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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Caspofungin as antifungal prophylaxis in pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a retrospective analysis

Characteristic

L-AmB (n = 60)

CAS (n = 60)

No. of patients (%)

Gender

  

 male

33 (55.0)

38 (63.3)

 female

27 (45.0)

22 (36.7)

Age group

  

 < 6 yr.

20 (33.3)

17 (28.3)

 6 - 11 yr.

24 (40.0)

20 (33.3)

 12 - < 18 yr.

16 (26.7)

23 (38.3)

Donor

  

 MUD

20 (33.3)

19 (31.7)

 MMUD

4 (6.7)

1 (1.7)

 MMFD

29 (48.3)

23 (38.3)

 MFD

7 (11.7)

17 (28.3)

Primary diagnosis

  

 ALL

18 (30.0)

17 (28.3)

 AML

7 (11.7)

1 (1.7)

 JMML

3 (5.0)

2 (3.3)

 CML

3 (5.0)

-

 MDS

6 (10.0)

5 (8.3)

 NHL

1 (1.7)

3 (5.0)

 Solid tumors

9 (15.0)

10 (16.7)

 Aplastic anemia

1 (1.7)

10 (16.7)

 Neurometabolic diseases

5 (8.3)

5 (8.3)

 Immunodeficiency

4 (6.7)

7 (11.7)

 Chediak-Higashi-syndrome

2 (3.3)

-

 Morbus Kostmann

1 (1.7)

-

Graft-versus-Host Disease

  

 Grade I

22 (36.7)

24 (40.0)

 Grade II

4 (6.7)

5 (8.3)

 Grade III

2 (3.3)

2 (3.3)

 Grade IV

2 (3.3)

2 (3.3)

 Chronic limited

1 (1.7)

3 (5.3)

 Chronic extensive

1 (1.7)

1 (1.7)

  1. Abbreviation: ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AML acute myelogenous leukemia; CAS, caspofungin; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; JMML, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia; L-AmB, liposomal amphotericin B; MDS, myelodysplastic syndromes; MFD, matched family donor; MMFD, mismatched family donor; MMUD, mismatched unrelated donor; MUD, matched unrelated donor; NHL, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.