Causes of death after transplantation of unrelated cord blood or unrelated bone marrow among patients with acute myeloid leukemia or acute lymphoblastic leukemia
| Cause of death . | Acute myeloid leukemia . | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCBT . | UBMT . | UCBT . | UBMT . | |
| Recurrence of disease | 35 (37) | 34 (33) | 18 (36) | 34 (41) |
| Graft failure/rejection | 3 (3) | 4 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) |
| Graft-versus-host disease | 6 (6) | 7 (7) | 3 (6) | 5 (6) |
| Infection | 22 (23) | 19 (18) | 13 (26) | 11 (13) |
| Idiopathic pneumonia | 4 (4) | 4 (4) | 2 (4) | 6 (7) |
| Organ failure | 17 (18) | 17 (16) | 8 (16) | 10 (12) |
| Secondary cancer | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Other causes | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 2 (4) | 4 (5) |
| Unknown/data missing | 2 (2) | 13 (13) | 4 (8) | 10 (12) |
| Total | 94 (100) | 104 (100) | 50 (100) | 83 (100) |
| Cause of death . | Acute myeloid leukemia . | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCBT . | UBMT . | UCBT . | UBMT . | |
| Recurrence of disease | 35 (37) | 34 (33) | 18 (36) | 34 (41) |
| Graft failure/rejection | 3 (3) | 4 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) |
| Graft-versus-host disease | 6 (6) | 7 (7) | 3 (6) | 5 (6) |
| Infection | 22 (23) | 19 (18) | 13 (26) | 11 (13) |
| Idiopathic pneumonia | 4 (4) | 4 (4) | 2 (4) | 6 (7) |
| Organ failure | 17 (18) | 17 (16) | 8 (16) | 10 (12) |
| Secondary cancer | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Other causes | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 2 (4) | 4 (5) |
| Unknown/data missing | 2 (2) | 13 (13) | 4 (8) | 10 (12) |
| Total | 94 (100) | 104 (100) | 50 (100) | 83 (100) |
Data are presented as n (%).
UCBT indicates unrelated cord blood transplantation; and UBMT, unrelated bone marrow transplantation.