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Interleukin-2-induced graft-versus-leukemia for the treatment of AML in a BRCA2 Fanconi anemia patient.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Mar 2014
Yeo Crystal J J, Gilman Andrew L
Abstract excerpt
Biallelic BRCA2 mutations occur in 2% of patients with Fanconi anemia and are associated with a high risk of acute leukemia at an early age and a poor prognosis. For the first time, we report the use of interleukin-2 to stimulate a graft-versus-leukemia effect and induce complete remission in a patient with BRCA2 Fanconi anemia and refractory acute myelogenous leukemia, suggesting the potential of immunotherapy...
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