Table 1.

Patient characteristics


GH therapy

Yes

No

P
No. patients   42   48   —  
Age at HCT, y, median (range)   7.9 (1.0-14)   11 (2.9-15)   .001* 
Sex (female/male)   13:29   22:26   —  
Cranial irradiation (%)    
   Yes   21 (50)   11 (23)   .007 
   No   21   37   
Diagnosis at HCT, (%)    
   ALL   28 (67)   17 (35)   .001 
   NHL   2 (5)   1 (2)   —  
   AML   8 (19)   15 (31)   —  
   MDS   1   3   —  
   CML   3 (7)   12 (25)   —  
TBI regimen, (%)    
   1200 cGy   5 (12)   12 (25)   —  
   1400-1575 cGy   37 (88)   36 (75)   —  
Type of HCT, (%)    
   Allogeneic identical sibling   22 (52)   19 (40)   —  
   Allogeneic unrelated donor   6 (14)   11 (23)   —  
   Allogeneic mismatched family   12 (29)   17 (35)   —  
   Autologous   2 (5)   1 (2)   —  
GVHD, (%)    
   Acute     
      Grades 0-1   15   20   —  
      Grades 2-4   27 (64)   28 (58)   —  
   Chronic, extensive   19 (45)   21 (44)   —  
Extensive steroid use, (%)    
   No   39 (93)   44 (92)   —  
   Yes   3 (7)   4 (8)   —  
Follow-up, y, median (range)   11.0 (3.2-23)   11.2 (2.7-20.3)   —  
Height SD at HCT, median (range)
 
–0.6 (–3.3-1.0)
 
0 (–2.6-3.1)
 
.005*
 

GH therapy

Yes

No

P
No. patients   42   48   —  
Age at HCT, y, median (range)   7.9 (1.0-14)   11 (2.9-15)   .001* 
Sex (female/male)   13:29   22:26   —  
Cranial irradiation (%)    
   Yes   21 (50)   11 (23)   .007 
   No   21   37   
Diagnosis at HCT, (%)    
   ALL   28 (67)   17 (35)   .001 
   NHL   2 (5)   1 (2)   —  
   AML   8 (19)   15 (31)   —  
   MDS   1   3   —  
   CML   3 (7)   12 (25)   —  
TBI regimen, (%)    
   1200 cGy   5 (12)   12 (25)   —  
   1400-1575 cGy   37 (88)   36 (75)   —  
Type of HCT, (%)    
   Allogeneic identical sibling   22 (52)   19 (40)   —  
   Allogeneic unrelated donor   6 (14)   11 (23)   —  
   Allogeneic mismatched family   12 (29)   17 (35)   —  
   Autologous   2 (5)   1 (2)   —  
GVHD, (%)    
   Acute     
      Grades 0-1   15   20   —  
      Grades 2-4   27 (64)   28 (58)   —  
   Chronic, extensive   19 (45)   21 (44)   —  
Extensive steroid use, (%)    
   No   39 (93)   44 (92)   —  
   Yes   3 (7)   4 (8)   —  
Follow-up, y, median (range)   11.0 (3.2-23)   11.2 (2.7-20.3)   —  
Height SD at HCT, median (range)
 
–0.6 (–3.3-1.0)
 
0 (–2.6-3.1)
 
.005*
 

AML indicates acute myelogenous leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndromes; CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia.

*

Wilcoxon rank sum test

χ2 test

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