| Literature DB >> 21559814 |
Hideki Muramatsu1, Yoshiyuki Takahashi1, Yoshie Shimoyama2, Sayoko Doisaki1, Nobuhiro Nishio1, Yoshinori Ito1, Asahito Hama1, Akira Shimada1, Hiroshi Yagasaki1, Masafumi Ito3, Seiji Kojima4.
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (EBV-PTLD) is a life-threatening complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Monitoring of EBV DNA in high-risk patients with subsequent pre-emptive rituximab treatment is highly effective, and can prevent EBV-associated disease following HSCT. Here, we report a 10-year-old girl with aplastic anemia who developed CD20 negative EBV-PTLD after unrelated bone marrow transplantation that was refractory to rituximab treatment. Similar to other types of lymphoma, the absence of CD20 antigen is likely to be characteristic of rituximab-refractory EBV-PTLD.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21559814 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-011-0870-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490