VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN IN THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for improving the clinical management of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients by identifying patients at increased risk for non-relapse mortality or a transplantation associated adverse event using serum or plasma levels of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) as a biomarker and related methods of monitoring therapy using same and the use of VDBP in therapy to prevent non-relapse mortality or a transplantation associated adverse event in a HSCT recipient, especially recipients identified as being at high risk.