Abstract
The anti-tumor activity of the immune system in the setting of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has largely been described in the context of the "graft-versus-tumor" effect of allogeneic stem cell transplantation. This article reviews clinical evidence suggesting the existence of an autologous graft-versus-tumor effect in the setting of host immune system recovery following autologous stem cell transplantation resulting in prolongation of survival of cancer patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 78-85 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Clinical and Experimental Medicine |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2004 |
Keywords
- Absolute lymphocyte count
- Autologous stem cell transplantation
- Clinical outcome
- Kinetics
- Natural killer cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)