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. 2022 Sep 14;13:954966. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.954966

Table 2.

Clinical course during and after low-dose IL-2 therapy.

Case no. Pt sex Age cGVHD dx to study entry (Wks) No. prior lines tx Sites involved and cGVHD severity at study entry LD IL-2 course (Wks) Response at Week 8 or Week 12 Best overall response Reason for d/c IL-2 IL-2 stop to last f/u (Wks) cGVHD status at last f/u Systemic IS at last f/u
1 M 48 161 1 Skin, JMF; severe 74 PR PR Plateaued response 599 Improving subcutaneous fibrosis None
2 M 65 72 3 Skin, JMF; moderate 132 PR PR Plateaued response, difficulty finding injection sites 191 Stable thickened skin sirolimus,
LD prednisone
3 F 22 70 3 Skin, eyes, JMF; severe 86 PR PR Plateaued response 204 No active disease; hyperpigmented skin None
4 F 46 13 2 Mouth, eyes, liver, GU; moderate 258 PR CR (liver); PR (eyes and mouth) Stabilized disease, mild fatigue and difficulty picking up IL-2 supply 234 Mild oral and ocular GVHD None
5 M 29 27 1 Skin, lung, liver, GI, JMF; moderate 244 PR PR Plateaued response 244 No active disease None
6 F 50 71 2 Skin, mouth, JMF; severe 138 PR PR Stabilized disease, difficulty picking up IL-2 supply 190 Stable minimal skin cGVHD None
7 M 61 17 2 Skin, eyes, JMF; moderate 24 SD/MR SD/MR Difficulty with daily injections 442 Minimal cGVHD of the eyes, well-controlled None
8 F 22 50 2 Skin, mouth, eyes, lung, liver, GU; moderate 102 PR PR Patient decision 227* Stable respiratory status on trach/vent#, active skin cGVHD Tacrolimus, prednisone
9 M 68 226 1 Mouth, eyes, lung; moderate 57 SD/MR SD/MR Plateaued response 383 No active disease None
10 F 70 32 2 Skin, mouth, eyes, lung, liver, JMF; moderate 94 SD/MR SD/MR Plateaued response, side effects (anorexia and fatigue) 343 Continued sclerodermatous skin Ruxolitinib,
LD prednisone
11 F 45 10 1 Skin, mouth, eyes, liver, GU; moderate 21 PR PR Plateaued response 432 Persistent dry eyes, dry mouth; mild skin involvement Ruxolitinib
12 F 34 34 2 Skin, eyes, lung, JMF; moderate 80 SD/MR SD/MR Stabilized disease, difficulty picking up IL-2 supply 92 No active disease None
13 M 48 116 2 Skin, mouth, eyes, JMF; moderate 84 SD/MR SD/MR Plateaued response 141 Persistent mild skin and JMF involvement None
14 M 44 241 7 Skin, JMF; severe 104 SD/MR SD/MR Plateaued response 206 Persistent severe cGVHD of skin and JMF Sirolimus, ibrutinib
15 F 59 29 2 Skin, JMF; severe 106 PR CR Resolved cGVHD 148 No residual disease None
16 M 57 26 3 Skin, mouth, liver; moderate 83 PR PR Patient decision 201 Residual scleroderma None
17 F 59 30 3 Skin, eyes, lung, JMF; moderate 177 SD/MR PR Plateaued response, side effects 119 Some residual tightness of skin None
18 F 76 128 3 Skin, eyes, JMF; severe 121 SD/MR SD/MR Plateaued response; CLL relapse 196 Residual scleroderma Ibrutinib
19 F 65 41 2 Skin, lung, JMF; moderate 57 SD PR Plateaued response 238 No active disease None
20 F 21 121 2 Mouth, eyes, GI; moderate 123 Mixed PR Plateaued response 137 Persistent eye involvement None
21 M 12 41 2 Skin, mouth, lung; moderate 141 PR CR Plateaued response 100 No active disease; hyperpigmented skin None
22 M 2 16 2 Skin, mouth, liver, JMF; moderate 139 PR PR Plateaued response 101 No active disease; residual hyperpigmented skin and joint contractures None

*Patient died of multisystem organ failure after a prolonged hospitalization for appendicitis.

# Patient had progression of lung cGVHD after an infection and underwent tracheostomy with ventilator dependence.

cGVHD, chronic graft-versus-host disease; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CR, complete response; Dx, diagnosis; D/c, discontinue; F/u, follow up; GI, gastrointestinal tract; GU, genitourinary tract; IS, immunosuppression; JMF, joint/muscle/fascia; LD, low dose; No., number; PR, partial response; Pt, patient; SD/MR, stable disease with minor response; Trach, tracheostomy; Tx, treatment; Vent, ventilator; Wks, weeks.