Successful treatment of a patient with Epstein-Barr virus-positive B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder resembling post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder using single-agent rituximab

J Clin Oncol. 2011 Aug 1;29(22):e658-60. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.34.8656. Epub 2011 Jun 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • B-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • B-Lymphocytes / virology*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / complications
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / etiology
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / immunology
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / virology
  • Male
  • Organ Transplantation / adverse effects
  • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Respiration Disorders / etiology
  • Rituximab
  • Tongue / pathology*
  • Tongue / virology*

Substances

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