Table 1.
Outcome based on individual categorical variables: sex, new/relapsed/refractory type, prior SCT, smoking, previous lung injury, steroid just prior to BTZ, and concurrent chemotherapy (N=35).
| Variable | Outcome | p value∗ | ||
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| Death (%) | Resolution of BLI (%) | |||
| Sex | Female | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | 0.2555 |
| Male | 7 (30) | 16 (70) | ||
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| Type of BLI | New | 3 (33) | 6 (67) | 0.8450 |
| Relapsed | 7 (37) | 12 (63) | ||
| Refractory | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | ||
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| Prior SCT | No | 2 (11) | 16 (89) | 0.0360 |
| Yes | 5 (45) | 6 (55) | ||
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| Smoking | No | 6 (35) | 11 (65) | 0.1193 |
| Yes | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | ||
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| Previous lung injuries | No | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | 0.4726 |
| Yes | 2 (33) | 4 (67) | ||
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| Prior or concurrent steroids | No | 10 (34) | 19 (66) | 0.8116 |
| Yes | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | ||
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| Concurrent chemotherapy | No | 12 (41) | 17 (59) | 0.3636 |
| Yes | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | ||
∗Chi-square test.