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. 2009 Dec 22;115(9):1843–1849. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-07-231068

Table 4.

Multivariate analyses of 3-year survival end points

Variable n RR (95% Confidence interval) P
Transplant-related mortality
    0-MM 56 0.4 (0.2-0.9) .019*
    1-MM > 5.0 × 107/kg 155 0.8 (0.6-1.3) .391
    2-MM > 5.0 × 107/kg 212 1.0 (0.7-1.5) .847
    1-MM 2.5-4.9 × 107/kg 130 Reference
    2-MM 2.5-4.9 × 107/kg 240 1.5 (1.1-2.1) .014*
    1-MM < 2.5 × 107/kg 67 1.9 (1.3-2.9) .002*
    2-MM < 2.5.0 × 107/kg 136 2.4 (1.7-3.4) < .001*
    3-MM 65 1.7 (1.1-2.6) .020*
Transplant-related mortality (engrafted patients only)
    0-MM 47 0.5 (0.2-1.1) .072
    1-MM > 5.0 × 107/kg 120 0.8 (0.5-1.4) .518
    2-MM > 5.0 × 107/kg 165 1.2 (0.8-1.9) .452
    1-MM 2.5-4.9 × 107/kg 94 Reference
    2-MM 2.5-4.9 × 107/kg 171 1.6 (1.0-2.5) .032*
    1-MM < 2.5 × 107/kg 40 1.9 (1.1-3.3) .029*
    2-MM < 2.5.0 × 107/kg 81 2.3 (1.4-3.7) .001*
    3-MM 45 2.1 (1.2-3.6) .011*
Overall mortality
    0-MM 56 0.5 (0.3-0.8) .005*
    1-MM > 5.0 × 107/kg 155 0.8 (0.6-1.2) .295
    2-MM > 5.0 × 107/kg 212 1.0 (0.7-1.3) .769
    1-MM 2.5-4.9 × 107/kg 130 Reference
    2-MM 2.5-4.9 × 107/kg 240 1.2 (0.9-1.6) .195
    1-MM < 2.5 × 107/kg 67 1.6 (1.1-2.2) .013*
    2-MM < 2.5.0 × 107/kg 136 1.8 (1.3-2.4) < .001*
    3-MM 65 1.4 (1.0-2.1) .048*
Treatment failure (reciprocal of disease-free survival)
    0-MM 56 0.5 (0.3-0.9) .011*
    1-MM > 5.0 × 107/kg 155 0.9 (0.7-1.3) .693
    2-MM > 5.0 × 107/kg 212 1.0 (0.8-1.4) .822
    1-MM 2.5-4.9 × 107/kg 130 Reference
    2-MM 2.5-4.9 × 107/kg 240 1.2 (0.9-1.6) .120
    1-MM < 2.5 × 107/kg 67 1.5 (1.1-2.2) .018*
    2-MM < 2.5.0 × 107/kg 136 1.7 (1.3-2.3) < .001*
    3-MM 65 1.5 (1.0-2.1) .039*

CBT indicates cord blood transplant; CMV, cytomegalovirus; MM, mismatch; RR, relative risk; TNC, total nucleated cells; TRM, transplant-related mortality; and US, United States.

Other predictive variables, such as white patient ancestry, recipient seronegativity for CMV, US transplant centers with greater experience, and more recent year of transplantation (2003-2006), were associated with lower TRM, treatment failure, and mortality. High-risk leukemia was associated with a worse outcome for these end points.

*

Statistically significant P value.