Table 1.

Studies evaluating the impact of donor-recipient KIR-ligand mismatch in related or unrelated donor HSCT

ReferenceDavies 200225 Giebel 200322 Bornhäuser 200423 Schaffer 200475 Hsu 200578 Beelen 200580 Verheyden 200579 Farag 200674 Chen 200624 Kröger 200673 Sun 200727 Miller 200776 
No. of patients 175 130 118 190 178 374 65 1571 131 142 378 2062 
Disease CML, AML, ALL, others, (other leukemias, MDS, metabolic disease, immune deficiencies, SAA) ALL, AML, MDS, CML, NHL, HL, MM AML, CML, MDS ALL, AML, CML, MDS, NHL, HL, MM AML, ALL, CML, MDS AML, CML, MDS AML, CML, ALL AML, MDS, CML AML, CML, ALL, MDS, NHL, other AML, MDS, CMML, ALL ALL, AML, MDS, CML AML, CML, MDS 
Donor URD URD URD URD HLA-matched sibling Related or URD HLA-matched sibling URD HLA-matched sibling URD HLA-matched sibling/ URD URD 
TCD (%) 37 in KIR-ligand compatible group; 29 in KIR-ligand incompatible group ATG (100) TCD (20) + ATG (100) TCD (17) + ATG (100) 100 TCD (52) 20 No ATG No — 
KIR-ligand mismatched (GvH direction) (%) 35 15 13 12 63 13 68 63 70 16 — 
Proportion of patients with aGVHD (grade 2-4) in KIR-ligand mismatched vs matched groupNS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS; aGVHD III to IV higher in KIR-ligand mismatch NS NS  NS; aGVHD III to IV higher in KIR-ligand mismatch (CML patients >1 year from diagnosis only) 
Risk        HR, 1.64    RR, 1.58 
95% CI        1.11–2.42    1.13-2.22 
P        .001    .008 
Relapse NS NS Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch NS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch (myeloid only) Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch NS Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch NS NS Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch (myeloid early disease only) 
Risk     HR, 0.41 RR, 0.24  HR, 1.56   RR, 2.98 RR, 0.54 
95% CI     0.18-0.97 0.08-0.69  0.88–2.75   1.17-7.59 0.30-0.95 
P   .02  .04 < .008  .04   .02 .03 
OS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch (myeloid only) Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch NS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch (myeloid only) NS NS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch NS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch NS NS 
Risk 13% vs 38% at 5 years 87% vs 48% at 4.5 years  HR, 2.13 HR, 0.53   HR, 1.94  HR, 2.015   
95% CI 0%-26% vs 24%-52%   1.17-3.90 0.3-0.93   1.47-2.57     
P < .01 .006  .01 .026   < .001  .02   
ReferenceDavies 200225 Giebel 200322 Bornhäuser 200423 Schaffer 200475 Hsu 200578 Beelen 200580 Verheyden 200579 Farag 200674 Chen 200624 Kröger 200673 Sun 200727 Miller 200776 
No. of patients 175 130 118 190 178 374 65 1571 131 142 378 2062 
Disease CML, AML, ALL, others, (other leukemias, MDS, metabolic disease, immune deficiencies, SAA) ALL, AML, MDS, CML, NHL, HL, MM AML, CML, MDS ALL, AML, CML, MDS, NHL, HL, MM AML, ALL, CML, MDS AML, CML, MDS AML, CML, ALL AML, MDS, CML AML, CML, ALL, MDS, NHL, other AML, MDS, CMML, ALL ALL, AML, MDS, CML AML, CML, MDS 
Donor URD URD URD URD HLA-matched sibling Related or URD HLA-matched sibling URD HLA-matched sibling URD HLA-matched sibling/ URD URD 
TCD (%) 37 in KIR-ligand compatible group; 29 in KIR-ligand incompatible group ATG (100) TCD (20) + ATG (100) TCD (17) + ATG (100) 100 TCD (52) 20 No ATG No — 
KIR-ligand mismatched (GvH direction) (%) 35 15 13 12 63 13 68 63 70 16 — 
Proportion of patients with aGVHD (grade 2-4) in KIR-ligand mismatched vs matched groupNS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS; aGVHD III to IV higher in KIR-ligand mismatch NS NS  NS; aGVHD III to IV higher in KIR-ligand mismatch (CML patients >1 year from diagnosis only) 
Risk        HR, 1.64    RR, 1.58 
95% CI        1.11–2.42    1.13-2.22 
P        .001    .008 
Relapse NS NS Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch NS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch (myeloid only) Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch NS Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch NS NS Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch (myeloid early disease only) 
Risk     HR, 0.41 RR, 0.24  HR, 1.56   RR, 2.98 RR, 0.54 
95% CI     0.18-0.97 0.08-0.69  0.88–2.75   1.17-7.59 0.30-0.95 
P   .02  .04 < .008  .04   .02 .03 
OS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch (myeloid only) Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch NS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch Higher in KIR-ligand mismatch (myeloid only) NS NS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch NS Lower in KIR-ligand mismatch NS NS 
Risk 13% vs 38% at 5 years 87% vs 48% at 4.5 years  HR, 2.13 HR, 0.53   HR, 1.94  HR, 2.015   
95% CI 0%-26% vs 24%-52%   1.17-3.90 0.3-0.93   1.47-2.57     
P < .01 .006  .01 .026   < .001  .02   

aGVHD, acute graft-versus-host disease; ATG, anti-thymocyte globulin; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; CMML, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; HR, hazard ratio; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MM, multiple myeloma; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; NS, nonsignificant; RR, relative risk; SAA, severe aplastic anemia; TCD, T-cell depletion; URD, unrelated donor.

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