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Table 1 Character of included studies (prevention)

From: The role of mesenchymal stem cells in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease

Study [first author, publish year]

Country

Study design

Patient populations

Sample size

(MSC/control)

Average age

(MSC/control)

Male (%)

(MSC/control)

HLA matching

MSC source

MSC dose

Number of MSC infusions

MSC infusion timing

Maximum follow-up (month)

J Xiang, 2017 [33]

China

RCT

ALL

32/32

5.5/5.2

56.3%/53.1%

6/6

Umbilical cord

1.0 × 106 cells/kg

Once

4 h after HSCT

12

Gao L, 2016 [9]

China

RCT

AML, MDS, ALL,

62/62

18–40 (62.9%)/18–40 (69.4%)

46.8%/48.4%

3/6–5/6

Umbilical cord

3 × 107 cells

No more than 4 doses

Monthly after HSCT

70

Shipounova I N, 2014 [34]

Russia

RCT

Leukemia

39/38

34 (17–63)

NR

6/6

Bone marrow

(0.9–1.65) × 106/kg

Once

19–54 days after HSCT

55

Liu, K, 2011 [25]

China

RCT

ALL, AML, CML, high-risk patients

27/28

30/31.5

74.1%/67.9%

3/6–5/6

Bone marrow

(3–5) × 105 cells/kg

Once

Within 24 h after HSCT

33.5

Ning H, 2008 [24]

China

RCT

AML, CML, MDS, ALL, NHL

10/15

38/37

90.0%/86.7%

6/6

Bone marrow

3.4 × 105 cells/kg

Once

4 h before HSCT

36

Kuzmina L A, 2012 [35]

Russia

RCT

AML,MDS, ALL, CML, CLL

19/18

34/29

42.1%/38.9%

NR

Bone marrow

1.1 × 106 cells/kg

Once

19-54 days (mid 30) after HSCT

32

Wu K H, 2013 [36]

China

RCT

ALL, AML

8/12

9.8/8.5

62.5%/50.0%

4/6–5/6

Umbilical cord

7.2 × 106 cells/kg

Once

4 h before HSCT

27

  1. ALL acute lymphoid leukemia, AML acute myeloid leukemia, MDS myelodysplastic syndrome, CML chronic myeloid leukemia, NHL non-Hodgkin lymphoma, CLL chronic lymphoid leukemia, NR not reported