Total Marrow Irradiation as Part of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Asian Patients with Multiple Myeloma

Table 3

Engraftment, hospitalization time, and transplantation-related toxicity.

	Arm A	Arm B	𝑃
Dose of G-CSF (median)	2675 (18 K–36 K)	2600 (15 K–39 K)	1.000
Duration of neutropenia, day (median)	9.5 (6–19)	10.7 (10-11)	0.048*
Duration of thrombocytopenia, day (median)	16.2 (7–23)	11.3 (10–13)	0.167
No. of platelet transfusions (median)	42 (24–72)	24 (12–36)	1.000
No. of red blood cell transfusions (median)	2.3 (0–8)	1.3 (0–4)	1.000
Duration of hospitalization, day (median)	28.2 (26–32)	29.7 (28–31)	0.226
Duration of intravenous antibiotics, day (median)	5.2 (0–13)	3.3 (0–10)	1.000

∗: 𝑃 value < 0.05.