Abstract

BackgroundAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has been established as an effective treatment for patients with hematological malignancies. Disease relapse remains a major cause of transplant failure. T cell homeostasis is critical to determine the potency of the GVT effect. Recent studies have shown the association of the CTLA-4 polymorphisms with the outcome after HLA-identical sibling allogeneic HSCT.MethodsIn this study, we focused on four CTLA-4 polymorphisms, and analyzed the impact of donor genotypes and haplotypes on the conditions of 152 acute leukemia patients (ALL 83) after related HLA-haplotype- mismatched transplantation. The four SNP genotypes (−1661, −318, CT60 and +49) were determined by TaqMan SNP genotyping assays.ResultsALL recipients of donors with +49 GG showed significantly lower OS (67.7 vs. 90.3 %, P = 0.015) than those with GA+AA. Multivariate analyses showed that +49 GG was an independent risk factor for OS (HR: 0.306, 95 % CI 0.111–0.842, P = 0.022) .23 ALL patients receiving mDLI showed significantly lower OS with +49 GG donor than those with GA+AA (30.0 vs. 83.1 %, P = 0.003). The haplotype analysis revealed only three haplotypes in the donor population −1661/−318/CT60/+49 i.e., ACGG, ACAA and GTGA, the frequencies were 64.1, 19.4 and 16.5 %, respectively. Donors with and without the ACGG/ACGG haplotype had the same effect on transplant outcomes as those with +49 GG and +49 GA+AA.ConclusionIn summary, the CTLA-4 +49 GG and the haplotype ACGG/ACGG reduced the overall survival in ALL after allo-HSCT from the related HLA-haplotype-mismatched donor, knowledge of the CTLA-4 polymorphism and haplotype may provide useful information for donor selection and individual application of immunosuppressive agents and immunotherapy.

Highlights

  • Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been established as an effective treatment for patients with hematological malignancies

  • We focused on these four CTLA-4 polymorphisms and analyzed the impact of donor genotypes and haplotypes in 152 acute leukemia (ALL 83) patients on the outcomes after related human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-haplotype-mismatched transplantation

  • In this study, we focused on the four CTLA-4 SNP polymorphisms and analyzed the impact of donor genotypes and haplotypes on the outcome in AL patients after related HLA-haplotype-mismatched transplantation

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Introduction

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has been established as an effective treatment for patients with hematological malignancies. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) has been established as an effective treatment. CTLA-4 is a receptor expressed on the activated T cell surface and is a homolog of CD28 that is responsible for T cell activation. Recent studies have shown the association of the CTLA-4 polymorphisms [−1661 (rs4553808), −318 (rs5742909), +49 (rs231775), and CT60 (rs3087243)] with the outcome after HLA-identical sibling allogeneic HSCT [10,11,12]. We focused on these four CTLA-4 polymorphisms and analyzed the impact of donor genotypes and haplotypes in 152 acute leukemia (ALL 83) patients on the outcomes after related HLA-haplotype-mismatched transplantation

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