Table 2 Patient, donor, and transplant characteristics according to conditioning regimen for patients included in the propensity score analysis.

From: Fludarabine/TBI 8 Gy versus fludarabine/treosulfan conditioning in patients with AML in first complete remission: a study from the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT

 

FluTBI (n = 115)

FluTreo (n = 115)

P

Median patient age, years (range)

55.2 (40.1–70.7)

54.9 (40.4–74.9)

0.96

Karnofsky performance score

  <90

26 (22.6%)

27 (23.5%)

0.88

  >=90

89 (77.4%)

88 (76.5%)

 

Diagnosis

  De novo AML

100 (87%)

100 (87%)

1

  Secondary AML

15 (13%)

15 (13%)

 

Cytogenetic risk group

  Good

4 (4.5%)

5 (6.5%)

 

  Intermediate

66 (75.0%)

54 (70.1%)

 

  Poor

18 (20.5%)

18 (23.4%)

 

  NA/failed

27

38

 

  Not adverse

97 (84.3%)

97 (84.3%)

1

  Adverse

18 (15.7%)

18 (15.7%)

 

FLT3 ITD

  Negative

65 (77.4%)

50 (67.6%)

0.17

  Positive

19 (22.6%)

24 (32.4%)

 

  Missing

31

41

 

NPM1

  Wildtype

64 (76.2%)

50 (67.6%)

0.39

  Mutated

20 (23.8%)

21 (30%)

 

  Missing

31

45

 

Median interval from diagnosis to HSCT, months (range)

3.8 (1.8–16.2)

4.5 (1.7–16.2)

0.15

Median year of HSCT (range)

2014 (2009–2019)

2016 (2009–2019)

0.005

MRD status pre-transplant

  MRD negative

37 (61.7%)

30 (58.8%)

0.76

  MRD positive

23 (38.3%)

21 (41.2%)

 

  Missing

55

64

 

Donor

  Matched sibling

71 (61.7%)

71 (61.7%)

1

  10/10 HLA matched unrelated

44 (38.3%)

44 (38.3%)

 

Patient sex

  Male

68 (59.1%)

64 (55.7%)

0.59

  Female

47 (40.9%)

51 (44.3%)

 

 Donor/patient sex

70 (60.9%)

71 (61.7%)

0.89

  Female/male

22 (19.1%)

20 (17.4%)

0.73

  Other combinations

93 (80.9%)

95 (82.6%)

 

Donor/patient CMV status

  Donor negative/patient positive

27 (24.3%)

28 (24.6%)

0.97

  Other combinations

84 (75.7%)

86 (75.4%)

 

  Missing

4

1

 

TBI fractions

 

NA

 

  4 × 2 Gy

33 (28.7%)

  

  2 × 4 Gy

15 (13.0%)

  

  unknown

67 (58.3%)

  

Treosulfan dose

NA

  

  3 × 10 g/m2

 

27 (23.5%)

 

  3 × 12 g/m2

 

23 (20.0%)

 

  3 × 14 g/m2

 

65 (56.5%)

 

In vivo T-cell depletion

  No

60 (52.2%)

62 (53.9%)

0.79

  ATG

55 (47.8%)

53 (46.1%)

 

GVHD prevention

  Cyclosporin A + MTX

98 (85.2%)

85 (73.9%)

0.08

  Cyclosporin A + MMF

10 (8.7%)

21 (18.3%)

 

  Other

7 (6.1%)

9 (7.8%)

 

Median follow-up, months [95% CI]

42.37 [31.52–53.77]

23.2 [20.44–32.74]

0.14

  1. HLA human leukocyte antigen, CMV cytomegalovirus, ATG anti-thymocyte globulin, TBI total body irradiation, MTX methotrexate, MMF mycophenolate mofetil, CI confidence interval, NA not applicable.