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What is donor lymphocytes?

Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊnər ˈlɪmfəˌsaɪts/

donor lymphocytes

Definition

A population of lymphocytes from the blood of a donor and administered to a patient who has already received a stem cell transplant from the same donor (allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation). The donor lymphocytes may be able to boost the patient’s immune system and kill remaining cancer cells.