Table 1

Patient, donor, and transplant characteristics of patients given BM or CBT for hemoglobinopathies

BMT n = 389CBT n = 96P value
Median age at transplantation, y (range) 8.1 (0.7-24) 5.9 (2-20) .02 
Patient gender, male/female 200/189 48/48 .82 
Median body weight, kg (range) 23 (7-71) 19 (10-60) .01 
 Not available  
Donor gender, male/female 196/193 48/48 .87 
Median donor age, y (range) 9.0 (0.2-30) — <.01 
Diagnosis 
 TM 259 (67%) 66 (69%) .55 
 SCD 130 (33%) 30 (31%)  
Pesaro class for TM patients    
 Class 1 86 (33%) 40 (61%) <.01 
 Class 2 122 (31%) 23 (35%)  
 Class 3 51 (13%) 2 (4%)  
Previous CNS involvement at time of transplantation in patients with SCD 
 Yes 57 (56%) 16 (54%) .83 
 No 73 (44%) 14 (46%)  
Patient HCMV serology 
 Positive 142 (37%) 30 (35%) .70 
 Negative 239 (63%) 61 (65%)  
 Not available 
Median number of nucleated cells infused ×108/kg of recipient body weight (range) 4.1 (0.1-46) 0.39 (1.5-14) <.01 
 Not available 46  
ABO compatibility 
 Compatible 248 (66%) 63 (70%) .44 
 Minor incompatibility 48 (13%) 10 (12%)  
 Major incompatibility 77 (21%) 22 (28%)  
 Not available 17  
Median year of transplantation (range) 1999 (94-05) 2001 (94-05) <.01 
Conditioning regimen 
 Bu/Cy 345 (89%) 53 (56%) <.01 
 Bu/Cy/Flu 16 (4%) 5 (5%)  
 Bu/Flu/TT 27 (7%) 21 (22%)  
 Bu/Flu/ 4 (4%)  
 Bu/Cy/TT 10 (11%)  
 Not available   
Use of ATG/ALG 
 Yes 259 (67%) 49 (54%) <.01 
 No 130 (33%) 43 (46%)  
 Not available   
GVHD prophylaxis 
 Scheme including MTX 296 (76%) 21 (30%) <.01 
 Scheme without MTX 93 (24%) 73 (70%)  
 Not available   
BMT n = 389CBT n = 96P value
Median age at transplantation, y (range) 8.1 (0.7-24) 5.9 (2-20) .02 
Patient gender, male/female 200/189 48/48 .82 
Median body weight, kg (range) 23 (7-71) 19 (10-60) .01 
 Not available  
Donor gender, male/female 196/193 48/48 .87 
Median donor age, y (range) 9.0 (0.2-30) — <.01 
Diagnosis 
 TM 259 (67%) 66 (69%) .55 
 SCD 130 (33%) 30 (31%)  
Pesaro class for TM patients    
 Class 1 86 (33%) 40 (61%) <.01 
 Class 2 122 (31%) 23 (35%)  
 Class 3 51 (13%) 2 (4%)  
Previous CNS involvement at time of transplantation in patients with SCD 
 Yes 57 (56%) 16 (54%) .83 
 No 73 (44%) 14 (46%)  
Patient HCMV serology 
 Positive 142 (37%) 30 (35%) .70 
 Negative 239 (63%) 61 (65%)  
 Not available 
Median number of nucleated cells infused ×108/kg of recipient body weight (range) 4.1 (0.1-46) 0.39 (1.5-14) <.01 
 Not available 46  
ABO compatibility 
 Compatible 248 (66%) 63 (70%) .44 
 Minor incompatibility 48 (13%) 10 (12%)  
 Major incompatibility 77 (21%) 22 (28%)  
 Not available 17  
Median year of transplantation (range) 1999 (94-05) 2001 (94-05) <.01 
Conditioning regimen 
 Bu/Cy 345 (89%) 53 (56%) <.01 
 Bu/Cy/Flu 16 (4%) 5 (5%)  
 Bu/Flu/TT 27 (7%) 21 (22%)  
 Bu/Flu/ 4 (4%)  
 Bu/Cy/TT 10 (11%)  
 Not available   
Use of ATG/ALG 
 Yes 259 (67%) 49 (54%) <.01 
 No 130 (33%) 43 (46%)  
 Not available   
GVHD prophylaxis 
 Scheme including MTX 296 (76%) 21 (30%) <.01 
 Scheme without MTX 93 (24%) 73 (70%)  
 Not available   

Bu, busulfan; CNS, central nervous system; HCMV, human cytomegalovirus; Treo, treosulfan.

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