Table 1 Characteristics of patients (n = 17) included in the final analysis and pretransplant and posttransplant details of their allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

From: Humoral immune response to tick-borne encephalitis vaccination in allogeneic blood and marrow graft recipients

Characteristics of HSCT recipients

Total number

%

Underlying disease

 Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

12

70.6

 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

2

11.8

 Lymphoma

2

11.8

 Aplastic anemia

1

5.9

Conditioning regimen

 Myeloablative

8

47.1

 Reduced intensity

9

52.9

Graft

 Peripheral blood stem cells

16

94.1

 Bone marrow

1

5.9

Donor

 Related donor

9

52.9

 Unrelated donor

8

47.1

HLA match

 Match

16

94.1

 Mismatch

1

5.9

EBMT score32

 Score ≤2 (low risk)

6

35.3

 Score >2 (high risk)

11

64.7

Previous HSCT

  

 First HSCT

14

82.4

 Previous allogeneic HSCT

1

5.9

 Previous autologous HSCT

2

11.8

Immunosuppressiona

 No immunosuppressive therapy

6

35.3

 Immunosuppressive therapyb

11

64.7

 Corticosteroids

4

23.5

 Cyclosporine

7

41.2

 Tacrolimus

1

5.9

 Sirolimus

1

5.9

Severity of prior acute GvHD

 None

13

76.5

 I–II

3

17.6

 III–IV

1

5.9

Chronic GvHD

 None

5

29.4

 I–II (mild to moderate)

12

70.6

 III–IV (severe)

0

0

Affected organsb

 Skin

4

23.5

 Mucosa

4

23.5

 Liver

9

52.9

 Eyes

2

11.8

Comorbidities prior vaccination

 Cardiovascular disease

4

23.5

 Diabetes mellitus

2

11.8

 Thrombosis or embolism

3

17.6

  1. aImmunosuppressive therapy at the time of first vaccination.
  2. bMore than one possible.
  3. EBMT European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, GvHD graft-versus-host disease, HLA human leukocyte antigen.