Table 2.

Suicide gene therapy of severe GvHD


Cells, treatment

Average human chimerism, % (range)

Average clinical index, arbitrary units

Survival
PBLs    
   Saline     
      Day 0   29.8 (16.5-53.2)   5.2 ± 1.2   6/6  
      Day +7   78.5 (73.1-83.9)*  8.5 ± 0.7  2/6  
      Day +14   —   —   0/6  
   GCV     
      Day 0   35.8 (18.9-83.9)   5.4 ± 0.9   8/8  
      Day +7   85.8 (69.9-94.2)  8.3 ± 0.6*  3/8  
      Day +14   —   —   0/8  
baCD3/CD28-TK+    
   Saline     
      Day 0   24.3 (10.3-34.1)   4.3 ± 1.5   4/4  
      Day +7   43.4 (33.1-58.3)  7.7 ± 0.6  3/4  
      Day +14   —   —   0/4  
   GCV     
      Day 0   27.8 (19.5-35.2)   4.7 ± 0.8   6/6  
      Day +7   1.8 (0.9-3.1)*  6.0 ± 0.7  5/6  
      Day +14
 
0.7 (0.4-1.7)
 
4.4 ± 1.1
 
5/6§
 

Cells, treatment

Average human chimerism, % (range)

Average clinical index, arbitrary units

Survival
PBLs    
   Saline     
      Day 0   29.8 (16.5-53.2)   5.2 ± 1.2   6/6  
      Day +7   78.5 (73.1-83.9)*  8.5 ± 0.7  2/6  
      Day +14   —   —   0/6  
   GCV     
      Day 0   35.8 (18.9-83.9)   5.4 ± 0.9   8/8  
      Day +7   85.8 (69.9-94.2)  8.3 ± 0.6*  3/8  
      Day +14   —   —   0/8  
baCD3/CD28-TK+    
   Saline     
      Day 0   24.3 (10.3-34.1)   4.3 ± 1.5   4/4  
      Day +7   43.4 (33.1-58.3)  7.7 ± 0.6  3/4  
      Day +14   —   —   0/4  
   GCV     
      Day 0   27.8 (19.5-35.2)   4.7 ± 0.8   6/6  
      Day +7   1.8 (0.9-3.1)*  6.0 ± 0.7  5/6  
      Day +14
 
0.7 (0.4-1.7)
 
4.4 ± 1.1
 
5/6§
 

Values for average clinical index are ± SD.

— indicates not applicable.

*

P < .01 for comparison with day 0

P < .05 for comparison with day 0

P < .01 for comparison with day 0

§

P < .001 for comparison with mice infused with baCD3/CD28-TK+ lymphocytes and treated with saline

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