| Literature DB >> 22801669 |
Catherine M Bollard1, Cliona M Rooney, Helen E Heslop.
Abstract
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative diseases (PTLD) associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection often develop after organ and haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. These lymphoproliferative diseases are tumours that usually express all latent EBV viral proteins, and are therefore amenable to T-cell-based immune therapies, such as donor lymphocyte infusions and the adoptive transfer of EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. In this Review, we describe current approaches of T-cell-based therapies to treat PTLD, and describe strategies that improve the feasibility of such treatment.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22801669 PMCID: PMC3743122 DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2012.111
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Clin Oncol ISSN: 1759-4774 Impact factor: 66.675