TABLE 1.

Outcome of screening

67 Patients consented for screening at eight centers: 57 patients had SAA
Outcome of screening	Number (%)
Ineligible for randomization	21 (37%)
Sibling donor available	11 (19%)
9–10/10 HLA-matched donor not available	7 (12%)
Medical issues: “too sick to wait for BMT”	1 (2%)
Medical issues: “telomeres too low”	2 (4%)
Eligible for randomization	36 (63%)
Consented and randomized	23 (40%)
Not interested in randomization	6 (11%)
Did not want BMT	4 (7%)
Did not want IST	3 (5%)