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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2018 Feb 9;124(8):1733–1742. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31264

Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of patients receiving hematopoietic cell transplantation for follicular lymphoma from 2001-2011.

Outcome/Factors N RR (95% CI) P-value

Progression/Relapse

Histologic Grade
 Grade 1 444 1.00
 Grade 2 383 1.32 (0.95 – 1.84) 0.101
 Grade 3 308 1.63 (1.16 – 2.28) 0.004
 Missing 388 1.20 (0.85 – 1.68) 0.294

Disease status at HCT
 Chemosensitive 1.158 1.00
 Chemorefractory 253 1.46 (1.07 – 1.97) 0.015
 Missing 112 1.23 (0.79 – 1.93) 0.362

Transplant Related Mortality

Age (Continuous) 1.523 1.04 (1.02 – 1.05) < 0.0001

N. of prior chemotherapy lines
 1-2 285 1.00 0.008
 3-4 390 1.56 (1.12 – 2.17)
 >=5 165 2.53 (1.77 – 3.62) <0.0001
 Missing 683 1.84 (1.35 – 2.51) 0.0001

KPS
 >= 80 986 1.00
 < 80 54 2.05 (1.32 – 3.19) 0.001
 Missing 483 0.94 (0.76 – 1.16) 0.556

Conditioning regimen
 RIC/NMA 1.168 1.00 -
 MAC 355 1.49 (1.18 – 1.87) 0.0007

Disease status at HSCT
 Chemosensitive 1.158 1.00
 Chemoresistant 253 1.61 (1.28 – 2.03) <0.0001
 Missing 112 1.14 (0.78 – 1.66) 0.510

Progression free survival

Histology
 Grade 1 444 1.00
 Grade 2 383 1.15 (0.94 – 1.42) 0.177
 Grade 3 308 1.42 (1.15 – 1.76) 0.001
 Missing 388 1.17 (0.94 – 1.44) 0.154

N. of prior chemotherapy lines
 1-2 285 1.00
 3-4 390 1.33 (1.04 – 1.70) 0.022
 >=5 165 1.93 (1.46 – 2.55) < 0.0001
 Missing 683 1.56 (1.24 – 1.95) 0.0001

KPS
 >= 80 986 1.00
 < 80 54 1.78 (1.23 – 2.58) 0.002
 Missing 483 0.96 (0.81 – 1.14) 0.634

Disease status at HSCT
 Chemosensitive 1.158 1.00
 Chemoresistant 253 1.54 (1.28 – 1.86) <0.0001
 Missing 112 1.15 (0.86 – 1.54) 0.336

Conditioning regimen
 RIC/NMA 1.168 1.00
 MAC 355 1.36 (1.14 – 1.63) 0.0008

Overall Survival

Age (Continuous) 1.523 1.03 (1.02 – 1.04) > 0.0001

Histology
 Grade 1 444 1.00
 Grade 2 383 1.17 (0.93 – 1.48) 0.180
 Grade 3 308 1.44 (1.13 – 1.83) 0.003
 Missing 388 1.29 (1.01 – 1.63) 0.039

N. of prior chemotherapy lines
 1-2 285 1.00
 3-4 390 1.48 (1.11 – 1.97) 0.007
 >=5 165 2.41 (1.77 – 3.30) < 0.0001
 Missing 683 1.73 (1.33 – 2.26) < 0.0001

KPS
 >= 80 986 1.00
 < 80 54 2.23 (1.52 – 3.25) < 0.0001
 Missing 483 0.89 (0.73 – 1.07) 0.219

Disease status at HCT
 Chemosensitive 1.158 1.00 <0.0001
 Chemoresistant 253 1.59 (1.30 – 1.95) 0.227
 Missing 112 1.20 (0.86 – 1.67)

Conditioning regimen
 RIC/NMA 1.168 1.00
 MAC 355 1.42 (1.16 – 1.73) 0.0006

RR = Relative risk; CI = Confidence interval; HCT = Stem cell transplantation; KPS. Karnofsky performance score; ASCT = Autologous stem cell transplantation; RIC = Reduced intensity conditioning; NMA = Non-myeloablative conditioning regimen; MAC = Myeloablative conditioning regimen.