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. 2013 Aug 7;122(12):2135–2141. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-03-491589

Table 4.

Analysis of variables influencing the probability of DFS at 5 years

Variable Value N Events DFS (%) P value
Gender Male 69 35 47 ± 6 .16
Female 41 26 35 ± 8
Age at diagnosis <1.4 y 51 23 53 ± 7 .012
>1.4 y 52 35 30 ± 7
Patient HCMV status Negative 49 26 44 ± 8 .47
Positive 61 35 42 ± 7
Interval diagnosis-UCBT <5.6 mo 55 31 43 ± 7 .52
>5.6 mo 55 30 43 ± 7
Cytogenetics at diagnosis Missing 36 16 54 ± 9 .073
Normal 44 24 45 ± 8
Other/abnormal 11 6 40 ± 16
Monosomy 7 19 15 21 ± 9
WBC at diagnosis <35 × 109/L 49 26 47 ± 7 .8
>35 × 109/L 49 28 39 ± 7
HbF at diagnosis <13% 29 17 42 ± 10 .93
>13% 31 17 43 ± 9
PLT at diagnosis <42.5 × 109/L 46 29 37 ± 7 .12
>42.5 × 109/L 46 23 46 ± 8
Pre-HSCT treatment No or low dose 68 43 36 ± 6 .12
AML-like 34 16 55 ± 9
Splenectomy No 74 46 36 ± 6 .098
Yes 28 12 56 ± 10
WBC at UCBT <11.35 × 109/L 39 21 44 ± 8 .49
>11.35 × 109/L 39 27 33 ± 8
BM blasts at UCBT <6% 40 21 44 ± 8 .75
>6% 40 23 39 ± 8
Year of UCBT <2003 55 34 38 ± 7 .43
>2003 55 27 49 ± 7
ABO match Match 48 28 39 ± 7 .79
Minor 26 13 53 ± 10
Major 33 19 38 ± 9
HLA mismatch 0/1 disparity 65 33 48 ± 6 .07
2-3 disparities 39 27 34 ± 8
TBI during the preparative regimen No 89 51 41 ± 6 .36
Yes 21 10 50 ± 11
Conditioning regimens Others 15 7 53 ± 13 .63
Bu+Cy+ Mel 47 28 40 ± 8
TBI+Cy+ other 19 9 51 ± 12
Bu+Cy+ other 21 12 40 ± 11
MTX in GVHD prophylaxis No 97 54 43 ± 5 .75
Yes 12 6 44 ± 16
GVHD prophylaxis Other 12 7 38 ± 15 .97
CsA+prednisone 87 48 44 ± 6
MMF+other 10 5 39 ± 20
Serotherapy No 15 7 50 ± 14 .34
Yes 94 54 39 ± 5
TNC infused <7.1 × 107/kg 52 32 37 ± 7 .18
>7.1 × 107/kg 57 28 49 ± 7

Bu, busulphan; Cs-A, cyclosporine-A; Cy, cyclophosphamide; Mel, melphalan; MMF, mofetil mycophenolate; MTX, methotrexate; PLT, platelet count; TNC, total nucleated cells.