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Table 4 Stem cell transplantation for thalassemia

From: Regional consensus opinion for the management of Beta thalassemia major in the Arabian Gulf area

 

Class I

Class II

Class III

Number of risk factors

None

1-2

3

Survival (%)

93

87

79

Event free survival (%)

91

83

58

Rejection (%)

2

3

28

Risk of transplant-related mortality (%)

8

15

19

Risk of transplant-related morbidity (%)

9, mainly GVHD

17

22

  1. GVHD graft-versus-host disease.