Table 3.
Results of multivariable analysis for overall survival following diagnosis of PTLD
Variable | N | RR of death (95% Confidence Interval) | p-value |
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PTLD Type | 0.098 | ||
EBV-positive | 222 | 1.00 | |
EBV-negative | 45 | 1.42 (0.94 – 2.15) | |
Disease/Conditioning* | 0.0002 | ||
Malignant disease/MAC+TBI | 68 | 1.00 | |
Malignant disease/MAC no TBI | 59 | 1.42 (0.91 – 2.21 | 0.128 |
Malignant disease/RIC+TBI | 18 | 2.06 (1.11 – 3.82) | 0.022 |
Malignant disease/RIC no TBI | 37 | 1.49 (0.91 – 2.44) | 0.117 |
Non-malignant disease +TBI | 35 | 0.42 (0.21 – 0.82) | 0.011 |
Non-malignant disease no TBI | 45 | 0.72 (0.42 – 1.23) | 0.234 |
ATG/CAMPATH received | 0.0012 | ||
No ATG/CAMPATH | 56 | 1.00 | |
ATG/CAMPATH given | 206 | 2.09 (1.34 – 3.26) | |
TBI = total body irradiation; MAC: Myeloablative conditioning; NMA: Nonmyeloablative; RIC: Reduced intensity conditioning. ATG=anti-thymocyte globulin
Contrast analyses for the disease/conditioning variable combinations were performed. Only those combinations demonstrating an increased risk of death are reported here: Malignant disease/MAC no TBI vs Non-malignant disease + TBI [RR 3.41 (1.73 – 6.74); p< 0.001]; Malignant disease/MAC no TBI vs Non-malignant disease no TBI [RR 1.96 (1.15 – 3.35); p=0.014]; Malignant disease/RIC+TBI vs Non-malignant disease + TBI [RR 4.96 (2.23 –11.06), p< 0.001]; Malignant disease/RIC+TBI vs Non-malignant disease no TBI [RR 2.85 (1.44 – 5.65), p=0.003]; Malignant disease/RIC no TBI vs Non-malignant disease + TBI [RR 3.59 (1.78 – 7.23), p<0.001]; Malignant disease/RIC no TBI vs Non-malignant disease no TBI [RR 2.06 (1.17 – 3.63), p= 0.013].