4%) 115 (2%) 12 (3%) 
  Non–irradiation containing 218 (10%) 326 (9%) 37 (8%) 
 GVHD prophylaxis    
  Tacrolimus-containing 1025 (46%) 1552 (43%) 194 (45%) 
  Cyclosporine-containing 1235 (54%) 2099 (57%) 244 (55%) 
 In vivo T-cell depletion    
  Yes 484 (22%) 721 (20%) 80 (18%) 
  None 1776 (79%) 2930 (80%) 358 (82%) 
 Graft type    
  Bone marrow 1351 (60%) 2348 (64%) 267 (61%) 
  Peripheral blood 909 (40%) 1303 (36%) 171 (39%) 
 Cell dose    
  Bone marrow, total nucleated cells <3 × 108/kg 686 (30%) 1276 (35%) 161 (37%) 
  Bone marrow, total nucleated cells ≥3 × 108/kg 661 (29%) 1054 (29%) 104 (24%) 
  Peripheral blood, CD34 <4.5 × 106/kg 286 (13%) 451 (12%) 66 (15%) 
  Peripheral blood, CD34 ≥4.5 × 106/kg 603 (27%) 824 (23%) 96 (22%) 
  Not reported 24 (1%) 46 (1%) 11 (3%) 
 Transplant period    
  1987-2002 1082 (48%) 1980 (54%) 233 (53%) 
  2003-2006 1178 (52%) 1671 (46%) 205 (47%) 
 Follow-up, median (range), months 113 (6-290) 119 (5-312) 121 (8-290) 
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