Favorable Outcomes After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children With High-risk or Advanced Acute Myeloid Leukemia

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Nam Koh ◽  
Meerim Park ◽  
Bo Eun Kim ◽  
Keun Wook Bae ◽  
Ho Joon Im ◽  
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Author(s):  
Linus Angenendt ◽  
Isabel Hilgefort ◽  
Jan-Henrik Mikesch ◽  
Bernhard Schlüter ◽  
Wolfgang E. Berdel ◽  
...  

AbstractLow intake of magnesium has been associated with the occurrence of lymphomas and decreased magnesium levels suppress the cytotoxic function of T cells and natural killer cells in patients with “X-linked immunodeficiency with magnesium defect, Epstein-Barr virus infection, and neoplasia” (XMEN) syndrome. These cell types are also important mediators of immune-mediated effects after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Here, we show that high posttransplant magnesium levels independently associate with a lower incidence of relapse, a higher risk of acute graft-versus-host disease, and a higher non-relapse mortality in 368 patients with acute myeloid leukemia from our center. Magnesium serum levels might impact on donor-cell-mediated immune responses in acute myeloid leukemia.


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