Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 485-502, September 2008

Graft-versus-disease effect following allogeneic transplantation for acute leukaemia

  • Jacob M. Rowe, MD (Director)

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Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Medical Centre and Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel

The graft-versus-leukaemia effect is one of the most important biological effects to influence outcome in patients with acute leukaemia. The recognition of this modality over the past three decades has led to far-reaching changes in the concept and conduct of allogeneic transplantation in acute myeloid leukaemia, and in the infusion of donor lymphocytes as a therapeutic modality. Despite these conceptual advances, there is a considerable need for more structured prospective studies to optimally define the role of reduced-intensity transplantation in both acute myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Key words: acute leukaemia, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, graft-versus-leukaemia effect

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PII: S1521-6926(08)00058-3

doi:10.1016/j.beha.2008.07.002

Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 485-502, September 2008

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