We have located links that may give you full text access.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT
JOURNAL ARTICLE
REVIEW
[Alloreactive donor lymphocytes (DLI) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT): study of toxicity and efficacy].
Bulletin du Cancer 2003 August
Adoptive immunotherapy represents a new therapeutic tool able to eradicate or to improve the course of various hematological malignancies and solid tumors. Alloreactive lymphocytes present within the hematopoietic transplant have been shown to be responsible for the occurrence of acute and chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). Retrospective analysis of survival curves after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation performed for leukemia have shown that GVHD was accompanied with lower relapse rates suggesting graft-versus leukemia (GVL) affect. T cell-depletion demonstrated the inverse balance existing between GVHD/GVL and relapse. Allogeneic bulk lymphocyte infusions were further used for successful treatment of relapse after transplantation in CML patients. However they were responsible for some cases of lethal acute GVHD and myelosuppressions in some patients. The concept of allogeneic transplantations after reduced intensity conditioning regimen (RICT) has recently emerged as a new strategy to treat cancer. This strategy exploited the immunological properties of the graft followed or not by donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) while reducing the toxicity of the preparative regimen. Different means to perform RICT have been described, however the systematic use of DLI (bulk or escalating doses) after these transplantations remains controversial. Hereby, we report a summary of historical data that lead to the concept of adoptive immunotherapy and its applications.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app