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Pre-emptive rituximab treatment for Epstein-Barr virus reactivation after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a worthwhile strategy in high-risk recipients: a comparative study for immune recovery and clinical outcomes.
Bone Marrow Transplantation 2019 September 28
This retrospective study evaluated the impact of a pre-emptive rituximab (RTX) strategy for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation on immune recovery and outcomes of 219 high-risk recipients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) for hematological malignancies or bone marrow failure. One-hundred and seven patients received pre-emptive RTX for EBV reactivation (RTX group) and 112 did not (control group). The median onset time of EBV reactivation was 49 days (range, 14-561), including five patients who developed post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (EBV-PTLD). RTX and control groups were pair-matched to assess the impact of RTX on all endpoints. In RTX patients, CD19 + B cells were significantly decreased until 1-year post-transplant, so were immunoglobulin levels. Twenty-one patients (17%) developed RTX-related neutropenia. There was, in the RTX group, a trend towards a lower cumulative incidence of chronic GvHD (P = 0.059). Overall survival, progression-free survival, non-relapse mortality, relapse incidence, and incidence of overall infections at 2 years following allo-SCT were comparable in the two groups. We conclude that pre-emptive RTX, despite inducing a delayed B-cell reconstitution and a high risk of RTX-related neutropenia, may be considered as a worthwhile treatment, given the absence of negative impact on post allo-SCT outcomes and a low incidence of EBV-PTLD.
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