Table 2.

Causes of death

Cause of death< 100 days
(23 patients)
≥ 100 days
(37 patients)
Total no. (%)
(60 patients)
Relapse 22 29 (48)  
Veno-occlusive disease 4 (6)  
Pneumonitis 4 (6) 
Infection with GVHD present    
 Bacterial 3 (5) 
 Fungal 3 (5)  
Pneumocystis carinii 1 (2)  
 Viral 3 (5) 
Infection with GVHD absent    
 Bacterial 1 (2) 
 Fungal 2 (3)  
 Viral 1 (2) 
Graft failure 2 (3)  
GVHD 2 (3) 
Pulmonary hemorrhage 1 (2) 
Astrocytoma 3 (5)  
Bronchiolitis obliterans pneumonia 1 (2) 
Cause of death< 100 days
(23 patients)
≥ 100 days
(37 patients)
Total no. (%)
(60 patients)
Relapse 22 29 (48)  
Veno-occlusive disease 4 (6)  
Pneumonitis 4 (6) 
Infection with GVHD present    
 Bacterial 3 (5) 
 Fungal 3 (5)  
Pneumocystis carinii 1 (2)  
 Viral 3 (5) 
Infection with GVHD absent    
 Bacterial 1 (2) 
 Fungal 2 (3)  
 Viral 1 (2) 
Graft failure 2 (3)  
GVHD 2 (3) 
Pulmonary hemorrhage 1 (2) 
Astrocytoma 3 (5)  
Bronchiolitis obliterans pneumonia 1 (2) 

Values are numbers (%) of patients unless otherwise indicated.

GVHD indicates graft-versus-host disease.

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