Table 2 Transplantation-associated adverse events

From: Graft-vs-tumor effect in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer treated with nonmyeloablative allogeneic PBSC transplantation

Adverse events

No. of patients (%)

Total

 

Grade III

Grade IV

Grade V

 

Bacterial sepsisa

4 (19)

  

4

Bacterial pneumonia

1 (4.8)

1 (4.8)

 

2

Pseudomonas otitis externa

1 (4.8)

  

1

Candidemia

1 (4.8)

  

1

PCP pneumonia

1 (4.8)

  

1

Strongyloides superinfection

  

1 (4.8)

1

GVHD (fatal)

 

1 (4.8)

 

1

Massive pulmonary embolism

  

1 (4.8)

1

Seizureb

1 (4.8)

  

1

Acute confusional statec

2 (9.5)

  

2

  1. aLine sepsis in three patients.
  2. bHyponatremic seizures.
  3. cSteroid induced.