Rituximab Treatment before Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Transplantation Associates with a Decreased Incidence of Extensive Chronic GVHD Suzanne van Dorp, Floor Pietersma, Matthias Wölfl, Leo F. Verdonck, Eefke J. Petersen, Henk M. Lokhorst, Edwin Martens, Matthias Theobald, Debbie van Baarle, Ellen Meijer, Jürgen Kuball Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 671-678 (June 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.02.005 Copyright © 2009 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 B cell counts pre- and post-RICT in patients who received (white bars) and did not receive (black bars) Rtx within 6 months prior to RICT compared to a healthy control group (gray bar). Statistical analyses compare B cell counts of patients of each time point to B cell counts of the healthy control group. Counts before RICT (within 1 week), or months after RICT are indicated. Bars indicate median and range. Numbers indicate the number of samples measured per time point. Only significant changes (P < .05) are indicated. Statistical analyses were performed with a Mann-Whitney U-test. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2009 15, 671-678DOI: (10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.02.005) Copyright © 2009 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 1-Kaplan-Meier curves of aGVHD grade II-IV (A) and grade III-IV (B) in patients who received Rtx prior to RICT and in patients who did not. (C) Onset of aGVHD grade III-IV in patients who received Rtx prior to RICT and in patients who did not. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2009 15, 671-678DOI: (10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.02.005) Copyright © 2009 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 1-Kaplan-Meier curves of total cGVHD (A) extensive cGVHD (B), and limited cGVHD (C) in patients who received Rtx prior to RICT and in patients who did not. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2009 15, 671-678DOI: (10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.02.005) Copyright © 2009 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Kaplan-Meier curves of PFS (A) and OS (B) in patients who received Rtx prior to RICT and in patients who did not. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2009 15, 671-678DOI: (10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.02.005) Copyright © 2009 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Terms and Conditions