Table 3.

Patients' characteristics and outcomes according to the availability of a HLA-identical sibling in 100 patients who reached complete remission

Donor No. (%)No Donor No. (%)P3-150
Total 39 61  
Disease    
 MDS 30  (77) 47  (77) .82  
 AML-MDS 9  (23) 14  (23)  
Age at start    
 Younger than 50 years 30  (77) 36  (59)  
 50-60 years 9  (23) 25  (41) .10  
 Median, range 43, 21-58 48, 20-60  
IPSS cytogenetic risk group    
 Unknown 4  (10) 13  (21)  
 Good 17  (44) 26  (43)  
 Intermediate 10  (26) 11  (18) .76 
 Poor 8  (21) 11  (18)  
Response after first induction    
 CR 32  (82) 56  (92)  
 PR 5  (13) 4  (7) .14  
 Resistance 2  (5) 1  (2)  
Donor No. (%)No Donor No. (%)P3-150
Total 39 61  
Disease    
 MDS 30  (77) 47  (77) .82  
 AML-MDS 9  (23) 14  (23)  
Age at start    
 Younger than 50 years 30  (77) 36  (59)  
 50-60 years 9  (23) 25  (41) .10  
 Median, range 43, 21-58 48, 20-60  
IPSS cytogenetic risk group    
 Unknown 4  (10) 13  (21)  
 Good 17  (44) 26  (43)  
 Intermediate 10  (26) 11  (18) .76 
 Poor 8  (21) 11  (18)  
Response after first induction    
 CR 32  (82) 56  (92)  
 PR 5  (13) 4  (7) .14  
 Resistance 2  (5) 1  (2)  
F3-150

Patient characteristics have been compared, using the usual χ2 test or the χ2 test for linear trend in case of ordered variables (cytogenetic risk group, response after first induction course).