Clinical Study

Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Developing World: Experience from a Center in Western India

Table 1

Baseline patient characteristics and transplant data of our autologous and allogeneic patients.

CharacteristicsAutologous Allogeneic

(1) Total numbers () = 35 = 15

(2) Age (median)50 years21 years

(3) Gender (M : F)28 : 713 : 2

(4) IndicationsMultiple myeloma: 20
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: 7
Hodgkin lymphoma: 5
Acute myeloid leukemia: 3
Chronic myeloid leukemia: 3
Aplastic anemia: 3
Thalassemia major: 3
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: 2
Acute myeloid leukemia: 2
Myelodysplastic syndrome: 1
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: 1

(5) Stem-cell sourceAll patients from peripheral bloodPeripheral blood: 11
Bone marrow: 4

(6) Stem-cell dose (median cell dose)2.56106 cells5.15106 cells

(7) Donor typeNot applicableAll siblings

(8) HLA matchingNot applicable6/6 matched: = 14
4/6 matched: = 1