Successful treatment of lymphoproliferative disease complicating primary immunodeficiency/immunodysregulatory disorders with reduced-intensity allogeneic stem-cell transplantation

Blood. 2007 Sep 15;110(6):2209-14. doi: 10.1182/blood-2006-12-062174. Epub 2007 May 14.

Abstract

Lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) is a recognized complication of primary immunodeficiency (PID) and immunodysregulatory syndromes. Historically, it has a very poor outcome. For patients surviving LPD, myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) was the only cure for the underlying PID, with a high risk of developing posttransplantation complications, including recurrent lymphoproliferative disease. We describe 8 patients with a range of PID and immunodysregulatory syndromes complicated by LPD. After initial treatment of the LPD (including the use of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, rituximab, in 6 of the patients), all patients underwent reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) SCT with prospective monitoring for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viremia. After transplantation, 3 patients received rituximab, and 3 patients received prophylactic EBV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. Only 1 patient developed recurrent LPD posttransplantation, which responded to rituximab. All patients who underwent transplantation survive free of LPD and are cured of their PID at a median follow-up of 4 years (range, 1-7 years). With careful monitoring and pre-emptive therapy, we advocate this RIC SCT approach to patients with PID who have pre-existing EBV-LPD.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Viral / blood
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / therapy*
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / virology
  • Female
  • Graft vs Host Disease
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / pathogenicity
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / complications*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / complications
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / therapy*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / virology
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Rituximab
  • T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / metabolism
  • T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / pathology
  • Transplantation, Homologous*
  • Viral Load
  • Viremia / etiology
  • Viremia / therapy

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • DNA, Viral
  • Rituximab