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. 2017 Sep 18;130(21):2295–2306. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-06-793141

Table 2.

Characterization of fever in patients who develop CRS

Fever CRS grade P*
1-3 4-5 Total
No. Median IQR Range No. Median IQR Range No. Median IQR Range
No. of patients 83 10 92
Fever onset (days after CAR T-cell infusion) 3.9 0.8-5.6 0.1-19 0.4 0.3-0.9 0.2-1.0 2.2 0.9-5.6 0.1-19 <.0001
Time to peak temperature (days after CAR T-cell infusion) 5.7 4.3-7.6 0.2-30 2.8 1.3-3.2 0.4-11 5.3 3.4-7.3 0.2-30 .001
Maximum temperature (°C) 39.4 39.2-39.6 37.7-41.3 40.4 40.1-40.6 39.9-40.9 39.5 39.2-39.8 37.7-41.3 <.0001
Fever duration (days after first fever) 2.5 1.2-4.7 0.02-15 4.4 3.6-5.4 3.1-6.8 3.0 1.2-4.8 0.02-15 .03
*

Two-sided P values were calculated by using the Wilcoxon test.