Kantarcıoğlu, BülentBeköz, Hüseyin SaffetDuvarcı Öğret, YelizÇakır, AslıKıvanç, DemetOğuz Savran, FatmaSargın, Deniz10.07.20192019-07-1010.07.20192019-07-102016Kantarcıoğlu, B., Beköz, H. S., Duvarcı Öğret, Y., Çakır, A., Kıvanç, D., Oğuz, F. S. ... Sargın, D. (2016). Isolated extramedullary cutaneous relapse despite concomitant severe graft-vs.-host disease and tissue chimerism analysis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A case report. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 5(6), 745-749. https://dx.doi.org/10.3892/mco.2016.10522049-94502049-9469https://dx.doi.org/10.3892/mco.2016.1052https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/3452WOS: 000453169800014PubMed ID: 28105353Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a potentially curative treatment option for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The curative potential of allo-HSCT for ALL is, in part, due to the graft-vs.-leukemia (GVL) effect, in addition to the intensive conditioning chemo-radiotherapy. However, relapse remains the major cause of treatment failure following allo-HSCT for ALL. In the allo-HSCT setting, testing for genetic markers of hematopoietic chimerism has become a part of the routine diagnostic program. Routine chimerism analysis is usually performed in peripheral blood or bone marrow; in fact, little is known about the value of tissue chimerism in patients with extramedullary relapse (EMR) after the allo-HSCT setting. The present study reports on, a case of a patient with ALL who experienced isolated cutaneous EMR despite ongoing graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD), and the results of peripheral blood and skin tissue chimerism studies using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of short tandem repeats (STR-PCR). The present case demonstrates that, although complete remission and/or chimerism may be achieved in the bone marrow, chimerism achieved at the tissue level, and the subsequent GVL effect, may be limited, despite concomitant severe GVHD following allo-HSCT. Our tissue chimerism analysis results provide a good example of how skin tissue may be a 'sanctuary' site for effector cells of GVL, despite active GVHD and complete hematopoetic chimerism.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaAllogeneic Stem Cell TransplantationExtramedullary RelapseTissue ChimerismArticle5674574910.3892/mco.2016.1052N/A