Table 3 Outcome of transplantation

From: Favorable immune recovery and low rate of GvHD in children transplanted with partially T cell-depleted PBSC grafts

 

Study group add-back (n = 25)

Ctrl. group deplete (CD34+ PBSC) (n = 31)

Ctrl. group replete (BM) (n = 22)

Engraftment

  Primary engraftment

24 (96%)

26 (84%)

22 (100%)

  Secondary engraftment

1 (4%)

5 (16%)

  Total engraftment

25 (100%)

31 (100%)

22 (100%)

GvHD

  Acute GvHD (evaluable patients)

(n = 25)

(n = 30)

(n = 22)

   Grade 0

15 (60%)

23 (77%)

5 (23%)

   Grade I

7 (28%)

4 (13%)

4 (18%)

   Grade II

2 (8%)

1 (3%)

5 (23%)

   Grade III

1 (4%)

2 (7%)

6 (27%)

   Grade IV

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (9%)

  Chronic GvHD (evaluable patients)

(n = 23)

(n = 27)

(n = 18)

   Limited

3 (13%)

2 (7%)

6 (33%)

   Extended

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (6%)

Survival

  2-year event-free survival (all)

17 (68%)

12 (39%)

11 (50%)

  2-year EFS Lymphoid malignancies

6 (50%)

9 (56%)

6 (46%)

  2-year EFS Myeloid malignancies

6 (67%)

3 (20%)

4 (50%)

  2-year EFS MDS (RCC)

4 (100%)

1 (100%)

Causes of death

  Graft failure

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  GvHD

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

2 (9%)

  Relapse/progressive disease

5 (20%)

8 (26%)

5 (22%)

  Infection (viral)

2 (8%)

5 (16%)

1 (5%)

  Infection (bacterial, fungal)

0 (0%)

5 (16%)

1 (5%)

  Other

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

2 (9%)

  Unrelated to transplant

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)