Table 1 Demographic and transplant-related information of the four patients in this case series with primary central nervous system post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PCNS-PTLD) after transplant for β-thalassemia
Characteristic | No./median [range] |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 3 |
Female | 1 |
Age at diagnosis of PCNS-PTLD, median [range], years | 6.5 [4–8] |
Time from transplantation to PCNS-PTLD, median [range], months | 5.5 [4–11] |
Indications for transplantation | |
Severe β-thalassemia | 4 |
Type of transplantation | |
Sibling (umbilical cord blood + bone marrow, HLA matched) | 2 |
Unrelated donor (peripheral blood, HLA matched) | 1 |
Sibling (peripheral blood + bone marrow, HLA6/12) | 1 |