Maintenance immunotherapy by repetitive low-dose donor lymphocytes infusions in a child with relapse state aml after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007 Mar;24(2):137-40. doi: 10.1080/08880010601125443.

Abstract

The treatment of a child with a relapsed state acute leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is a challenge. The authors report about a child with an acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), which relapsed after allo-SCT despite immunological intervention. It was further treated with a second line chemotherapy followed by an infusion of stem cells and donor lymphocytes. Because of an immense risk for a further relapse, an immunological maintenance therapy was also performed, consisting of repetitive infusions of low doses of donor lymphocytes combined with low-dose chemotherapy. Presently, the child is in continuous complete remission and has a good quality of life.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blood Donors
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
  • Female
  • Graft vs Host Disease / etiology
  • Graft vs Host Disease / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Infant
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / therapy*
  • Lymphocyte Transfusion*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy
  • Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Treatment Outcome