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. 2015 Mar 12;125(20):3193–3201. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-11-613323

Table 1.

Patient characteristics and their impact on the detection of H-Y antigen–specific antibodies at 3 months posttransplant

N Any HY-Ab seropositivity 3 mo post-HCT, n (%) HY-Ab seronegativity 3 mo post-HCT, n (%) P
Total cohort 136 78 (57%) 58 (42%)
Patient age, y
 <50 58 31 (40%) 27 (47%) .49
 ≥50 78 47 (60%) 31 (53%)
Donor age, y
 <50 92 50 (64%) 42 (72%) .46
 ≥50 43 27 (35%) 16 (28%)
 Missing 1
Disease
 AML 38 23 (29%) 15 (26%) .79
 ALL 26 16 (21%) 10 (17%)
 MDS, MPN 19 12 (15%) 7 (12%)
 Lymphoma 48 25 (32%) 23 (40%)
 Others 5 2 (3%) 3 (5%)
Disease risk
 Standard 105 57 (73%) 48 (83%) .22
 High 31 21 (27%) 10 (17%)
CMV seropositivity
 D+R+ 52 27 (35%) 25 (43%) .15
 D+R− 24 18 (23%) 8 (14%)
 D−R+ 26 17 (22%) 7 (12%)
 D−R− 34 16 (21%) 18 (31%)
Donor type
 MRD 81 48 (62%) 33 (57%) .88
 MUD 33 19 (24%) 14 (24%)
 MMRD 4 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
 MMUD 18 9 (12%) 9 (16%)
Cell source
 Bone marrow 8 4 (5%) 4 (7%) .72
 Peripheral blood 128 74 (95%) 54 (93%)
GVHD prophylaxis
 CsA-based 82 48 (62%) 34 (59%) .87
 Tac-based 48 27 (35%) 21 (36%)
 Others 6 3 (4%) 3 (5%)
Conditioning
 MAC 64 35 (45%) 29 (50%) .60
 RIC 72 43 (55%) 29 (50%)
 With ATG 70 43 (55%) 27 (47%) .39
 Without ATG 66 35 (45%) 31 (53%)
aGVHD
 Grade 0-1 105 66 (85%) 39 (67%) .044
 Grade 2 23 8 (10%) 15 (26%)
 Grade 3-4 8 4 (5%) 4 (7%)

ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AML, acute myelogenous leukemia; ATG, anti-thymocyte globulin; CMV, cytomegalovirus; CsA, cyclosporine; D, donor CMV seropositivity; MAC, myeloablative conditioning; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MMRD, HLA-mismatched related donor; MMUD, HLA-mismatched unrelated donor; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasm; R, recipient CMV seropositivity; MRD, HLA-matched related donor; MUD, HLA-matched unrelated donor; RIC, reduced intensity conditioning; Tac, tacrolimus.