Table 2.

Univariate analysis of demographic risk factors for clinical extensive chronic graft-versus-host disease

FactorNo. patientsChronic GVHD HR (95% CI)*P
Patient age    
 Younger than 38 years 55 1.0  
 38 years or older 61 1.4  (0.8-2.2) .2  
Patient sex    
 Male 58 1.0  
 Female 58 0.9  (0.6-1.5) .8  
Diagnosis    
 Leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome 66 1.0  
 Lymphoma/Hodgkin disease/myeloma 42 1.0  (0.6-1.6) .9  
 Solid tumor 0.9  (0.3-3.0) .9  
Disease status    
 First remission or chronic phase 12 1.0  
 Second remission or accelerated phase 31 1.4  (0.5-3.7) .5  
 Relapse or blast crisis 73 1.4  (0.6-3.6) .5  
Preparative regimen    
 Total body irradiation–based 30 1.0  
 Chemotherapy alone 86 0.97  (0.6-1.7) .9  
GVHD prophylaxis    
 Cyclosporine/methylprednisolone 32 1.0  
 Tacrolimus/methylprednisolone 45 0.8  (0.5-1.5) .6  
 Tacrolimus/methotrexate 39 0.3  (0.2-0.6) < .001  
Grades 2-4 acute GVHD    
 No 83 1.0  
 Yes 33 1.9  (1.1-3.1) .013  
On steroids at day 100    
 No 70 1.0  
 Yes 46 1.7  (1.1-2.8) .027  
Cytomegalovirus serology before transplant    
 Patient and donor seronegative 12 1.0  
 Patient or donor seropositive 104 0.5  (0.2-1.1) .07 
FactorNo. patientsChronic GVHD HR (95% CI)*P
Patient age    
 Younger than 38 years 55 1.0  
 38 years or older 61 1.4  (0.8-2.2) .2  
Patient sex    
 Male 58 1.0  
 Female 58 0.9  (0.6-1.5) .8  
Diagnosis    
 Leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome 66 1.0  
 Lymphoma/Hodgkin disease/myeloma 42 1.0  (0.6-1.6) .9  
 Solid tumor 0.9  (0.3-3.0) .9  
Disease status    
 First remission or chronic phase 12 1.0  
 Second remission or accelerated phase 31 1.4  (0.5-3.7) .5  
 Relapse or blast crisis 73 1.4  (0.6-3.6) .5  
Preparative regimen    
 Total body irradiation–based 30 1.0  
 Chemotherapy alone 86 0.97  (0.6-1.7) .9  
GVHD prophylaxis    
 Cyclosporine/methylprednisolone 32 1.0  
 Tacrolimus/methylprednisolone 45 0.8  (0.5-1.5) .6  
 Tacrolimus/methotrexate 39 0.3  (0.2-0.6) < .001  
Grades 2-4 acute GVHD    
 No 83 1.0  
 Yes 33 1.9  (1.1-3.1) .013  
On steroids at day 100    
 No 70 1.0  
 Yes 46 1.7  (1.1-2.8) .027  
Cytomegalovirus serology before transplant    
 Patient and donor seronegative 12 1.0  
 Patient or donor seropositive 104 0.5  (0.2-1.1) .07 
*

Hazard ratio (95% CI) at 18 months in comparison with the reference group with a hazard ratio of 1.0.

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