Efficacy of recombinant human interleukin 7 in a patient with severe lymphopenia-related progressive multifocal

Jacques Gasnault1, Marie-Ghislaine de Goër de Herve2, Jean-Marie Michot3

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine , Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP -HP), Hôpital Bicêtre , Le Kremlin-Bicêtre , France ; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1012, Faculté de Médecine , Université Paris Sud , Le Kremlin-Bicêtre , France.

In this study, we report the case of a patient with profound lymphopenia after allogenic bone marrow transplantation who developed severe progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Single-agent recombinant human interleukin-7 therapy was associated with restoration of anti-John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV) T-cell responses, JCV clearance from cerebrospinal fluid, and a dramatic clinical improvement.

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