Table 1 Transplantation outcomes

From: Unrelated cord blood transplantation in aplastic anemia: is anti-thymocyte globulin indispensable for conditioning?

Outcomes

Total cohort (N=27)

FLU+CY/MEL+TBI without ATG (n=11)

Other regimens (n=16)

P-value

Engraftment, n (%)

   

0.005

 Sustained engraftment

18 (67)

11 (100)

7 (44)

 

 Primary GF

8 (30)

0

8 (50)

 

 Secondary GF

1 (4)

0

1 (6)

 

Acute GVHD, n

   

1

 No

9

4

5

 

 Yes (I/II/III/IV/ND)

15 (7/4/1/1/2)

6 (4/2/0/0/0)

9 (3/2/1/1/2)

 

 Unknown

3

0

3

 

Chronic GVHD, n

   

1

 None

16

9

7

 

 Yes (limited/extensive)

4 (2/2)

2 (1/1)

2 (1/1)

 

 Unknown

7

0

7

 

CMV reactivation, n

   

0.065

 Yes/No/Unknown

9/11/7

6/2/3

3/9/4

 

CMV disease, n

   

1

 Yes/No/Unknown

2/24/1

1/10/0

1/14/1

 

Secondary malignancies, n

   

1

 Yes/No

1/26

0/11

1/15

 

Survival, n

   

0.008

 Alive/dead

19/8

11/0

8/8

 

5-year failure-free survival, % (95% CI)

59.3% (38.6–75.0%)

100% (100–100%)

31.2 (11.4–53.6%)

<0.001

5-year overall survival, (95% CI)

69.5% (48.1–83.5%)

100% (100–100%)

48.6 (22.9–70.3%)

0.007

  1. Abbreviations: ATG=anti-thymocyte globulin; CI=confidence interval; CMV=cytomegalovirus; CY=cyclophosphamide; FLU=fludarabine; GF=graft failure; GVHD=graft-versus-host disease; MEL=melphalan; TBI=total body irradiation.