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ArticleBritish journal of haematology2025

Prior status of graft-versus-host disease affects donor lymphocyte infusion outcomes in patients with relapsed haematological malignancies after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Claudia Mae Velasco, Yoshitaka Inoue, Joseph Cioccio, Kevin Rakszawski, Natthapol Songdej, Myles Nickolich, Hong Zheng, Seema Naik, Christopher Ehmann, Joseph Mierski and 7 more

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Article in British journal of haematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Claudia Mae VelascoBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Yoshitaka InoueBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3967-7356
Joseph CioccioBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kevin RakszawskiBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Natthapol SongdejBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6545-7931
Myles NickolichBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Hong ZhengBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5024-5538
Seema NaikBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Christopher EhmannBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Joseph MierskiBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brooke SilarBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Caitlin VajdicBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Robert GreinerDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Valerie BrownDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shin MineishiBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Hiroko ShikeBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kentaro MinagawaBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1740-7109

Funding

Arlene Witmer Memorial Fund for Bone Marrow Cancer ResearchEarl 'Bumps' Clouser Memorial Lymphoma Research EndowmentG. R. Sponaugle Employee Cancer Research FundJohn and Denise Gilliland Fund for the Cancer Genetics ProgramMegan and Andrew Enders StewardshipRichard E. and Stephanie A. Ziegler Charitable Foundation Endowment in Hematology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optimizing the effectiveness of donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) for relapse after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) has been challenging. We investigated whether the benefits of achieving full donor chimerism (FDC) and developing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after DLI are affected by a history of GVHD before DLI. We retrospectively analysed 56 patients who received DLI for relapse after alloHSCT at our institute from 2015 to 2022. Among 29 patients without GVHD before DLI, those who achieved FDC after DLI had a significantly higher 1-year overall survival (OS) compared to those who did not (73.7% vs. 20.0%; p < 0.001). Furthermore, in the same cohort, patients who developed GVHD after DLI showed a tendency towards higher OS compared to those who did not (60.0% vs. 52.6%; p = 0.067). In contrast, in patients with GVHD before DLI, there was no significant difference in OS between patients with or without achieving FDC (64.3% vs. 33.3%, p = 0.226) or developing GVHD (60.0% vs. 53.3%, p = 0.866). Our study showed that achieving FDC or developing GVHD after DLI improved OS, but only in those without a prior history of GVHD. The graft-versus-leukaemia effect may be better exploited in patients without a history of GVHD.

Indexed as

Graft vs Host DiseaseHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationLymphocyte TransfusionAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultcellular therapieshaematological malignanciesstem cell transplantation

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PMID40534233
PMCPMC12378914

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