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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 27, Pages 4262-4269Publisher
AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.12.1897
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- Medical Research Council [G0200231] Funding Source: Medline
- MRC [G0200231] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0200231] Funding Source: researchfish
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Purpose Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an important option in the management of acute leukemia, but the risk of disease relapse and death remains appreciable. Recent studies have suggested that nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2)/caspase recruitment domain 15 (CARD15) gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), implicated in innate immunity and Crohn's disease, may also affect immune function post-HSCT. Patients and Methods NOD2/CARD15 genotypes were analyzed in 196 patients diagnosed with acute leukemia and their unrelated donors. The pairs are part of a previously well-characterized cohort with a median follow-up of 2.2 years (range, 0.42 to 6.61 years). T-cell depletion was used in 83% of pairs. Results NOD2/CARD15 SNPs were associated with a reduction in overall survival (44% v 22%; log- rank P = .0087) due to an increase in disease relapse (32% v 54%; Gray's test P = .001) as compared with wild- type pairs. In multivariate analyses, the two most significant factors impacting outcome were transplantation in relapse and the presence of SNPs. The incidence of acute graft- versus-host disease was low and there was no significant difference due to the presence of SNPs. Conclusion These data indicate an unrecognized role for the NOD2/CARD15 gene in unrelated donor HSCT for acute leukemia. The increased risk of disease relapse suggests that the wild-type gene product may contribute to a graft- versus- leukemia effect. These data suggest that NOD2/CARD15 genotyping before transplantation may contribute to prognosis and influence clinical management.
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