Clinical Study

Comparing Two Types of Rabbit ATG prior to Reduced Intensity Conditioning Allogeneic Hematopoietic SCT for Hematologic Malignancies

Table 2

Complications.

Complications ATG-FThymoglobulin

Adverse effect of antilymphocyte globulin perfusion, (%)4 (27)8 (53)0.14

Graft failure, (%)1 (7)1 (7)1.00

Rejection, (%)2 (13)3 (20)1.00

Relapse, (%)5 (33)7 (47)0.46

Cumulative incidence of relapse at 3 years (%) 33.3 (16.3–68.2)40 (21.5–74.3)0.55

CMV reactivation, (%)11 (73)10 (67)0.69

Severe infection after aplasia, patients (%)9 (60)7 (47)0.46

Respiratory infections, 2 RSV 
1 Staph.  aureus
pneumonia
2 H1N1 influenza 
2 bacterial pneumonia 
1 invasive lung 
aspergillosis

Bacteremia, 2 Staphylococcus
1 Kytococcus schroeteri
1 multiple  
(E. coli, Pseudomonas sp., Listeria monocytogenes)

Other infections, 3 BK-virus cystitis 
1 Microsporidiosis 
3 E.  coli urinary 
1 HHV-6 encephalitis 
2 genital HSV-1
1 gastroenteritis 
1 acute middle otitis 
1 generalized aspergillosis 
1 large spectrum beta-lactamase 
enterobacteria urinary

Acute GvHD grade I, (%)2 (13)2 (13)1.00

Acute GvHD grades II–IV, (%)6 (40)3 (20)0.23

Cumulative incidence of aGvHD grades I–IV at day 100 (%) 53.3 (33.2–85.6)26.7 (11.5–61.7)0.23

Chronic limited GvHD, (%)01 (7)1.00

Chronic extensive GvHD, (%)4 (27)3 (20)0.67

Cumulative incidence of cGvHD at 3 years (%) 13.3 (3.7–48.5)20.0 (7.3–55.0)0.87

Death, (%)8 (53)8 (53)1.00

TRM, cumulative incidence at 3 years (%) 33.3 (16.3–68.2)20 (7.3–55)0.67

OS, cumulative incidence at 3 years (%)46.7 (20.7–72.7)45.7 (19.7–71.7)0.97

DFS, cumulative incidence at 3 years (%)33.7 (8.9–58.1)40.0 (14.8–65.2)0.86