Table 5 Late deaths by treatment group

From: Long-term outcomes of the GPOH NB97 trial for children with high-risk neuroblastoma comparing high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation and oral chemotherapy as consolidation

Late death after >5 years

ASCT (n/%)

MT (n/%)

P-value

Intention to treat (149 ASCT/146 MT)

  

0.494

By tumour

13 (9)

10 (7)

 

By 2nd malignancy

0 (0)

1 (<1)

 

By therapy for recurrence

2 (1)

1 (<1)

 

All

15 (10)

12 (8)

 

As treated (112 ASCT/102 MT)

  

0.269

By tumour

8 (7)

5 (5)

 

By 2nd malignancy

1 (<1)

0 (0)

 

By therapy for recurrence

1 (<1)

2 (2)

 

All

10 (9)

7 (7)

 

Treated as randomised (77 ASCT /70 MT)

  

0.795

By tumour

4 (5)

6 (9)

 

By 2nd malignancy

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

By therapy for recurrence

1 (1)

1 (1)

 

All

5 (6)

7(10)