Elevated Serum Interleukin-15 Level in Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Abstract

These changes point to a possible role of systemic cytokine secretion in the development of acute GVHD. Elevated levels of IL-15 early in the posttransplant period could be a helpful laboratory predictor of acute GVHD.