Table 6.

Differences in Lymphocyte Populations Between the Arms

Parameter CD34Selected Arm Unselected ArmP Value
No. of CD4+ cells/μL 
 Baseline  
  Median  596  510  .346 
  Range   93-1,983  138-1,291 
 Day 100  
  Median  211  298  .003 
  Range  51-951    54-1,052  
 6 mo  
  Median  261  314  .018 
  Range  66-679   125-1,072  
 1 yr  
  Median  368  403  .121 
  Range  77-718   140-710   
CD4+/8+ ratio  
 Baseline  
  Median 1.3  1.7  .032  
  Range 0.4-8.6    0.2-4.9    
 Day 100  
  Median  0.3 0.6  <.001  
  Range  0.1-1.2   0.1-1.6    
 6 mo  
  Median  0.4  0.6  <.001 
  Range  0.1-1.2    0.2-1.9   
 1 yr  
  Median  0.6  0.8  .014 
  Range  0.2-2.5   0.2-1.7   
Parameter CD34Selected Arm Unselected ArmP Value
No. of CD4+ cells/μL 
 Baseline  
  Median  596  510  .346 
  Range   93-1,983  138-1,291 
 Day 100  
  Median  211  298  .003 
  Range  51-951    54-1,052  
 6 mo  
  Median  261  314  .018 
  Range  66-679   125-1,072  
 1 yr  
  Median  368  403  .121 
  Range  77-718   140-710   
CD4+/8+ ratio  
 Baseline  
  Median 1.3  1.7  .032  
  Range 0.4-8.6    0.2-4.9    
 Day 100  
  Median  0.3 0.6  <.001  
  Range  0.1-1.2   0.1-1.6    
 6 mo  
  Median  0.4  0.6  <.001 
  Range  0.1-1.2    0.2-1.9   
 1 yr  
  Median  0.6  0.8  .014 
  Range  0.2-2.5   0.2-1.7   

Cell-mediated immunity posttransplant was assessed by measuring lymphocyte populations using immunophenotyping. There were no significant differences between the treatment arms in median counts for total lymphocytes, CD3+, CD8+, CD19+, or CD56+ lymphocyte subsets that were consistently observed at the day-100, 6-month, or 1-year visits. There were significant differences between the arms at more than one of the posttransplant visits for the number of CD4+ cells and the CD4/CD8 ratio.

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