[Latest update on immunotherapy of Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease]

Qing-Fei Hao1, Guang-Yao Sheng, Zuo Luan

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China. haoqingfei@hotmail.com.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease (EBV-PTLD) is a potentially life-threatening complication after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or solid organ transplantation. In the last decade, the survival of patients with EBV-PTLD has been significantly improved by immunotherapeutic interventions among high-risk patients. The immunotherapeutic interventions for EBV-PTLD include reduction in immunosuppression, CD20 monoclonal antibodies (rituximab) as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy, and adoptive immunotherapy with EBV-specific T cells. This paper reviews the latest update on the high-risk factors, clinical manifestations and immunotherapy of EBV-PTLD.

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