Publications by authors named "M Edinger"

The treatment of relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is associated with a dismal prognosis. The allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is frequently performed as salvage therapy. Reduced intensity conditioning protocols have been developed with the aim of reducing the leukemia burden without increasing their toxicity.

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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the best curative treatment modality for many malignant hematologic disorders. In the absence of a matched related donor, matched unrelated donors (MUDs) and haploidentical donors are the most important stem cell sources. In this registry-based retrospective study, we compared the outcomes of allo-HSCTs from 10/10 MUDs with antithymocyte globulin (ATG)-based regimens (n = 7050) vs haploidentical transplants (Haplo-Tx) using posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PT-CY Haplo; n = 487) in adult patients with hematologic malignancies between 2010 and 2020.

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In clinical situations, peripheral blood accessible CD3CD4CXCR5 T-follicular helper (T) cells may have to serve as a surrogate indicator for dysregulated germinal center responses in tissues. To determine the heterogeneity of T cells in peripheral blood versus tonsils, CD3CD4CD45RACXCR5 cells of both origins were sorted. Transcriptomes, TCR repertoires and cell-surface protein expression were analysed by single-cell RNA sequencing, flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry.

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Background: Induction of donor-specific tolerance is a promising approach to achieve long-term graft patency in transplantation with little to no maintenance immunosuppression. Changes to the recipient's T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire are understood to play a pivotal role in the establishment of a robust state of tolerance in chimerism-based transplantation protocols.

Methods: We investigated changes to the TCR repertoires of patients participating in an ongoing prospective, controlled, phase I/IIa trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combination cell therapy in living donor kidney transplantation.

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Introduction: Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is a serious late complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).

Methods: This multicenter analysis determined the cumulative incidence (CI) of cGvHD and late acute GvHD (laGvHD) and its impact on transplantation-related mortality (TRM), relapse (R), and overall survival (OS) in 317 patients [296 adults, 21 pediatrics (<12 years of age)] who underwent their first allo-HSCT in 2017.

Results: The CI of laGvHD was 10.

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