donor lymphocyte infusion

Definition / meaning of donor lymphocyte infusion

A type of therapy in which lymphocytes from the blood of a donor are given to a patient who has already received a stem cell transplant from the same donor. The donor lymphocytes may kill remaining cancer cells. Donor lymphocyte infusion is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that has come back and myeloma. It is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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