Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Longer delay of hematological recovery and increased transfusion needs after haploidentical compared to non-haploidentical stem cell transplantation

Features

H-ASCT (N=22)

NH-ASCT (N=22)

P-value

Age (years; mean±s.e.m.)

51.2±3.2

50.9±3.1

NS

Sex M/F (ratio)

11/11 (0.5)

16/6 (0.73)

NS

Previous transplantation

8

2

NS

Disease status (CR/non-CR)

16/6

15/7

NS

Graft source

   

 Genoidentical/phenoidentical

14/7/1

 

 10/10/phenoidentical 9/10

   

 No. of CD34+ cells infused (106/kg)

7.7±0.7

6.3±0.6

NS

 Conditioning (RIC, MAC, Sequential)

19/0/3

14/6/2

 

 Fludarabine/Clofarabine based

12/7

18/4

NS

 Donor/recipient sex match (M/M, F/M, M/F, F/F)

8/8/3/3

13/1/3/5

NS

 PMN recovery (median, 95% CI, days)

18 (17–22)

18.5 (17–20)

NS

 RBC recovery (median, 95% CI, days)

22 (15–32)

10 (4–18)

0.0018

 Plt recovery (median, 95% CI, days)

26.5 (18–51.5)

10.5 (9–13)

0.004

 RBC transfusions (median, 95% CI)

7 (4–8)

2 (2–4)

0.0014

 Plt transfusions (median, 95% CI)

11 (7–21)

3 (2–10)

0.005

  1. Abbreviations: MAC=myeloablative conditioning; PMN=polymorphonuclear neutrophils; Plt=platelets; RIC=reduced-intensity conditioning.