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ArticleBlood2010

NK cells mediate reduction of GVHD by inhibiting activated, alloreactive T cells while retaining GVT effects.

Janelle A Olson, Dennis B Leveson-Gower, Saar Gill, Jeanette Baker, Andreas Beilhack, Robert S Negrin

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Article in Blood, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07225439 (Phase I Clinical Trial of Rituximab), which is not on this map. Cited by 234 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07225439 phase1not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Phase I Clinical Trial of Rituximab (Rtx) and Tafasitamab in Combination With Allogeneic NK Cells for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory (r/r) B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

TypeinterventionalSponsorPaolo Caimi, MDRan2026 to 2027Enrolled15ConditionsNon Hodgkin Lymphoma, B-cell Non Hodgkin Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, High-grade B-cell LymphomaArmsAllogeneic NK cells, Rituximab, Tafasitamab, Interleukin-2, Fludarabine/cyclophosphamide
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

234 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Haploidentical Natural Killer Cells Infused before Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Myeloid Malignancies: A Phase I Trial.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2016
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  8. Unconventional functions of natural killer cells in homeostasis and disease.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2026
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  11. Advancing Immunotherapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  12. Safety and Feasibility of InfusingbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Janelle A OlsonDepartment of Medicine, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA.
Dennis B Leveson-Gower
Saar Gill
Jeanette Baker
Andreas Beilhack
Robert S Negrin

Funding

TUMOR SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES IN BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATIONP01CA049605 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI David B. Miklos · 1989 to 2026
$73.3M
MOLECULAR &CELLULAR IMMUNOBIOLOGYT32AI007290 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Sean Curtis Bendall, Olivia M Martinez · 1985 to 2026
$27.0M
NK Cells in GVHD and GVTR01CA125276 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI NEGRIN, ROBERT S · 2008 to 2012
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA049605NCI NIH HHS R01 CA125276NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007290
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells suppress graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) without causing GVHD themselves. Our previous studies demonstrated that allogeneic T cells and NK cells traffic similarly after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We therefore investigated the impact of donor NK cells on donor alloreactive T cells in GVHD induction. Animals receiving donor NK and T cells showed improved survival and decreased GVHD score compared with controls receiving donor T cells alone. Donor T cells exhibited less proliferation, lower CD25 expression, and decreased interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production in the presence of NK cells. In vivo, we observed perforin- and Fas ligand (FasL)-mediated reduction of donor T cell proliferation and increased T cell apoptosis in the presence of NK cells. Further, activated NK cells mediated direct lysis of reisolated GVHD-inducing T cells in vitro. The graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effect was retained in the presence of donor NK cells. We demonstrate a novel mechanism of NK cell-mediated GVHD reduction whereby donor NK cells inhibit and lyse autologous donor T cells activated during the initiation of GVHD.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisBone Marrow TransplantationCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesFas Ligand ProteinFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Tumor EffectInflammation MediatorsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte ActivationMaleCytokinesFas Ligand ProteinFasl protein, mouseIl2ra protein, mouseInflammation MediatorsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunitperforin, mousePore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins

Identifiers

PMID20233969
PMCPMC2879101

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