These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Induction of late graft-versus-host disease in a patient post-allogeneic stem cell transplantation by progesterone in conjunction with donor lymphocyte infusion.
    Author: Gesundheit B, Shapira MY, Maly A, Samuel S, Budowski E, Or R.
    Journal: Leuk Res; 2008 Mar; 32(3):501-3. PubMed ID: 17727947.
    Abstract:
    Patients after stem cell transplantation (SCT), often develop graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) which, although potentially dangerous, is associated with the beneficial graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect. Where there is high risk of disease recurrence, donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) are given to provide long-term disease control. We present a patient treated with DLI 4 years post-SCT, who developed acute GVHD after administration of progesterone to induce menstruation. This rare allergic reaction warrants further investigation.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]