Table 2 Multivariate Cox regression analysis of risk factors for overall survival (OS), relapse-free survival (RFS), non-relapse mortality (NRM) and relapse incidence (RI).

From: Reduced intensity versus myeloablative conditioning for MDS: long-term results of an EBMT phase III study (RICMAC)

Variable

OS

RFS

RI

NRM

HR (95% CI)

p-Value

HR (95% CI)

p-Value

HR (95% CI)

p-Value

HR (95% CI)

p-Value

RIC

0.64 (0.35–1.18)

0.15

0.93 (0.53–1.63)

0.80

1.48 (0.69–3.21)

0.32

0.74 (0.35–1.56)

0.42

Low cytogenetic risk

1.80 (0.80–4.02)

0.15

1.58 (0.74–3.35)

0.23

0.58 (0.21–1.61)

0.3

4.14 (1.20–14.29)

0.02

High cytogenetic risk

1.81 (0.82–3.99)

0.14

1.93 (0.92–4.04)

0.08

1.66 (0.69–3.98)

0.26

3.21 (0.87–11.87)

0.08

ECOG > 0

2.45 (1.24–4.84)

0.01

2.08 (1.12–3.84)

0.02

n.a.

 

3.49 (1.33–9.16)

0.01

Chemotherapy pre HCT

2.31 (1.26–4.24)

0.01

2.00 (1.14–3.49)

0.01

3.02 (1.37–6.64)

0.006

  

Subgroup analysis

Low cytogenetic risk: RIC

0.22 (0.09–0.57)

0.002

0.37 (0.16–0.86)

0.02

  

0.29 (0.10.79)

0.02

Intermediated cytogenetic risk: RIC

0.9 (0.25–3.23)

0.88

1.34 (0.4–4.44)

0.63

  

2.49 (0.23–27.52)

0.46

High cytogenetic risk: RIC

1.7 (0.64–4.51)

0.29

2.08 (0.84–5.12)

0.11

  

2.86 (0.71–11.52)

0.14

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval.
  2. Significant variables are listed in bold.