Table 1.

Engraftment and severe GvHD incidence




PBLs

aCD3-TK+

baCD3/CD28-TK+
Engraftment    
   Average human chimerism, % (range)   6.7 (2.0-21.1)   1.8 (0.1-4.6)   5.8 (0.1-15.3) 
   CD4+/CD8+  2.0 ± 0.7   0.7 ± 0.2   1.0 ± 0.5  
   CD28+CD27+, %   79.2 ± 7.6   70.1 ± 11.5   74.6 ± 9.8  
   Average CD28CD27+, %   15.8 ± 2.1   18.6 ± 2.7   20.2 ± 3.2  
   Average CD45RACCR7+, %   67.5 ± 11.7   1.1 ± 0.7   58.9 ± 7.3‡  
   Average CD45RACCR7, %   15.4 ± 4.8   87.0 ± 9.2   25.2 ± 5.4‡  
Severe GvHD    
   Incidence*  25/25   3/27   15/27‡  
   Latency, d  15.9 ± 4.1   33.5 ± 6.4   30.2 ± 8.2  
   Average human chimerism, % (range)   33.1 (16.5-59.9)   19.7 (10.3-29.9)   26.9 (17.5-35.2)  
   Average clinical index, arbitrary units
 
5.5 ± 0.9
 
4.3 ± 0.6
 
4.8 ± 1.0
 



PBLs

aCD3-TK+

baCD3/CD28-TK+
Engraftment    
   Average human chimerism, % (range)   6.7 (2.0-21.1)   1.8 (0.1-4.6)   5.8 (0.1-15.3) 
   CD4+/CD8+  2.0 ± 0.7   0.7 ± 0.2   1.0 ± 0.5  
   CD28+CD27+, %   79.2 ± 7.6   70.1 ± 11.5   74.6 ± 9.8  
   Average CD28CD27+, %   15.8 ± 2.1   18.6 ± 2.7   20.2 ± 3.2  
   Average CD45RACCR7+, %   67.5 ± 11.7   1.1 ± 0.7   58.9 ± 7.3‡  
   Average CD45RACCR7, %   15.4 ± 4.8   87.0 ± 9.2   25.2 ± 5.4‡  
Severe GvHD    
   Incidence*  25/25   3/27   15/27‡  
   Latency, d  15.9 ± 4.1   33.5 ± 6.4   30.2 ± 8.2  
   Average human chimerism, % (range)   33.1 (16.5-59.9)   19.7 (10.3-29.9)   26.9 (17.5-35.2)  
   Average clinical index, arbitrary units
 
5.5 ± 0.9
 
4.3 ± 0.6
 
4.8 ± 1.0
 

Engraftment was determined 1 week after infusion. Where applicable, values are ± SD.

*

Defined as weight loss greater than 5% and human chimerism greater than 10%

Calculated as time from infusion to severe GvHD

P < .01 for comparison with mice infused with aCD3-TK+ lymphocytes

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