Table 3 Group results: HDC vs RIC and HLA-matched vs HLA-mismatched allo-SCT

From: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for patients with advanced rhabdomyosarcoma: a retrospective assessment

 

RIC ( n =20)

Myeloablative ( n =10)

HLA matched ( n =23)

HLA mismatcheda (n =7)

Parameter

Number

Fraction

Number

Fraction

Number

Fraction

Number

Fraction

Engraftment

Success

19

0.95

10

1.00

23

1.0

6

0.86

Failure

1

0.05

0

0.00

0

0.00

1

0.14

Acute GvHD

None

9

0.45

8

0.80

13

0.57

4

0.57

Grades I–II

5

0.25

0

0.00

4

0.17

2

0.29

Grades III–IV

6

0.30

1

0.10

5

0.22

1

0.14

aGvHD but WHO unavailable

0

0.00

1

0.10

1

0.04

0

0.00

Chronic GvHD

None

15

0.75

4

0.40

15

0.65

4

0.57

Limited

1

0.05

2

0.20

3

0.13

0

0.00

Extensive

0

0.00

2

0.20

1

0.04

1

0.14

N.a. due to death or last FU d100

4

0.20

2

0.20

4

0.17

2

0.29

Outcome

DOC

1

0.05

3b

0.30

4b

0.17

0

0.00

Relapse/DOD

14

0.70

5b

0.50

13b

0.57

6

0.86

Alive in CR at last FU

5

0.25

3

0.30

7

0.30

1

0.14

Median FU (months after allo-SCT)

Median

8

12

12

5

Range

1–62

2–119

1–119

2–62

  1. Abbreviations: DOC=death of complications; DOD=death of disease; FU=follow-up; GvHD=graft-vs-host disease; HDC=high-dose chemotherapy; RIC=reduced-intensity chemotherapy.
  2. a1 allele mismatch in HLA class 1 and/or HLA class 2.
  3. bOne patient had relapsed before death of complications.