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Lymphocyte Depletion of Donor Bone Marrow by Counterflow Centrifugal Elutriation: Results of a Phase I Clinical Trial

We report here the results of a phase I clinical trial using counterflow centrifugal elutriation (CCE) for the removal of donor T lymphocytes before allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Thirty-eight patients received lymphocyte–depleted allografts from HLA-identical, MLR-nonreactive sibling...

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Published in:Blood 1988-10, Vol.72 (4), p.1168-1176
Main Authors: Wagner, J.E., Donnenberg, A.D., Noga, S.J., Cremo, C.A., Gao, I.K., Yin, H.J., Vogelsang, G.B., Rowley, S., Saral, R., Santos, G.W.
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Summary:We report here the results of a phase I clinical trial using counterflow centrifugal elutriation (CCE) for the removal of donor T lymphocytes before allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Thirty-eight patients received lymphocyte–depleted allografts from HLA-identical, MLR-nonreactive sibling donors. The patients entered onto the study were either at high risk on the basis of age (median, 39 years) or disease status (acute leukemia in early relapse [ER], chronic myelogenous leukemia [CML] in accelerated phase [AP], or therapy resistant [RES] lymphoma). All patients received a standard lymphocyte dose of 1 × 106 morphologic lymphocytes per kilogram ideal body weight (BW) and were maintained on cyclosporine A (CsA) for 170 days after BMT. Prompt engraftment occurred in 37 of 38 patients with a median time to absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >500/μL of 18 days. Although acute graft-v-host disease (GVHD; clinical stage I or greater) was observed in 45%, it was limited to the skin in all but five patients. Survival was related to disease status at the time of BMT. Among patients with acute leukemia in first or second remission, CML in chronic phase (CP) or lymphoma in partial remission (PR), 64% are currently alive, in contrast to 31 % of patients with acute leukemia in third remission or early relapse, CML in second CP or AP, or RES lymphoma. Median follow-up for all patients was 351 days (range, 105 to 711 days). We conclude that this procedure is safe and warrants further evaluation in a randomized efficacy trial.
ISSN:0006-4971
1528-0020
DOI:10.1182/blood.V72.4.1168.1168