RANTES LEVELS AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC FOR ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE

摘要

Disclosed herein are methods for determining the likelihood of a subject to develop Acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) upon receiving myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). One such method comprises assaying for baseline plasma concentration of RANTES in a sample obtained from the subject, and comparing the baseline plasma concentration of RANTES to a predetermined level. The method may further comprise assaying for day 7 plasma concentration of RANTES in sample obtained from the subject, and comparing the day 7 plasma concentration of RANTES to a predetermined level. Another such method comprises assaying for day 7 plasma concentration of RANTES in a sample obtained from the subject, and comparing the day 7 plasma concentration of RANTES to a predetermined level. Another such method comprises assaying for donor plasma concentration of RANTES in a sample obtained from a donor of the hemtopoietic stem cells, and comparing the donor plasma concentration of RANTES to a predetermined level, wherein a donor plasma concentration of RANTES less than the predetermined level indicates a likelihood of the subject to develop aGVHD upon receiving myeloablative allogeneic HSCT from that donor. Other methods include assaying for day 0, or for day 7, plasma concentration of MCP-1 in a sample obtained from the subject, and comparing the day 0 or day 7, plasma concentration of MCP-1 to a predetermined level.