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HLA-DPB1 mismatch induces a graft-versus-leukemia effect without severe acute GVHD after single-unit umbilical cord blood transplantation.
Leukemia - 1 Jan 2018
Yabe T, Azuma F, Kashiwase K, Matsumoto K, Orihara T, Yabe H, Kato S, Kato K, Kai S, Mori T, Morishima S, Satake M, Takanashi M, Nakajima K, Morishima Y
Abstract excerpt
Although it is known that human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DPB1 disparity has a strong impact on outcomes in unrelated hematopoietic transplantation with induction of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and a graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect, its role in unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation (UR-CBT) has yet to be fully clarified. Our current study is being conducted to elucidate the impact of HLA-DPB1...
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