Treatment of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder with the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab alone in an adult after liver transplantation: a new drug in therapy of patients with posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder after solid organ transplantation?
Transplantation
; 69(3): 430-2, 2000 Feb 15.
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| ID: mdl-10706055
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative (PT-LPD) disorder is a life-threatening complication with an incidence of 1-10%. Uniform treatment, so far, does not exist.METHODS:
In December 1996, 5 months after a liver transplant, a 43-year-old patient developed a PT-LPD with para-aortal lymphomas and splenomegaly. Histological investigations revealed a PT-LPD of a diffuse large B-cell type of the centroblastic variant. The patient received three cycles of a modified cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone-regimen, resulting in complete remission but the patient withdrew from further treatment. In February 1998, the patient had a recurrence of PT-LPD with gastric involvement and parasplenic lymphomas. The patient rejected cytotoxic treatment because of her fear of drug-induced progressive myopathy, so we conducted treatment with the monoclonal antibody--directed against CD20-rituximab. RESULTS ANDCONCLUSIONS:
After 2 doses of rituximab, clinical symptoms had disappeared and after 6 doses, gastroscopy revealed no residual disease. At this time, the patient remains in remission, with a follow up of > or =6 months. Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab is a new, well-tolerated drug for the treatment of lymphomas. In addition, this drug may offer an additional treatment option for patients with PT-LPDs.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Fígado
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Transtornos Linfoproliferativos
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Anticorpos Monoclonais
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transplantation
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha