title: Deficit of T-cell recovery after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in chronic myeloid leukemia patients.
abstract: The immunological reconstitution that follows bone marrow transplantation (BMT) was studied in 40 leukaemia patients: 19 with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), 12 with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and the remaining 9 with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). The recovery of the CML group was slower than that of the ALL and AML groups. This difference was produced by the T cell compartment, as NK cell activity and B cell numbers did not differ significantly. Factors such as conditioning treatment and graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis were analysed. Our experience suggests that all leukaemia patients should not be considered as one group when analysing their immunological reconstitution, as factors related to the original disease may affect their outcome.
authors.affiliation: Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Bouzas
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Tabak
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Câmara
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rumjanek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000502:physiology; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous