Table 3:
Characteristics and conditioning regimens for patients who underwent HDT/ASCT
| No. patients | |
|---|---|
| Total patients | 51 | 
| Radiotherapy prior to conditioning | 46 (90%) | 
| Conditioning regimen | |
| • BEAM/BEAC | 29 (57%) | 
| • IE + TBI | 6 (12%) | 
| • Cyclophosphamide + etoposide | 2 (4%) | 
| • Cyclophosphamide + etoposide + TBI | 3 (6%) | 
| • CBV | 4 (8%) | 
| • Melphalan | 3 (6%) | 
| • Other | 4 (8%) | 
HDT/ASCT: high dose therapy/autologous stem cell transplant. CR: complete remission, PR: partial remission, SD: stable disease. BEAM: BCNU (carmustine), etoposide, ara-C (cytarabine), melphalan. BEAC: BCNU (carmustine), etoposide, ara-C (cytarabine), cyclophosphamide
IE: ifosfamide, etoposide. CBV: cyclophosphamide, BCNU (carmustine), VP-16 (etoposide).