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Table 1 Patient characteristics between MST and UCBT group

From: Unrelated cord blood transplantation vs. HLA-matched sibling transplantation for adults with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in complete remission: superior OS for patients with long-term survival

Characteristics

UCBT(n = 113)

MST(n = 43)

P

Sex, male (%)

65 (57.5)

20 (46.5)

0.28

Age (years), Median (Range)

25 (15–57)

34 (15–58)

0.002

Weight (kg), Median (Range)

60 (40–93)

62 (36–83.6)

0.26

ABO Incompatibility, n (%)

  

0.14

 Identical or minor incompatibility

68(60.2)

32 (74.4)

 

 Major or bidirectional incompatibility

45 (39.8)

11(25.6)

 

HLA matching (/6), n (%)

  

 < 0.001

 4

62 (54.9)

0 (0.0)

 

 5

47 (41.6)

0 (0.0)

 

 6

4 (3.5)

43 (100.0)

 

Donor/Receptor

  

1

 F/M

28 (24.8)

10 (23.3)

 

 Others

85 (75.2)

33 (76.7)

 

Conditioning (%)

  

0.28

 BU/CY2 based

70 (61.9)

22 (51.2)

 

 TBI/CY based

43 (38.1)

21 (48.8)

 

 Infusion TNC, Median (Range,107/Kg)

2.7 (1.0–6.8)

74.4 (24.6–160.0)

 < 0.001

 Infusion CD34+, Median (Range,105/Kg)

1.8 (0.1–7.8)

4.2 (1.4–57.8)

 < 0.001

Disease status before HSCT

  

0.25

 CR1

75 (66.4)

33 (76.7)

 

   ≥ CR2

38 (33.6)

10 (23.3)

 

Cytogenetics

  

0.36

 Normal, n (%)

53 (46.9)

21 (48.8)

 

 BCR/ABL, n (%)

40 (35.4)

20 (46.5)

 

 t(v;14q32), n (%)

5 (4.4)

1 (2.3)

 

 Complex karyotype, n (%)

3 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

 

 E2A/PBX1, n (%)

6 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

 

 HOX11 overexpression, n (%)

1 (0.9)

1 (2.3)

 

 Ph-like, n (%)

5 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

 

Cytogenetical Prognosis, n (%)

  

0.86

 Gooda

60 (53.1)

22 (51.2)

 

 Poorb

53 (46.9)

21 (48.8)

 

Received CAR-T before HSCT, n (%)

7 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

0.19

Transplantation time

  

0.05

 2001–2016

42 (37.2)

24 (55.8)

 

 2017–2020

71 (62.8)

19 (44.2)

 

GVHD prophylaxis, n (%)

  

0.006

 CsA + MMF

112 (99.1)

38 (88.4)

 

 CsA + MMF + MTX

1 (0.9)

5 (11.6)

 

MRD

  

0.69

 Negative, n (%)

108 (95.6)

40 (93.0)

 

 Positive, n (%)

5 (4.4)

3 (7.0)

 

 Induction failure, n (%)

9 (8.0)

2 (4.7)

0.73

WBC at diagnosis

  

0.05

  ≤ 30 × 109/L

76 (67.3)

36 (83.7)

 

  > 30 × 109/L

37 (32.7)

7 (16.3)

 
  1. aGood risk cytogenetics included normal cytogenetics, HOX11 overexpression and t (12;21) (p13; q22): ETV6-RUNX1
  2. bPoor risk cytogenetics included t(v;14q23)/IgH rearrangement, t (9;22) (q34; q11.2): BCR-ABL1, complex karyotype and Philadelphia chromosome-like
  3. BU Busulfan, CAR-T Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell, CR Complete remission, CsA Cyclosporin A, CY Cyclophosphamide, GVHD Graft-versus-host disease, HSCT Hematopoietic stem cell transplant, MMF Mycophenolate mofetil, MRD Minimal residual disease, MST Matched sibling transplantation, MTX Methotrexate, TBI Total body irradiation, TNC Total nucleated cells, UCBT Unrelated cord blood transplantation, WBC White blood cell