Table 6

Outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplant for patients with chronic active EBV

PatientEBV+ cellsAge at Tx, yDuration disease before Tx, yPrevious therapyDonorDisease status at transplantConditioningGVHD prophylaxisDonor EBV CTLs posttransplantEBV PCR posttransplantOutcome, time after transplant
Transplanted at the NIH Clinical Center            
    12 B cell 58 IFNα, IVIG, bortezomib, EPOCH, rituximab, fludarabine, autologous CTLs 6/6 sibling Persistent disease Cyclophosphamide, fludarabine MTX, CyA No PCR−, then +, then − Alive, 6 years 
    13 B cell 45 0.5 IFNα, EPOCH, rituximab, ganciclovir bortezomib, 6/6 sibling Persistent disease Cyclophosphamide, fludarabine CyA sirolimus No PCR+, then − Died, 20 days, central pontine myelinolysis, residual B-cell lymphoma, multiorgan failure 
    16 B cell 30 IFNα, steroids, EPOCH, rituximab Sibling/URD Persistent disease EPOCH-FR; fludarabine/TBI CyA, sirolimus, tacrolimus No PCR+ Died, 16 months, residual B-cell lymphoma 
Transplanted at New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital            
    15 T cell 12 CHOEP, hyperCVAD, cytarabine, asparaginase, MTX 5/6 sibling Persistent disease Thiotepa, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine Tacrolimus, MMF Yes; 2 infusions of 2 × 107/m2 EBV LMP1/2-specific CTLs PCR− Alive, 2 years 
Transplanted at Baylor College of Medicine            
    9 B cell 25 Acyclovir, CyA, steroids, etoposide 6/6 URD Persistent T-cell lymphoma Cyclophosphamide /cytarabine /ATG/TBI CD6/8 T cell depletion, CyA No PCR- Alive, CR 11 years 
    17 B cell 10 CyA, steroids, etoposide, rituximab, VAMP, autologous CTLs 5/6 URD 4th CR Busulphan/ cyclophosphamide /cytarabine/campath CyA Yes; 1 infusion of 2 × 107/m2 EBV-specific CTLs PCR Low positive /negative Alive, CR 6 years 
    18 T cell IVIG, acyclovir, steroids, etoposide, CyA Syngeneic Refractory T-cell lymphoma Busulphan/ cyclophosphamide /alemtuzumab MTX, Tacrolimus Yes; 1 infusion of 2 × 107/m2 EBV-specific CTLs and 6 infusions of 2 × 107/m2 EBV LMP1/LMP2-specific CTLs PCR+ Died, 4 years, relapsed T-cell lymphoma 
    19 NK cell 12 autologous CTLs 5/6 URD Persistent disease Cyclophosphamide/ cytarabine /alemtuzumab/TBI MTX, tacrolimus Yes; 1 infusion of 2 × 107/m2 EBV-specific CTLs PCR−, then +, then − Alive, CR 2 years 
PatientEBV+ cellsAge at Tx, yDuration disease before Tx, yPrevious therapyDonorDisease status at transplantConditioningGVHD prophylaxisDonor EBV CTLs posttransplantEBV PCR posttransplantOutcome, time after transplant
Transplanted at the NIH Clinical Center            
    12 B cell 58 IFNα, IVIG, bortezomib, EPOCH, rituximab, fludarabine, autologous CTLs 6/6 sibling Persistent disease Cyclophosphamide, fludarabine MTX, CyA No PCR−, then +, then − Alive, 6 years 
    13 B cell 45 0.5 IFNα, EPOCH, rituximab, ganciclovir bortezomib, 6/6 sibling Persistent disease Cyclophosphamide, fludarabine CyA sirolimus No PCR+, then − Died, 20 days, central pontine myelinolysis, residual B-cell lymphoma, multiorgan failure 
    16 B cell 30 IFNα, steroids, EPOCH, rituximab Sibling/URD Persistent disease EPOCH-FR; fludarabine/TBI CyA, sirolimus, tacrolimus No PCR+ Died, 16 months, residual B-cell lymphoma 
Transplanted at New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital            
    15 T cell 12 CHOEP, hyperCVAD, cytarabine, asparaginase, MTX 5/6 sibling Persistent disease Thiotepa, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine Tacrolimus, MMF Yes; 2 infusions of 2 × 107/m2 EBV LMP1/2-specific CTLs PCR− Alive, 2 years 
Transplanted at Baylor College of Medicine            
    9 B cell 25 Acyclovir, CyA, steroids, etoposide 6/6 URD Persistent T-cell lymphoma Cyclophosphamide /cytarabine /ATG/TBI CD6/8 T cell depletion, CyA No PCR- Alive, CR 11 years 
    17 B cell 10 CyA, steroids, etoposide, rituximab, VAMP, autologous CTLs 5/6 URD 4th CR Busulphan/ cyclophosphamide /cytarabine/campath CyA Yes; 1 infusion of 2 × 107/m2 EBV-specific CTLs PCR Low positive /negative Alive, CR 6 years 
    18 T cell IVIG, acyclovir, steroids, etoposide, CyA Syngeneic Refractory T-cell lymphoma Busulphan/ cyclophosphamide /alemtuzumab MTX, Tacrolimus Yes; 1 infusion of 2 × 107/m2 EBV-specific CTLs and 6 infusions of 2 × 107/m2 EBV LMP1/LMP2-specific CTLs PCR+ Died, 4 years, relapsed T-cell lymphoma 
    19 NK cell 12 autologous CTLs 5/6 URD Persistent disease Cyclophosphamide/ cytarabine /alemtuzumab/TBI MTX, tacrolimus Yes; 1 infusion of 2 × 107/m2 EBV-specific CTLs PCR−, then +, then − Alive, CR 2 years 

ATG indicates antithymocyte globulin; CHOEP, cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin-vincristine-etoposide-prednisone; CR, complete remission; CTLs, cytotoxic T lymphocytes; CVAD, cyclophosphamide-vincristine-doxorubicin-dexamethasone; CyA, cyclosporine; EPOCH, etoposide-prednisone-vincristine-cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin; FR, fludarabine-rituximab; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; LMP, latent membrane protein; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; MTX, methotrexate; NK, natural killer; TBI, total body irradiation; TX, transplant; URD, unrelated donor; and VAMP, vincristine-doxorubicin-methotrexate-prednisone.

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