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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2015 Jul 14;21(12):2106–2114. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.07.010

Table 3.

Causes of death

Cause of death No. of patients (%)
Relapse 17 (31.5%)
Infections 18 (33.3%)
    Bacterial 8
    Viral 8
    Fungal 1
    Other (PCP) 1
GVHD 5 (9.3%)
Other 7 (13.0%)
    Recurrence of primary malignancy 2 (MCL, neuroblastoma)
    Secondary malignancy 1 (Lung Ca)
    Portal HTN and GI bleed 1
    Acute hemolytic anemia 1
    Post surgical death 1
    Pericarditis 1
Toxicity 4 (7.4%)
    VOD 1
    Lung 3
Graft failure 2 (3.7%)
    Graft rejection 1
    Late graft failure 1
Organ failure 1 (1.9%)
    Respiratory failure 1
Total 54