Table 2.

Standardized mortality ratios among 2-year survivors of autologous HCT



Entire cohort

Standard risk of relapse

High risk of relapse

No. of deaths (%)
SMR (95% CI)
No. of deaths (%)
SMR (95% CI)
No. of deaths (%)
SMR (95% CI)
All patients   251   13.0 (11.5-14.7)   117   10.2 (8.4-12.1)   133   17.1 (14.3-20.1)  
Sex       
   Male   154 (61.4)   10.4 (8.8-12.1)   75   8.6 (6.8-10.7)   78   12.7 (10.1-15.7)  
   Female   97 (38.6)   17.3 (14.0-20.9)   42   12.2 (8.8-16.2)   55   25.2 (18.9-32.3)  
Age at HCT, y       
   Less than 18   31 (12.4)   60.2 (40.9-83.3)   21   57.4 (35.5-84.5)   10   68.5 (32.6-117.6)  
   18 to 45   133 (53.4)   19.0 (15.9-22.4)   42   10.7 (7.7-14.2)   90   29.3 (23.6-35.7)  
   More than 45   87 (34.3)   7.4 (5.9-9.0)   54   7.5 (5.7-9.7)   33   7.2 (4.9-9.9)  
Year of HCT       
   1980 to 1984   7 (2.8)   49.2 (19.5-92.3)   3   71.6 (13.5-175.5)   4   39.8 (10.4-88.4)  
   1985 to 1989   71 (28.3)   22.8 (17.8-28.5)   31   22.6 (15.3-31.2)   39   22.5 (16.0-30.1)  
   1990 to 1994   112 (44.2)   12.5 (10.3-14.9)   54   10.1 (7.6-12.9)   58   16.1 (12.2-20.5)  
   1995 to 1999   61 (24.7)   8.7 (6.6-10.9)   29   6.2 (4.1-8.6)   32   13.6 (9.3-18.8)  
Primary diagnosis       
   AML   24 (9.6)   6.4 (4.1-9.3)   23   6.5 (4.1-9.5)   1   4.6 (0.0-18.0)  
   ALL   24 (9.6)   43.8 (28.0-63.1)   20   43.8 (26.7-65.2)   4   43.5 (11.3-96.7)  
   NHL   113 (44.6)   9.6 (7.9-11.5)   51   7.8 (5.8-10.1)   62   11.8 (9.1-15.0)  
   HD
 
90 (36.3)
 
28.2 (22.6-34.3)
 
23
 
24.0 (15.2-34.8)
 
67
 
29.6 (22.9-37.1)
 


Entire cohort

Standard risk of relapse

High risk of relapse

No. of deaths (%)
SMR (95% CI)
No. of deaths (%)
SMR (95% CI)
No. of deaths (%)
SMR (95% CI)
All patients   251   13.0 (11.5-14.7)   117   10.2 (8.4-12.1)   133   17.1 (14.3-20.1)  
Sex       
   Male   154 (61.4)   10.4 (8.8-12.1)   75   8.6 (6.8-10.7)   78   12.7 (10.1-15.7)  
   Female   97 (38.6)   17.3 (14.0-20.9)   42   12.2 (8.8-16.2)   55   25.2 (18.9-32.3)  
Age at HCT, y       
   Less than 18   31 (12.4)   60.2 (40.9-83.3)   21   57.4 (35.5-84.5)   10   68.5 (32.6-117.6)  
   18 to 45   133 (53.4)   19.0 (15.9-22.4)   42   10.7 (7.7-14.2)   90   29.3 (23.6-35.7)  
   More than 45   87 (34.3)   7.4 (5.9-9.0)   54   7.5 (5.7-9.7)   33   7.2 (4.9-9.9)  
Year of HCT       
   1980 to 1984   7 (2.8)   49.2 (19.5-92.3)   3   71.6 (13.5-175.5)   4   39.8 (10.4-88.4)  
   1985 to 1989   71 (28.3)   22.8 (17.8-28.5)   31   22.6 (15.3-31.2)   39   22.5 (16.0-30.1)  
   1990 to 1994   112 (44.2)   12.5 (10.3-14.9)   54   10.1 (7.6-12.9)   58   16.1 (12.2-20.5)  
   1995 to 1999   61 (24.7)   8.7 (6.6-10.9)   29   6.2 (4.1-8.6)   32   13.6 (9.3-18.8)  
Primary diagnosis       
   AML   24 (9.6)   6.4 (4.1-9.3)   23   6.5 (4.1-9.5)   1   4.6 (0.0-18.0)  
   ALL   24 (9.6)   43.8 (28.0-63.1)   20   43.8 (26.7-65.2)   4   43.5 (11.3-96.7)  
   NHL   113 (44.6)   9.6 (7.9-11.5)   51   7.8 (5.8-10.1)   62   11.8 (9.1-15.0)  
   HD
 
90 (36.3)
 
28.2 (22.6-34.3)
 
23
 
24.0 (15.2-34.8)
 
67
 
29.6 (22.9-37.1)
 

HCT indicates hematopoietic cell transplantation; SMR, standardized mortality ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; HD, Hodgkin disease.