PMID- 26477621 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161014 LR - 20191113 IS - 2212-3946 (Electronic) IS - 1574-888X (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 2 DP - 2016 TI - Advances in Stem Cell Therapy for Leukemia. PG - 158-65 AB - Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the most effective post remission treatment for leukemia, resulting in lower relapse rates than alternative therapies. However, it is limited by the lack of suitable human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched donors and high rates of transplant-related morbidity and mortality. Cord blood transplantation (CBT) and haploidentical SCT (haplo-SCT) expand the potential donor pool but are also associated with major complications. Co-infusion of third-party donor stem cells with a CBT/haplo-SCT, which is called "dual transplantation," has been reported to improve the outcome of HSCT by accelerating hematopoietic reconstitution and reducing the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). In addition, infusion of HLA-mismatched donor granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-mobilized donor peripheral blood stem cells after chemotherapy, the so called "microtransplantation", has been shown to promote the graft-versus-leukemia effect and hasten hematopoietic recovery without amplifying GVHD. Herein, we review recent advances in stem cell therapy for leukemia with a specific focus on dual transplantation and microtransplantation. FAU - Tian, Hong AU - Tian H FAU - Qu, Qi AU - Qu Q FAU - Liu, Liming AU - Liu L FAU - Wu, Depei AU - Wu D AD - Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China. wudepei@medmail.com.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Curr Stem Cell Res Ther JT - Current stem cell research & therapy JID - 101272517 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) SB - IM MH - *Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy MH - *Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Graft vs Host Disease/etiology/pathology MH - HLA Antigens/immunology MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods MH - Humans MH - Leukemia/pathology/*therapy MH - Transplantation, Homologous EDAT- 2015/10/20 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/16 06:00 CRDT- 2015/10/20 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/10/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/10/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/16 06:00 [medline] AID - CSCRT-EPUB-71167 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1574888x10666151019120217 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2016;11(2):158-65. doi: 10.2174/1574888x10666151019120217.