title: Autologous bone marrow transplantation in acute myeloid leukemia after in-vitro purging with an anti-lacto-N-fucopentaose III antibody and rabbit complement.
abstract: Two AML patients, whose leukemic clonogenic cells totally reacted to the anti-lactofucopentaose III S4-7 monoclonal antibody (MoAb), underwent autologous bone marrow transplantation, in first complete remission, after in-vitro purging with S4-7 MoAb and complement. After ablative chemotherapy (BAVC regimen) and reinfusion of S4-7 purged cells, regeneration of marrow cells occurred with prompt recovery of granulopoiesis and erythropoiesis. A more delayed platelet recovery was observed. The two patients are in complete remission at 20 and 11 months from ABMT. The results indicate that immunologic purging with S4-7 MoAb is safe and suitable for selected AML patients undergoing ABMT.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D016256:Lewis X Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D016256:Lewis X Antigen; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D003165:Complement System Proteins