Graft-Versus-Tumor Effect in Adenocarcinoma of the Lung.

Wiener, Daniel C; Bravo-Iñiguez, Carlos E; Trien-Vihn Ho, Vincent; Qian, Xiaohua; Jaklitsch, Michael T · Ann Thorac Surg · 2018

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Donor T cells after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation can give rise to the graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effect in hematologic malignancies. GVT effect has been reported previously to cause regression of some solid tumors. However, none have reported a documented case of GVT effect leading to complete resolution of adenocarcinoma of the lung. Here, we present the case of complete regression of a pathologically proven adenocarcinoma of the lung in a patient undergoing myeloablative-matched unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia.

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