Graft versus myeloma may overcome the unfavorable effect of deletion of chromosome 13 in multiple myeloma.
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The occurrence of graft-versus-host disease is the major predictive factor for response to donor lymphocyte infusions in multiple myeloma.
The graft-versus-myeloma (GVM) effect of donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs) is well established. We now report the outcome of DLI in 54 patients with relapsed myeloma following allogeneic transplantation. Twenty-eight patients (52%) responded, 19 patients (35%) with a partial response and 9 patients (17%) with a complete response. Progression-free and overall survival were 19 and 23 months, resp...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Blood
دوره 101 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003