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Induction of mixed vs full chimerism to potentiate GVL effects after bone-marrow transplantation.
Methods in molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2005
Mapara Markus Y, Sykes Megan
Abstract excerpt
Graft-vs-host (GVH) alloresponses mediated by delayed donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) can occur in the absence of GVHD (graft-vs-host disease). These GVH responses are confined to the lymphohematopoietic system and mediate graft-vs-leukemia (GVL) reactions without causing GVHD. Although interaction of donor T-cells with host-derived antigen-presenting cells (APC) is central to the development of GVHD, we were...
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