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. 2011 Jun 7;118(5):1413–1420. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-01-331835

Table 2.

Treatment-related characteristics of HSCT survivors (BMTSS) and conventionally treated cancer survivors (CCSS)

Treatment-related variables BMTSS (N = 145) Conventionally treated, CCSS (N = 7207) P
Year of diagnosis < .01
    1970-1975 3 (2.1) 1745 (24.2)
    1976-1981 21 (14.5) 2636 (36.6)
    1982-1986 24 (16.6) 2826 (39.2)
    1987-1991 49 (33.8) N/A
    1992-1997 48 (33.1) N/A
Age at diagnosis, y < .01
    Mean (± SD) 10.9 ± 6.9 8.9 ± 5.7
    Range 0.1-20.9 0.1-20.9
Diagnosis < .01
    Acute myeloid leukemia 73 (50.3) 267 (3.7)
    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 51 (35.2) 4017 (55.7)
    Hodgkin lymphoma 11 (7.6) 1879 (26.1)
    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 10 (6.9) 1044 (14.5)
Time from diagnosis, y < .01
    Mean (± SD) 12.9 ± 5.6 16.2 ± 4.9
    Range 5.1-26.1 6.4-31.1
Chemotherapy
    Anthracycline, mg/m2 < .01
        None 12 (8.3) 3689 (61.0)
        1-249 73 (50.3) 1167 (19.3)
        ≥ 250 60 (41.4) 1194 (19.7)
    Alkylating agent < .01
        None 99 (68.3) 2467 (44.5)
        Alkylating agent score 1-2 38 (26.2) 2322 (41.9)
        Alkylating agent score ≥ 3 8 (5.5) 752 (13.6)
    Epidophyllotoxins < .01
        Any 65 (44.8) 497 (8.0)
    Platinum agents < .01
        Any 8 (5.5) 19 (0.3)
    Radiation
        Brain 25 (17.2) 2550 (35.4) < .01
        Chest 8 (5.5) 1665 (23.1) < .01
HSCT-related
    Autologous HSCT 40 (27.6) N/A
    Allogeneic-related 85 (58.6) N/A
    Allogeneic-unrelated 20 (13.8) N/A
Disease status at HSCT
    First complete remission (CR1) 85 (58.6) N/A
    ≥ CR1 50 (34.5) N/A
Conditioning
    Chemotherapy 34 (23.4) N/A
    Chemotherapy + TBI 111 (76.6) N/A
Chronic GVHD*
    No 71 (67.6) N/A
    Resolved 20 (19.0) N/A
    Active 14 (13.3) N/A

Percentages are determined from the total number of participants who provided data for each variable, rather than on total number in each cohort.

BMTSS indicates Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study; CCSS, Childhood Cancer Survivor Study; N/A, not applicable; and TBI, total body irradiation.

*

Limited to allogeneic HSCT (N = 105).