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DL Porter, EP Alyea, JH Antin, M DeLima… - Biology of Blood and …, 2010 - Elsevier
DL Porter, EP Alyea, JH Antin, M DeLima, E Estey, JHF Falkenburg, N Hardy, N Kroeger
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2010Elsevier
Relapse is a major cause of treatment failure after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation (alloHSCT). Treatment options for relapse have been inadequate, and the
majority of patients ultimately die of their disease. There is no standard approach to treating
relapse after alloHSCT. Withdrawal of immune suppression and donor lymphocyte infusions
(DLI) are commonly used for all diseases; although these interventions are remarkably
effective for relapsed chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), they have limited efficacy in other …
Relapse is a major cause of treatment failure after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). Treatment options for relapse have been inadequate, and the majority of patients ultimately die of their disease. There is no standard approach to treating relapse after alloHSCT. Withdrawal of immune suppression and donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) are commonly used for all diseases; although these interventions are remarkably effective for relapsed chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), they have limited efficacy in other hematologic malignancies. Conventional and novel chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy, targeted therapies, and second transplants have been utilized in a variety of relapsed diseases, but reports on these therapies are generally anecdotal and retrospective. As such, there is an immediate need for well-designed, disease-specific trials for treatment of relapse after alloHSCT. This report summarizes current treatment options under investigation for relapse after alloHSCT in a disease-specific manner. In addition, recommendations are provided for specific areas of research necessary in the treatment of relapse after alloHSCT.
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