Table 3.

Outcomes of the 335 umbilical cord blood transplant recipients by preparative regimen and administration of ATG



Myeloablative

Nonmyeloablative
Outcome
Without ATG (95% CI)
With ATG (95% CI)
P
Without ATG (95% CI)
With ATG (95% CI)
P
No. of patients   66   174    65   30   
Grade II-IV acute GVHD, %   58 (45-71)   34 (27-41)   <.01   63 (49-77)   37 (19-55)   .04  
Extensive chronic GVHD at 1 y, %   20 (10-30)   8 (4-12)   <.01   28 (16-40)   21 (5-37)   .92  
Primary neutrophil engraftment, %   97 (93-100)   92 (88-96)   .17*  92 (86-98)   94 (84-100)   .50* 
Survival at 2 y, %
 
60 (56-76)
 
52 (44-60)
 
.58
 
46 (32-60)
 
45 (25-65)
 
.14
 


Myeloablative

Nonmyeloablative
Outcome
Without ATG (95% CI)
With ATG (95% CI)
P
Without ATG (95% CI)
With ATG (95% CI)
P
No. of patients   66   174    65   30   
Grade II-IV acute GVHD, %   58 (45-71)   34 (27-41)   <.01   63 (49-77)   37 (19-55)   .04  
Extensive chronic GVHD at 1 y, %   20 (10-30)   8 (4-12)   <.01   28 (16-40)   21 (5-37)   .92  
Primary neutrophil engraftment, %   97 (93-100)   92 (88-96)   .17*  92 (86-98)   94 (84-100)   .50* 
Survival at 2 y, %
 
60 (56-76)
 
52 (44-60)
 
.58
 
46 (32-60)
 
45 (25-65)
 
.14
 

ATG indicates antithymocyte globulin; CI, confidence interval; and GVHD, graft-versus-host disease

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Comparison of proportions at day 42 after UCB transplantation

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