Patient Characteristics
Sex | |
Male | 102 (51%) |
Female | 99 (49%) |
Median age | 29 years (range, 1 to 51) |
Median leukocyte count at pre sentation (109/L) | 5.1 (range, 0.2 to 300) |
FAB subtypes | |
M1 | 21 |
M2 | 46 |
M3 | 26 (M1-3: 46%) |
M4 | 43 |
M5 | 14 |
M6 | 11 |
M7 | 1 (M4-7: 34%) |
Unknown | 39 (19%) |
Median remission-transplant interval (weeks) | 16 (range, 1 to 96) |
Conditioning regimen | |
Melphalan-TBI | 114 (57%) |
Cyclophosphamide-TBI | 70 (35%) |
Chemotherapy only | 17 (8%) |
GVHD prophylaxis | |
Cyclosporine alone | 136 (68%) |
Cyclosporine-methotrexate | 53 (26%) |
T-cell depletion | 12 (6%) |
Blood group match | 127 (63%) |
Blood group mismatch | 74 (37%) |
Median nucleated cell dose (108/kg) | 2.42 (range, 1.02 to 9.72) |
Any grade acute or chronic GVHD | 173 (86%) |
No GVHD | 28 (14%) |
Median absolute lymphocytes on day 29 (109/L) | 0.49 (range, 0 to 5.87)* |
Outcome | |
Alive | 86 (43%)-151 |
Relapse | 25 (12%)-151 |
Toxic deaths | 92 (46%) |
Sex | |
Male | 102 (51%) |
Female | 99 (49%) |
Median age | 29 years (range, 1 to 51) |
Median leukocyte count at pre sentation (109/L) | 5.1 (range, 0.2 to 300) |
FAB subtypes | |
M1 | 21 |
M2 | 46 |
M3 | 26 (M1-3: 46%) |
M4 | 43 |
M5 | 14 |
M6 | 11 |
M7 | 1 (M4-7: 34%) |
Unknown | 39 (19%) |
Median remission-transplant interval (weeks) | 16 (range, 1 to 96) |
Conditioning regimen | |
Melphalan-TBI | 114 (57%) |
Cyclophosphamide-TBI | 70 (35%) |
Chemotherapy only | 17 (8%) |
GVHD prophylaxis | |
Cyclosporine alone | 136 (68%) |
Cyclosporine-methotrexate | 53 (26%) |
T-cell depletion | 12 (6%) |
Blood group match | 127 (63%) |
Blood group mismatch | 74 (37%) |
Median nucleated cell dose (108/kg) | 2.42 (range, 1.02 to 9.72) |
Any grade acute or chronic GVHD | 173 (86%) |
No GVHD | 28 (14%) |
Median absolute lymphocytes on day 29 (109/L) | 0.49 (range, 0 to 5.87)* |
Outcome | |
Alive | 86 (43%)-151 |
Relapse | 25 (12%)-151 |
Toxic deaths | 92 (46%) |
*Excluding 9 patients who died before day 29. Lymphocyte counts were not available for 4 patients who were alive on day 29.
Two relapsing patients are alive in remission after donor leukocyte infusions.