Table 3.

Characteristics of the infused grafts and time in days to neutrophil and platelet engraftment

Graft group	Number of infusions	CD34 + cells × 106/kg infused, median (range)	Time to ANC ≥0.5 × 109/l, median (range)a	Time to platelet count ≥20 × 106/l, median (range)*	Time to platelet count ≥50 × 106/l, median (range)b
Before aHCT	44	4.95 (2.4–19.2)	10 (8–27)	11 (8–30)	15 (8–60)
After aHCT	86	4.49 (1.2–11.4)	10 (8–79)	12 (8–24)	20 (9–110)
Both	24	4.36 (2.5–17.8)	10 (8–15)	11 (8–30)	16 (10–63)

Abbreviations: aHCT, autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell transplant; ANC, absolute neutrophil count; NS, not significant.

^aP = NS for all comparisons.

^*P = NS (compared with either the ‘before’ or ‘both’ group).

^bP< 0.001 compared with the ‘before’ and P = 0.003 compared with the ‘after’ group.