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We report a pediatric case of CAEBV and T cell-based Hodgkin's-like disease successfully treated with allo PBSCT from an HLA-matched sibling. The diagnosis of CAEBV was made from clinical signs and the presence of the EBV genome in PBMC and tumor cells. Conditioning with busulfan (BU) + etoposide (VP16) + cyclophosphamide (CY) was effective and well tolerated. EBV was totally eradicated by 3 months after allo PBSCT. Although she suffered from chronic GVHD of the liver, she has been well and free of disease for 47 months since PBSCT. We suggest allo PBSCT for CAEBV as a potent therapeutic strategy for eradication of the EBV genome and allowing immunological reconstitution.
Bone Marrow Transplantation (2002) 29, 531–533. doi:10.1038/sj.bmt.1703392
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We are grateful to Koh Kaneko MD (Department of Pathology, Japan Red Cross Ohmiya Hospital) for his help.
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Taketani, T., Kikuchi, A., Inatomi, J. et al. Chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection (CAEBV) successfully treated with allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 29, 531–533 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1703392
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