Cellular Therapy Option for Treatment of Central Nervous System EBV-PTLD
Susan Prockop, MD, discusses an option available for the treatment of central nervous Epstein-Barr virus-positive posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease.<br />
Susan Prockop, MD, associate attending in pediatrics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses an option available for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD).
According to a subset analysis, patients are at very high risk of developing this disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplant or solid organ transplant and the modalities available are still limited, Prockop says. A high dose of radiation can be debilitating with significant side effects, so adoptive immunotherapy with EBV-specific T cells is a good option for these patients.
Survivorship Care Promotes Evidence-Based Approaches for Quality of Life and Beyond
March 21st 2025Frank J. Penedo, PhD, explains the challenges of survivorship care for patients with cancer and how he implements programs to support patients’ emotional, physical, and practical needs.
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