Characterization of T-cell Repertoire in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Undergoing Donor Stem Cell Transplant

PROCEDURE

Biospecimen Collection

Undergo collection of blood samples

OTHER

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

Time to diagnosis of acute graft versus (vs.) host disease (aGVHD)

Time frame: Up to 4 years

Will be calculated as the time from stem cell infusion until the date of the diagnosis of aGVHD. If a patient dies prior to day 100 and does not have aGVHD, the patient will be censored at the time of death; all patients without aGVHD will be censored on day 100.

Time to diagnosis of relapse

Time frame: Up to 4 years

Will be calculated as the time from stem cell infusion until the date of the of the diagnosis of relapse Patients who die of treatment toxicity or other cause, prior to relapse, will be censored at the time of death; all patients will be censored at 365 days following transplant.

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