TABLE 4
FROM:
Low mortality of children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from 7 to 8/10 human leukocyte antigen allele-matched unrelated donors with the use of antithymocyte globulin
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ek, R Formánková, P Keslová, L
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Table 4. Incidence and severity of acute and chronic GVHD
| Acute GVHD (74 evaluable patients) | ||
| GVHD 0 and I | 26 | 35% |
| GVHD II | 46 | 62% |
| GVHD III and IV | 2 | 3% |
| Organ involvement | ||
| Skin | 37 | |
| Intestinal | 32 | |
| Liver | 2 | |
| Primary therapy | ||
| Methylprednisolone, 2 mg/kg | 38 | |
| Methylprednisolone, 1 mg/kg | 13 | |
| Local steroid ointments | 2 | |
| Chronic GVHD (69 evaluable patients) | ||
| None | 47 | 68% |
| Limited | 5 | 7% |
| Extensive | 17 | 25% |
Abbreviation: GVHD=graft-versus-host disease.
