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‹ Sat · 17 Oct 2026
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Prospective phase I study of nivolumab to promote graft-versus-tumour in relapsed or refractory haematological malignancy post allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Patients receiving immunotherapy after stem cell transplant who develop specific immune responses show earlier signs of cancer control.

This phase i clinical trial examined Prospective phase I study of nivolumab to promote graft-versus-tumour in relapsed or refractory haematological malignancy post allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The PubMed abstract reports that Patients who developed GVHD had higher T-cell activation at baseline and achieved early clinical responses.

What the study was

Study design
Phase I clinical trial
Population
patients with relapsed/refractory haematological malignancies post-alloHSCT received nivolumab every 2 weeks
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
British journal of haematology

Why it surfaced

Score 5/10 reflects phase i clinical trial evidence with abstract only access; genuine match to Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy.

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