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Table 1 Characteristics of patients who received posaconazole oral suspension

From: Posaconazole oral suspension for secondary antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipients: a retrospective study

Characteristic

PAP (n = 93)

SAP (n = 30)

P value

Previous IFD

   

 Proven

 

5 (16.7)

 

 Probable

 

13 (10.6)

 

 Possible

 

12 (9.8)

 

Age at transplantation (y)

  

0.821

Median (range)

38 (14–72)

40 (18–68)

0.258

Gender, no. (%)

  

0.975

 Male

53 (57.0)

17 (56.7)

 

 Female

40 (43.0)

13 (43.3)

 

Underlying disease, no. (%)

  

0.067

 AML

30 (32.3)

11 (36.7)

 

 ALL

21 (22.6)

12 (40.0)

 

 Othera

42 (45.2)

7 (23.3)

 

Complication, no. (%)

  

0.518

 Diabetes

11 (11.8)

2 (6.7)

 

 No diabetes

82 (88.2)

28 (93.3)

 

Stage of underlying disease, no. (%)

  

1.0

 CR

78 (83.9)

25 (83.3)

 

 Non-CR

15 (16.1)

5 (16.7)

 

 Transplant type, no. (%)

10 (33.3)

20 (66.7)

0.655

 MSD

27 (29.0)

10 (33.3)

 

 HID

66 (71.0)

20 (66.7)

 

Conditioning regimen, no. (%)

  

1.0

 Myeloablative

81 (87.1)

26 (86.7)

 

 Reduced intensity

12 (12.9)

4 (13.3)

 

GVHD prophylaxis, no. (%)

  

0.394

 ATG-based

75 (80.6)

22 (73.3)

 

 Non-ATG based

18 (19.4)

8 (26.7)

 

Acute GVHD

  

0.624

 Grades 0–II

78 (83.9)

24 (80)

 

 Grades III–IV

15 (16.1)

6 (20)

 

Chronic GVHD

  

0.388

 No/limited

67 (72)

24 (80)

 

 Extensive

26 (28)

6 (20)

 

 Reduced intensity

12 (12.9)

4 (13.3)

 

GVHD prophylaxis, no. (%)

  

0.394

 ATG-based

75 (80.6)

22 (73.3)

 

 Non-ATG based

18 (19.4)

8 (26.7)

 

Acute GVHD

  

0.624

 Grades 0–II

78 (83.9)

24 (80)

 

 Grades III–IV

15 (16.1)

6 (20)

 

Chronic GVHD

  

0.388

 No/limited

67 (72)

24 (80)

 

 Extensive

26 (28)

6 (20)

 

 Reduced intensity

12 (12.9)

4 (13.3)

 

GVHD prophylaxis, no. (%)

  

0.394

 ATG-based

75 (80.6)

22 (73.3)

 

 Non-ATG based

18 (19.4)

8 (26.7)

 

Acute GVHD

  

0.624

 Grades 0–II

78 (83.9)

24 (80)

 

 Grades III–IV

15 (16.1)

6 (20)

 

Chronic GVHD

  

0.388

 No/limited

67 (72)

24 (80)

 

 Extensive

26 (28)

6 (20)

 
  1. PAP primary antifungal prophylaxis, SAP secondary antifungal prophylaxis, IFD Invasive fungal diseases, AML acute myeloid leukemia, ALL acute lymphoid leukemia, Othera: myelodysplastic syndrome in 22 patients, aplastic anemia in 19 patients, chronic myeloid leukemia in 4 patients, lymphoblastic lymphoma in 3 patients and myelofibrosis in 1 patient. CR complete responses, MSD HLA-matched sibling donor, HID haploidentcal donor, GVHD graft-versus-host disease, ATG antithymocyte globulin