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ArticleExperimental hematology & oncology2025

Prophylactic infusion of allogeneic double-negative T cells as immune modulators to prevent relapse in high-risk AML patients post-Allo-HSCT: a phase I trial.

Guangyu Sun, Xingchi Chen, Tianzhong Pan, Kaidi Song, Haicun Xie, Meijuan Tu, Xiang Wan, Wen Yao, Yaxin Cheng, Ziwei Zhou and 5 more

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Article in Experimental hematology & oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Guangyu Sun *Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xingchi Chen *Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Tianzhong Pan *Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Kaidi Song *Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Haicun XieRuichuang Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Shaoxing, China.
Meijuan TuDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xiang WanDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Wen YaoDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Yaxin ChengDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Ziwei ZhouDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Dongyao WangDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Yongsheng HanDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China. hanyongsh@163.com.
Baolin TangDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China. zwcrystalbl@163.com.
Liming YangRuichuang Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Shaoxing, China. lyang@wyzebiotech.com.
Xiaoyu ZhuDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China. xiaoyuz@ustc.edu.cn.

Funding

Anhui Health Research Project AHWJ2022a011Anhui Provincial Department of Education Scientific Research Project 2023AH010079, 2022AH030128Anhui Provincial Key Research and Development Project 2022e07020015Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2308085J09International Cooperation Projects in Anhui Province 2023h11020005National Natural Science Foundation of China U23A20453, 82270223 and 82170209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Relapse remains a major challenge for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). In our first-in-human Phase I trial (ChiCTR-1900022795), we have demonstrated that third-party donor-derived double-negative T cells (DNTs) are safe and effective for treating relapsed AML. This Phase I study aims to further evaluate the safety and efficacy of allo-DNTs in preventing relapse in AML patients post-allo-HSCT. Six high-risk AML patients received three infusions of off-the-shelf allo-DNTs at one-month intervals, administered 60 to 100 days post-allo-HSCT without lymphodepleting chemotherapy. No dose-limiting toxicity, DNT-related graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), or severe cytokine release syndrome (CRS) occurred. With a median follow-up of 20.9 months (range: 11.4-24.6), four patients (66.7%) remained in minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete remission (CR), with recurrence-free survival exceeding 24 months. Patients in remission showed increased CD8⁺ and CD4⁺ T cells, total DNTs, and higher frequencies of granzyme-secreting T cells, which were absent in relapsed patients. In vitro, co-culturing AML patient CD8⁺ T cells with allo-DNTs upregulated granzyme B and interferon-γ expression, indicating CD8⁺ T cell activation. These findings suggest that allogeneic DNT immunotherapy is a safe, promising strategy to prevent relapse in high-risk AML patients post-allo-HSCT by combining intrinsic antitumor activity with immune modulation.

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Acute myeloid leukemiaAdoptive cellular therapyAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationDouble negative T cellImmune modulatorRelapse

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PMID40605018
PMCPMC12224462

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