Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation from Unrelated Donors is Associated with Higher Infection Rates in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - a Prospective International Multicenter Trial on Behalf of the BFM‐SG and the EBMT‐PDWP

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Abstract: Severe infections (SI) significantly impact on non-relapse mortality after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We assessed 432 children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) after total body irradiation based myeloablative HSCT within the multicenter ALL-BFM-SCT 2003 trial for SI grade 3 or higher according to common terminology criteria for adverse events. A total 172 patients experienced at least one SI. Transplantation from matched unrelated donors (MUD) was associated with any type of SI in the pre-engraftment period (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.57; P