Figure 3.
CD56dimNK cells within the stem cell product are the major contributing factor to the association with disease relapse risk. Relationship between the number of CD56bright and CD56dim NK cells administered within the stem cell infusion and RI. The median dose of both subsets was defined, and transplants were divided into those where the infusion contained a cell dose either above (blue) or below this median (red) value (A). The cohort was then split into patients who relapsed or not within 2 years posttransplant to assess absolute number (n = 100), dose (n = 100), and percentage (n = 107) of all NK cells within the stem cell product (B). This was also shown in CD56bright and CD56dim NK cells (n = 100) (C). All NK groups proved to be significantly reduced in relapse patients.