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BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
Volume 39, Issue 7, Pages 417-424Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705609
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allogeneic BMT; AML; killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs)
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The reactivity of natural killer cells and some T-cell populations is regulated by killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) interactions with target cell HLA class I molecules. Such interactions have been suggested to influence outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, particularly for myeloid malignancies and with T-cell depletion. Donor KIR genotypes and recipient HLA KIR ligands were analyzed in 60 AML patients receiving T-cell replete, HLA-matched-related donor allogeneic bone marrow transplants. Patients were categorized according to their HLA inhibitory KIR ligand groups by determining whether or not they expressed: HLA-A3 or -A11; HLA-Bw4 and HLA-Cw groups (homozygous C1, homozygous C2 or heterozygous C1/C2). Heterozygous C1/C2 patients had significantly worse survival than those homozygous for C1 or C2 (5.8 vs 43.5 months, respectively, P = 0.018) and the C1/C2 group had a higher relapse rate (47 vs 31%, respectively, P = 0.048). Multivariate analysis found C1/C2 status to be an independent predictor for mortality (P = 0.007, HR 2.54, confidence interval 1.29-5.00). C1/C2 heterozygosity was also associated with a delayed time to platelet engraftment, particularly for those with concurrent HLA-Bw4 expression (P = 0.003). Since C1/C2 heterozygotes have a greater opportunity to engage inhibitory KIRs than do C1 or C2 homozygotes, they may more effectively inhibit KIR-positive NK- and T-cell populations involved in graft vs leukemia responses.
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