Table 5.

Toxicity After the First, Second, and Third MEL100

1st MEL100 2nd MEL100 3rd MEL100
CD34+ reinfused (1 × 106/kg) 3.8 (1.2-9)  3.5 (1-8)  4 (1.1-14)  
Days with ANC <500/μL  5 (2-8)  4 (2-9)  4 (2-8) 
Days with Hb <8 g/dL  1 (0-5)  0 (0-5) 0 (0-1)  
Days with platelets <25,000/μL  2 (0-8) 2 (0-7)  1 (0-7)  
No. of RBC transfusions 2 (1-6)  1 (1-3)  1 (1-2)  
No. of platelet transfusions  1 (1-5)  1 (1-5) 1 (1-3)  
Days with fever >38°C  4 (2-8) 3 (1-9)  2 (1-3)  
Days with antibiotics use 7 (4-11)  6 (5-14)  7 (5-10)  
Days of hospitalization  12 (5-28)  13 (6-24) 8 (6-19)  
 
Patients transfused with RBC (%)  54 26  9   
Patients transfused with platelets (%)  69 68  55   
Patients with fever >38°C (%)  27  18 14   
Patients hospitalized (%)  25  24  23  
1st MEL100 2nd MEL100 3rd MEL100
CD34+ reinfused (1 × 106/kg) 3.8 (1.2-9)  3.5 (1-8)  4 (1.1-14)  
Days with ANC <500/μL  5 (2-8)  4 (2-9)  4 (2-8) 
Days with Hb <8 g/dL  1 (0-5)  0 (0-5) 0 (0-1)  
Days with platelets <25,000/μL  2 (0-8) 2 (0-7)  1 (0-7)  
No. of RBC transfusions 2 (1-6)  1 (1-3)  1 (1-2)  
No. of platelet transfusions  1 (1-5)  1 (1-5) 1 (1-3)  
Days with fever >38°C  4 (2-8) 3 (1-9)  2 (1-3)  
Days with antibiotics use 7 (4-11)  6 (5-14)  7 (5-10)  
Days of hospitalization  12 (5-28)  13 (6-24) 8 (6-19)  
 
Patients transfused with RBC (%)  54 26  9   
Patients transfused with platelets (%)  69 68  55   
Patients with fever >38°C (%)  27  18 14   
Patients hospitalized (%)  25  24  23  

Values are the median, with the range in parentheses, unless otherwise specified.

Abbreviations: ANC, absolute neutrophil count; Hb, hemoglobin; RBC, red blood cell.

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