Response to transplant Among the 144 ablative transplant recipients, 33 (23%) achieved CRs, 33 (23%) a partial response, 12 (8%) did not respond and 67 (46%) were not evaluable owing to early death. Of 134 patients receiving non-ablative transplants, 51 (38%) achieved a CR, 48 (36%) a partial response, 31 (23%) did not respond, whereas 4 (3%) were not evaluable owing to early death. Patients who achieved a CR (n ¼ 84) had 5 and 10 year survivals of 62 and 53% compared with patients who did not achieve a CR (n ¼ 132) and excluding patients who were not evaluable owing to early death, who had 5 and 10 year survivals of 28% and 17%, respectively.