ANTI-LEUKEMIC EFFECT OF GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE IN HUMAN RECIPIENTS OF ALLOGENEIC MARROW GRAFTS
ANTI-LEUKEMIC EFFECT OF GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE IN HUMAN RECIPIENTS OF ALLOGENEIC MARROW GRAFTS
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm197905103001902
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
STORB, R
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作者:
WEIDEN, PL;FLOURNOY, N;STORB, R
To determine whether allogenic bone marrow transplantation is associated with a graft-vs.-leukemia effect, the relation between relapse of leukemia and graft vs. host disease in 46 recipients of identical-twin (syngeneic) marrow, 117 recipients of HLA-identical-sibling (allogeneic) marrow with no or minimal graft vs. host disease and 79 recipients of allogeneic marrow with moderate to severe or chronic disease was examined. The relative relapse rate was 2.5 times less in allogeneic-marrow recipients with graft vs. host disease than in recipients without it (P < 0.01). This apparent antileukemic effect was more marked in patients with lymphoblastic than nonlymphoblastic leukemia, in those who received transplants during relapse rather than during remission and was most evident during the first 130 days after transplantation. Survival of all patients was comparable since the lesser probability of recurrent leukemia in patients with graft vs. host disease was offset by a greater probability of other causes of death.