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01-07-2007 | Review

Immunotherapy of myeloid leukaemia

Authors: Barbara-Ann Guinn, Azim Mohamedali, N. Shaun B. Thomas, Ken I. Mills

Published in: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy | Issue 7/2007

Abstract

The treatment of myeloid leukaemia has progressed in recent years with the advent of donor leukocyte infusions (DLI), haemopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs) and targeted therapies. However, relapse has a high associated morbidity rate and a method for removing diseased cells in first remission, when a minimal residual disease state is achieved and tumour load is low, has the potential to extend remission times and prevent relapse especially when used in combination with conventional treatments. Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are heterogeneous diseases which lack one common molecular target while chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) patients have experienced prolonged remissions through the use of targeted therapies which remove BCR-ABL⁺ cells effectively in early chronic phase. However, escape mutants have arisen and this therapy has little effectivity in the late chronic phase. Here we review the immune therapies which are close to or in clinical trials for the myeloid leukaemias and describe their potential advantages and disadvantages.

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Title: Immunotherapy of myeloid leukaemia
Authors: Barbara-Ann Guinn
Azim Mohamedali
N. Shaun B. Thomas
Ken I. Mills
Publication date: 01-07-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy / Issue 7/2007
Print ISSN: 0340-7004
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-006-0267-y

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