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Table 2 Number of rejection episodes before, during and after tTLI

From: Tailored total lymphoid irradiation in heart transplant patients: 10-years experience of one center

Patient

Rejection episodes before tTLI*

Rejection episodes during tTLI*

Rejection episodes after tTLI*

Time to first subsequent rejection episode (months)

Severe Infections during tTLI

Current status

1

7

1

1

31

HZ

alive

2

5

2

1

25

none

alive

3

5

0

1

5

none

alive

4

12

0

0

n.a.

none

dead#

5

3

0

2

77

US, PJP

alive+

6

4

1

6

29

none

alive

7

5

0

1

31

none

alive

  1. Abbreviations: tTLI = tailored total lymphoid irradiation; n.a. = not applicable; HZ = generalized herpes zoster; US = urosepsis; PJP = pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia; * Rejection episodes were defined as a rejection of ≥ IIIA according to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) criteria; # patient died because of graft coronary artery disease; + patient experienced a post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.