Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Treatment group
With UDCAWithout UDCA
Patients   
 Total number 123 119  
 Female 62 58  
 Male 61 61 
 Age, median y (range) 38 (5-59) 40 (1-58)  
Disease   
 AML 38 34  
 CML 31 37 
 ALL 26 24  
 MDS 11 12  
 MM 
 NHL 2  
 CLL 2  
 MF 
 ET 1  
 NK cell leukemia 1  
 HES 
 SAA 0  
 Fanconi 0  
 Amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia 0  
 CGD 1  
 FHL 
 AGU 0  
Low risk 75 65  
High risk 48 54 
Donor   
 HLA-identical sibling 64 68 
 Unrelated 57 51  
 Other family member 
Conditioning   
 TBI containing 112 107 
 Cytostatic drugs only 11 12  
 Busulphan 11 
 ATG 56 51  
Type of graft   
 Bone marrow 97 93  
 Blood stem cells 26 26  
GVHD prophylaxis   
 CSA + MTX 63 60  
 CSA + MTX + MP 57 55  
 CSA + MTX + TCD 0  
 CSA + MP 
 MTX + MP 
Treatment group
With UDCAWithout UDCA
Patients   
 Total number 123 119  
 Female 62 58  
 Male 61 61 
 Age, median y (range) 38 (5-59) 40 (1-58)  
Disease   
 AML 38 34  
 CML 31 37 
 ALL 26 24  
 MDS 11 12  
 MM 
 NHL 2  
 CLL 2  
 MF 
 ET 1  
 NK cell leukemia 1  
 HES 
 SAA 0  
 Fanconi 0  
 Amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia 0  
 CGD 1  
 FHL 
 AGU 0  
Low risk 75 65  
High risk 48 54 
Donor   
 HLA-identical sibling 64 68 
 Unrelated 57 51  
 Other family member 
Conditioning   
 TBI containing 112 107 
 Cytostatic drugs only 11 12  
 Busulphan 11 
 ATG 56 51  
Type of graft   
 Bone marrow 97 93  
 Blood stem cells 26 26  
GVHD prophylaxis   
 CSA + MTX 63 60  
 CSA + MTX + MP 57 55  
 CSA + MTX + TCD 0  
 CSA + MP 
 MTX + MP 

AML indicates acute myeloid leukemia; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; ALL, acute lymphatic leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MM, multiple myeloma; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; CLL, chronic lymphatic leukemia; MF, myelofibrosis; ET, essential thrombocythemia; NK, natural killer; HES, hypereosinophilic syndrome; SAA, severe aplastic anemia; CGD, chronic granulomatous disease; FHL, familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; AGU, aspartylglucosaminuria; ATG, antithymocyte globulin; CSA, cyclosporine A; MTX, methotrexate; MP, methylprednisolone; and TCD, T-cell depletion.

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