Research Article

Fludarabine/Cyclophosphamide Conditioning Regimen in Aplastic Anemia Patients Receiving Matched-Sibling Donor Transplant Is Non-inferior to ATG/Cyclophosphamide: A Single-Center Experience from Pakistan

Table 2

Distribution of Flu/Cy verses ATG/Cy with transplant characteristics ().

Flu/cyATG/cy value
MedianMedian
(IQR)(IQR)

Age (years)17 (12-24)12 (8-18)0.001
Time duration from diagnosis till transplant (months)3 (2-4)3 (2-4)0.267
Time duration from transplant till follow-up (months)30 (8-49)24 (3-64)0.813
(%) (%)
Gender mismatchFemale to male13 (14.8)6 (14.3)0.941
Same75 (85.2)36 (85.7)
Cyclosporine useYes79 (89.8)35 (85.3)0.392
No9 (10.2)7 (16.7)
Graft sourcePB58 (65.9)23 (54.8)0.351
BM22 (25.0)12 (28.6)
PB/BM8 (9.1)7 (16.6)
Primary graft failureYes5 (5.7)8 (19.0)0.027
No83 (94.3)34 (81.0)
Secondary graft failureYes9 (10.2)7 (16.7)0.392
No79 (89.8)35 (83.3)
GvHDYes16 (18.2)2 (4.8)0.038
No72 (81.8)40 (95.2)
Acute GvHDYes7 (8.0)1 (2.4)0.436
No81 (92.0)41 (97.6)
Chronic GvHDYes8 (9.1)2 (4.8)0.499
No80 (90.9)40 (95.2)
RelapseYes8 (9.1)1 (2.4)0.270
No80 (90.9)41 (97.6)

value calculated by using Mann–Whitney test, chi-square test, and Fisher’s exact test.