GVHD can have an antitumor benefit

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GVHD can have an antitumor benefit

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Fri Mar 5, 2010, 06:04 AM

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GVHD can have an antitumor benefit

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.hematologylibrar...ull/115/9/1666
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