Early Infection Attenuates Hematologic Malignant Disease Relapse Following Initial Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Background:Primary malignant disease relapse, graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and infection are the most common causes of death following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT). We investigated whether infection following initial alloHCT influenced subsequent risk for hematologic malignant disease relapse.