Objectives To assess the efficacy of cord blood-assisted haploid peripheral blood stem cell transplantation(haplo-cord-PBSCT)versus unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplantation(UD-PBSCT)in the treatment of malignant hematological diseases.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on one hundred and four patients with malignant hematological diseases who underwent haplo-cord-PBSCT and fifty-two patients who underwent UD-PBSCT at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University between January 2016 and December 2021.Results ①The median implantation time for neutrophils in the haplo-cord-PBSCT and UD-PBSCT groups was 13(9-22)days and 13(10-24)days,respectively(P=0.834),whereas the median implantation time for platelets was 15(7-103)days and 14(8-38)days,respectively(P=0.816).The cumulative implantation rate of neutrophils at 30 days after transplantation in the haplo-cord-PBSCT group and the UD-PBSCT group was 100%(P=0.314),and the cumulative platelet implantation rate at 100 days after transplantation was 95.2%(95%CI 88.3%-98.1%)and 100%(P=0.927),respectively.30 days after transplantation,both groups of patients achieved complete donor chimerism,and no umbilical cord blood stem cells were implanted.② The cumulative incidence rates of grade Ⅱ-Ⅳ acute GVHD within 100 days after transplantation in the haplo-cord-PBSCT group and the UD-PBSCT group were 29.1%(95%CI20.1%-38.1%)and 28.8%(95%CI17.2%-41.6%(P=0.965),respectively.The cumulative incidence rates of grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ acute GVHD were 7.8%(95%CI3.6%-14.0%)and9.6%(95%CI3.5%-19.5%)(P=0.725).The cumulative incidence rates of 2-year chronic GVHD in the haplo-cord-PBSCT group and the UD-PBSCT group were 45.3%(95%CI 36.1%-56.1%)and 35.1%(95%CI 21.6%-44.1%),respectively(P=0.237).The cumulative incidence rates of severe chronic GVHD at 2 years after transplantation were 13.6%(95%CI 7.6%-21.3%)and 12.9%(95%CI 5.1%-24.3%),respectively(P=0.840).③ The 2-year CIR after transplantation in the haplo-cord-PBSCT group and UD-PBSCT group were 12.8%(95%CI 7.0%-20.5%)and 10.0%(95%CI3.6%-20.2%),respectively(P=0.341),and the NRM were 14.7%(95%CI8.4%-22.6%)and 16.2%(95%CI7.4%-28.0%),respectively(P=0.681).④The 2-year OS rates in the haplo-cord-PBSCT and UD-PBSCT groups after transplantation were 82.2%(95%CI 74.8%-90.3%)and 75.5%(95%CI64.2%-88.7%),respectively(P=0.276).The 2-year DFS rates were 69.9%(95%CI 61.2%-79.8%)and 73.8%(95%CI 62.4%-87.3%),respectively(P=0.551).The 2-year rates of GVHD-free/recurrence-free survival(GRFS)were 55.3%(95%CI 44.8%-64.8%)and 64.7%(95%CI 52.8%-79.3%),respectively(P=0.284).Conclusion The findings of this study indicate that haplo-cord-PBSCT and UD-PBSCT have comparable efficacy and safety in the treatment of malignant hematological diseases and can be used as an alternative treatment options.