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. 2020 Sep 2;11:2022. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.02022

Table 4.

Impact of KIR on clinical outcomes in KIR haplotype and gene model.

References N Disease Donor Graft manipulation Clinical outcomes
Cooley et al. (40) 448 AML URD TCR KIR B/x donor: higher RFS and cGVHD
Cook et al. (56) 220 Mixed MSD / KIR2DS2: lower OS (HLA-C2C2 patients with myeloid diseases)
Verheyden et al. (57) 65 Mixed MSD TCD*, TCR Donor co-presenting KIR2DS1 and 2DS2: lower relapse
Chen et al. (81) 131 Mixed MSD TCR KIR2DS2: higher CMV reactivation (HLA-C2C2 patients);
Additional activating KIR genes in donor: higher OS and lower CMV reactivation
Yabe et al. (45) 1489 Mixed URD TCD#, TCR KIR2DS2: higher aGVHD3−4 (HLA-C mismatched transplants)
Schellekens et al. (82) 83 Mixed MSD TCR KIR2DS1: higher OS (HLA-C1C1 patients);
More activating KIRs in donor or patients: higher relapse;
KIR2DS5 in patients or both in donor and patients: higher relapse
van der Meer et al. (83) 70 Mixed MSD TCD* KIR2DS5: higher LFS and lower relapse (HLA-C1C1 or HLA-C2C2 patients);
KIR2DS5: lower LFS and higher relapse (HLA-C1C2 patients)
Ludajic et al. (60) 124 Mixed URD TCD#, TCR KIR2DS2: lower aGVHD2−4 (HLA-C1C2 patients)
Zaia et al. (84) 211 Mixed MSD, URD TCR Donor co-presenting KIR 2DS2 and 2DS4: lower CMV reactivation;
Donor aKIR gene content ≥5: lower CMV reactivation
Wu et al. (62) 48 Mixed URD TCD# High aKIRs group: lower CMV reactivation rate
Gagne et al. (63) 264 Mixed URD TCR KIR B/x donor: lower aGVHD3−4 (HLA identical pairs with myeloid disease)
Bao et al. (85) 75 Mixed URD TCD# KIR B/x donor: higher OS
Venstrom et al. (86) 1087 Mixed URD TCD*, TCR KIR3DS1: lower aGVHD2−4;
KIR3DS1: lower aGVHD2−4, TRM and mortality (AML, CML and ALL)
Wu et al. (66) 116 Mixed URD TCD#, TCR KIR2DS3: higher relapse, lower OS and DFS (myeloid cohort);
More numbers of activating KIR genes in donor: higher relapse
Tomblyn et al. (87) 116 Mixed URD TCD*, TCR KIR B/x donor: lower bacterial infections by day 180
Cooley et al. (88) 1409 AML, ALL URD TCR KIR B/x donor: lower relapse and higher DFS (AML);
Cen-BB vs. Cen-BA or AA: lower relapse and higher DFS (AML);
Tel-B/x vs. Tel-AA: lower relapse (AML);
B content ≥ 2: lower relapse (AML)
Venstrom et al. (89) 1277 AML URD TCD*, TCR Donor KIR2DS1 with HLA-C1/x patients vs. with HLA-C2C2 patients: lower relapse;
KIR3DS1: higher OS
Zhou et al. (67) 219 Mixed MSD / Cen-B/x donor: higher OS, RFS and lower relapse
Impola et al. (90) 134 Mixed MSD / KIR 2DL2 or KIR 2DS2: better RFS (AML)
Bao et al. (91) 210 Mixed URD TCD# KIR B/x donor: higher OS, RFS and lower NRM (AML and MDS);
Cen-B/x donor: higher OS, RFS (AML and MDS at standard risk)
Cardozo et al. (70) 50 Mixed MSD TCR KIR2DS2: lower OS and EFS
Bachanova et al. (92) 614 NHL URD TCD#, TCR KIR B/x donor: lower relapse and better PFS (HLA matched transplants)
Kamenaric et al. (93) 111 Mixed MSD, URD TCD# KIR2DS4 (neg vs. pos): no impact on GVHD (MSD)
Hosokai et al. (94) 106 Mixed MSD, URD TCR KIR B/x donor: higher aGVHD3−4 (more evdient in HLA mismatched transplants)
Neuchel et al. (72) 1446 Mixed URD TCR KIR2DS2: higher OS and DFS (HLA-C2C2 patients);
KIR2DS1: lower relapse but higher TRM (HLA-C2C2 patients);
KIR2DS5: lower relapse (HLA-C2C2 patients)
Gaafar et al. (74) 87 Mixed MSD TCR KIR2DS2: HLA-C1 match: higher aGVHD2−4 (AML);
KIR2DS1: HLA-C2 match: higher cGVHD (AML);
Donor presenting KIR2DL1 or 2DS2: higher cGVHD (AML)
Sahin et al. (95) 96 AML, CML MSD TCR KIR B/x donor: higher cGVHD
Heatley et al. (96). 152 Mixed MSD TCR KIR2DS2: higher OS (AML);
Cen-B/x donor: higher OS (AML) and lower aGVHD2−4 (AML);
Tel B/x donor: lower CMV reactivation
Babor et al. (97) 317 Pediatric ALL MSD, URD TCD#, TCR Higher ct-KIR score: lower relapse
Tordai et al. (98) 314 Mixed MSD, URD / The combination of KIR2DS1 donor with HLA-C2 pos patients: higher OS
Nakamura et al. (99) 288 AML MSD, URD TCD*, TCD# CMV reactivation: lower relapse and higher NRM (more evident in KIR B/x donor or when donor presenting KIR2DS1)
Bultitude et al. (100) 119 AML URD TCD, TCR Cen-B/x donor: lower OS and NRM, higher IRM
Weisdorf et al. (101) 2662 AML URD TCD#, TCR KIR B/x donor: lower relapse and higher LFS (RIC)
Verneris et al. (46) 716 Pediatric AL URD TCD#, TCR KIR gene content: no significant impact on OS, DFS, relapse, TRM, or aGVHD
Zhao et al. (49) 64 Mixed HRD TCD# KIR2DS3: higher aGVHD and cGVHD;
KIR2DS5: higher aGVHD
Symons et al. (102) 86 Mixed HRD TCD# KIR B/x donor: lower NRM and higher OS, EFS (KIR AA patients)
Chen et al. (76) 84 Mixed HRD TCD# KIR2DS2: higher OS (lymphoid cohort);
KIR2DS1: higher GVHD (lymphoid cohort)
Michaelis et al. (50) 57 Mixed HRD TCD* KIR B/x donor: lower relapse
Zhao et al. (77) 97 CML HRD TCD# KIR2DS3: lower EFS and OS, higher TRM;
KIR2DS5: higher EFS and OS, lower TRM;
KIR B/x donor: higher aGVHD3−4
Oevermann et al. (103) 85 Pediatric ALL HRD TCD* KIR B/x donor: lower relapse and better EFS;
High donor KIR-B content: lower relapse and better EFS
Mancusi et al. (51) 161 AML, ALL HRD TCD*
TCD*+Treg/Tcon
Tel B/x vs. Tel AA: lower NRM and higher EFS (NK-alloreactive donors)
KIR2DS1/3DS1: lower NRM and higher EFS (NK-alloreactive donors)
KIR 2DS1 binding to HLA C2: increased inflammatory cytokine
Zhao et al. (53) 180 Mixed HRD TCD# KIR2DS2: higher CMV reactivation
Solomon et al. (79) 208 Mixed HRD TCD# KIR B/x donor with 2DS2 vs. KIR B/x donor without 2DS2: higher OS and DFS, lower relapse and NRM;
KIR B/x donor with 2DS2 vs. KIR A/A donor: higher OS and DFS, lower NRM
Perez-Martinez et al. (104) 192 Pediatric mixed HRD TCD*, TCD# KIR AA donor: higher relapse and lower DFS

pos: positive; neg: negative; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; PFS, progression-free survival; NRM: non-relapse mortality.

TCD*: ex-vivo TCD; TCD#: in-vivo TCD.