Table 5 Transplant-related complications in ATG and non-ATG groups.

From: Antithymocyte globulin improves the survival of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome undergoing HLA-matched unrelated donor and haplo-identical donor transplants

Complications

Non-ATG group No. (%)

ATG group No. (%)

χ2

P-value

Relapse

  

0.036

0.85

Yes

9 (19.6)

7 (17.9)

  

No

37 (80.4)

32 (82.1)

  

NRM

  

4.71

0.03

Yes

21 (45.7)

9 (23.1)

  

No

25 (54.3)

30 (76.9)

  

aGVHD

  

1.80

0.18

Yes

25 (62.5)

18 (47.4)

  

No

15 (37.5)

20 (52.6)

  

cGVHD

  

0.37

0.54

Yes

19 (55.9)

16 (48.5)

  

No

15 (44.1)

17 (51.5)

  

Infection

  

1.05

0.31

Yes

25 (60)

27 (71.1)

  

No

15 (40)

11 (28.9)

  

EBV

  

8.53

0.003

Yes

3 (7.5)

13 (34.2)

  

No

37 (92.5)

25 (65.8)

  

CMV

  

4.24

0.04

Yes

10 (25)

18 (47.4)

  

No

30 (75)

20 (52.6)

  

HC

  

0.43

0.52

Yes

9 (22.5)

11 (28.9)

  

No

31 (77.5)

27 (71.1)