Hematologic relapse of chronic myelogenous leukemia following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: apparent graft-versus-leukemia effect following abrupt discontinuation of immunosuppression. 1992

R H Collins, and Z R Rogers, and M Bennett, and V Kumar, and A Nikein, and J W Fay
Bone Marrow Transplantation Research, Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75246.

Two patients with hematologic relapse of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) following allogeneic BMT were treated by abrupt discontinuation of cyclosporine. Both patients rapidly attained complete hematologic and cytogenetic remission and remain free of disease with long follow-up. In the first patient, disappearance of CML was associated with the development of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). In the second patient GVHD did not develop until after clearing of disease had been documented by cytogenetic analysis. Laboratory studies in the second patient disclosed the presence of lytic activity against both K562 and autologous CML cells that enhanced with IL2. Correlation with serial immunophenotyping data from this patient suggests that the effector for this graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) reaction could have been a T lymphocyte. Abrupt discontinuation of post-transplant immunosuppression with cyclosporine may represent a therapeutic approach to CML which has recurred following BMT. Moreover, investigation of this clinical phenomenon in subsequent cases may permit direct study of the cellular mechanisms involved in the GVL effect.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007165 Immunosuppression Therapy Deliberate prevention or diminution of the host's immune response. It may be nonspecific as in the administration of immunosuppressive agents (drugs or radiation) or by lymphocyte depletion or may be specific as in desensitization or the simultaneous administration of antigen and immunosuppressive drugs. Antirejection Therapy,Immunosuppression,Immunosuppressive Therapy,Anti-Rejection Therapy,Therapy, Anti-Rejection,Therapy, Antirejection,Anti Rejection Therapy,Anti-Rejection Therapies,Antirejection Therapies,Immunosuppression Therapies,Immunosuppressions,Immunosuppressive Therapies,Therapies, Immunosuppression,Therapies, Immunosuppressive,Therapy, Immunosuppression,Therapy, Immunosuppressive
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D003602 Cytotoxicity, Immunologic The phenomenon of target cell destruction by immunologically active effector cells. It may be brought about directly by sensitized T-lymphocytes or by lymphoid or myeloid "killer" cells, or it may be mediated by cytotoxic antibody, cytotoxic factor released by lymphoid cells, or complement. Tumoricidal Activity, Immunologic,Immunologic Cytotoxicity,Immunologic Tumoricidal Activities,Immunologic Tumoricidal Activity,Tumoricidal Activities, Immunologic
D006086 Graft vs Host Disease The clinical entity characterized by anorexia, diarrhea, loss of hair, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, growth retardation, and eventual death brought about by the GRAFT VS HOST REACTION. Graft-Versus-Host Disease,Homologous Wasting Disease,Runt Disease,Graft-vs-Host Disease,Disease, Graft-Versus-Host,Disease, Graft-vs-Host,Disease, Homologous Wasting,Disease, Runt,Diseases, Graft-Versus-Host,Diseases, Graft-vs-Host,Graft Versus Host Disease,Graft-Versus-Host Diseases,Graft-vs-Host Diseases
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014184 Transplantation, Homologous Transplantation between individuals of the same species. Usually refers to genetically disparate individuals in contradistinction to isogeneic transplantation for genetically identical individuals. Transplantation, Allogeneic,Allogeneic Grafting,Allogeneic Transplantation,Allografting,Homografting,Homologous Transplantation,Grafting, Allogeneic
D015464 Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive Clonal hematopoetic disorder caused by an acquired genetic defect in PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS. It starts in MYELOID CELLS of the bone marrow, invades the blood and then other organs. The condition progresses from a stable, more indolent, chronic phase (LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC PHASE) lasting up to 7 years, to an advanced phase composed of an accelerated phase (LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACCELERATED PHASE) and BLAST CRISIS. Granulocytic Leukemia, Chronic,Leukemia, Granulocytic, Chronic,Leukemia, Myelocytic, Chronic,Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic,Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic,Myelocytic Leukemia, Chronic,Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic,Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic,Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous,Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid,Leukemia, Myelogenous, Ph1 Positive,Leukemia, Myelogenous, Ph1-Positive,Leukemia, Myeloid, Ph1 Positive,Leukemia, Myeloid, Ph1-Positive,Leukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia Positive,Leukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia-Positive,Myelogenous Leukemia, Ph1-Positive,Myeloid Leukemia, Ph1-Positive,Myeloid Leukemia, Philadelphia-Positive,Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia,Chronic Granulocytic Leukemias,Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia,Chronic Myelocytic Leukemias,Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia,Chronic Myelogenous Leukemias,Chronic Myeloid Leukemia,Chronic Myeloid Leukemias,Granulocytic Leukemias, Chronic,Leukemia, Chronic Granulocytic,Leukemia, Chronic Myelocytic,Leukemia, Ph1-Positive Myelogenous,Leukemia, Ph1-Positive Myeloid,Leukemia, Philadelphia-Positive Myeloid,Leukemias, Chronic Granulocytic,Leukemias, Chronic Myelocytic,Leukemias, Chronic Myelogenous,Leukemias, Chronic Myeloid,Leukemias, Ph1-Positive Myelogenous,Leukemias, Ph1-Positive Myeloid,Leukemias, Philadelphia-Positive Myeloid,Myelocytic Leukemias, Chronic,Myelogenous Leukemia, Ph1 Positive,Myelogenous Leukemias, Chronic,Myelogenous Leukemias, Ph1-Positive,Myeloid Leukemia, Ph1 Positive,Myeloid Leukemia, Philadelphia Positive,Myeloid Leukemias, Chronic,Myeloid Leukemias, Ph1-Positive,Myeloid Leukemias, Philadelphia-Positive,Ph1-Positive Myelogenous Leukemia,Ph1-Positive Myelogenous Leukemias,Ph1-Positive Myeloid Leukemia,Ph1-Positive Myeloid Leukemias,Philadelphia-Positive Myeloid Leukemia,Philadelphia-Positive Myeloid Leukemias

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