Birgitta-A
Fri Mar 5, 2010, 05:04 AM
Hi all,
GVHD can have a positive effect too. "GVHD does appear to have a significant antitumor benefit, often termed a graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect. Relapse rates in patients who develop GVHD are considerably lower compared with rates in patients who do not develop this complication after transplantation".
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/content/full/115/9/1666
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
GVHD can have a positive effect too. "GVHD does appear to have a significant antitumor benefit, often termed a graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect. Relapse rates in patients who develop GVHD are considerably lower compared with rates in patients who do not develop this complication after transplantation".
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/content/full/115/9/1666
Kind regards
Birgitta-A