Addition of IL-6 inhibition to standard GVHD prophylaxis to prevent GVHD after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND - IL-6 mediates graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in experimental allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) and is an attractive therapeutic target. METHODS - A registered phase I/II study (ACTRN12612000726853) of IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) neutralizing antibody administration on day -1 to patients receiving full or reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) and alloSCT from HLA-matched sibling or unrelated donors with standard cyclosporin and methotrexate GVHD prophylaxis. The primary endpoint was incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD. Outcomes were compared to a non-randomized but contemporaneous group of study patients receiving the same alloSCT in the absence of IL-6R mAb. FINDINGS - Cytokine and pharmacokinetic analysis confirmed transient IL-6 dysregulation in the first month after

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Glen Boyle 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-61201 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress