Differences in Lymphocyte Populations Between the Arms
Parameter . | CD34Selected Arm . | Unselected Arm . | P 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 Arm . | P 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.