| Literature DB >> 15292062 |
Nicolaus Kröger1, Avichai Shimoni, Maria Zagrivnaja, Francis Ayuk, Michael Lioznov, Heike Schieder, Helmut Renges, Boris Fehse, Tatjana Zabelina, Arnon Nagler, Axel R Zander.
Abstract
To improve the antimyeloma effect of donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma, we investigated in a phase 1/2 study the effect of low-dose thalidomide (100 mg) followed by DLI in 18 patients with progressive disease or residual disease and prior ineffective DLI after allografting. The overall response rate was 67%, including 22% complete remission. Major toxicity of thalidomide was weakness grade I/II (68%) and peripheral neuropathy grade I/II (28%). Only 2 patients experienced mild grade I acute graft versus host disease (aGvHD) of the skin, while no grades II to IV aGvHD was seen. De novo limited chronic GvHD (cGvHD) was seen in 2 patients (11%). The 2-year estimated overall and progression-free survival were 100% and 84%, respectively. Adoptive immunotherapy with low-dose thalidomide and DLI induces a strong antimyeloma effect with low incidence of graft versus host disease.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15292062 DOI： 10.1182/blood-2004-05-2031
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Blood ISSN： 0006-4971 Impact factor: 22.113