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Styczynski J, Tridello G, Knelange N, Wendel L, Ljungman P, Mikulska M, Gil L, Cesaro S, Averbuch D, von dem Borne P, Xhaard A, Mielke S, Neven B, Snowden JA, Dalle JH, Rubio MT, Crawley C, Maertens J, Kuball J, Chevallier P, Michel G, Gabriel M, Burns D, Wynn RF, Renard C, Blijlevens N, Jubert C, Gedde-Dahl T, Collin M, Labussiere-Wallet H, Kalwak K, Broers AEC, Yakoub-Agha I, Itäla-Remes M, de la Camara R. Adenovirus infections after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in children and adults: a study from the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024:10.1038/s41409-024-02361-9. [PMID: 38987308 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-024-02361-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
Abstract
The objective of the study was the analysis of clinical types, outcomes, and risk factors associated with the outcome of adenovirus (ADV) infection, in children and adults after allo-HCT. A total number of 2529 patients (43.9% children; 56.1% adults) transplanted between 2000 and 2022 reported to the EBMT database with diagnosis of ADV infection were analyzed. ADV infection manifested mainly as viremia (62.6%) or gastrointestinal infection (17.9%). The risk of 1-year mortality was higher in adults (p = 0.0001), and in patients with ADV infection developing before day +100 (p < 0.0001). The 100-day overall survival after diagnosis of ADV infections was 79.2% in children and 71.9% in adults (p < 0.0001). Factors contributing to increased risk of death by day +100 in multivariate analysis, in children: CMV seropositivity of donor and/or recipient (p = 0.02), and Lansky/Karnofsky score <90 (p < 0.0001), while in adults: type of ADV infection (viremia or pneumonia vs gastrointestinal infection) (p = 0.0004), second or higher HCT (p = 0.0003), and shorter time from allo-HCT to ADV infection (p = 0.003). In conclusion, we have shown that in patients infected with ADV, short-term survival is better in children than adults. Factors directly related to ADV infection (time, clinical type) contribute to mortality in adults, while pre-transplant factors (CMV serostatus, Lansky/Karnofsky score) contribute to mortality in children.
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- Jan Styczynski
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Collegium Medicum UMK, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Department of Medical Statistics & Bioinformatics, EBMT Data Office, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Statistics & Bioinformatics, EBMT Data Office, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Statistics & Bioinformatics, EBMT Data Office, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Departments of Medicine Huddinge and Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, BMT, Hopital St. Louis, Paris, France
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- Department of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Departments of Medicine Huddinge and Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unité d'Immunologie et d'Hématologie, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France
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- Department of Haematology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Pediatric Hematology and Immunology Department, Hôpital Robert Debre, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Département Hématologie Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hopital d'Enfants de la Timone, CHU, Marseille, France
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- Oncology Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Bone Marrow Unit, Central Manchester NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Institut d'Hematologie et d'Oncologie Pediatrique, Lyon, France
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- Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Onco-Hématologie Pédiatrique, CHU Bordeaux Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin-Enfants, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Hematology, Section for Stem Cell Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Clinic for Cancer Medicine, Oslo, Norway
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- Northern Centre for Bone Marrow Transplantation, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556, Wroclaw, Poland
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- TD7 (Stem Cell Transplant Unit), Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Naik S, Li Y, Talleur AC, Selukar S, Ashcraft E, Cheng C, Madden RM, Mamcarz E, Qudeimat A, Sharma A, Srinivasan A, Suliman AY, Epperly R, Obeng EA, Velasquez MP, Langfitt D, Schell S, Métais JY, Arnold PY, Hijano DR, Maron G, Merchant TE, Akel S, Leung W, Gottschalk S, Triplett BM. Memory T-cell enriched haploidentical transplantation with NK cell addback results in promising long-term outcomes: a phase II trial. J Hematol Oncol 2024; 17:50. [PMID: 38937803 PMCID: PMC11212178 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-024-01567-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Relapse remains a challenge after transplantation in pediatric patients with hematological malignancies. Myeloablative regimens used for disease control are associated with acute and long-term adverse effects. We used a CD45RA-depleted haploidentical graft for adoptive transfer of memory T cells combined with NK-cell addback and hypothesized that maximizing the graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect might allow for reduction in intensity of conditioning regimen. METHODS In this phase II clinical trial (NCT01807611), 72 patients with hematological malignancies (complete remission (CR)1: 25, ≥ CR2: 28, refractory disease: 19) received haploidentical CD34 + enriched and CD45RA-depleted hematopoietic progenitor cell grafts followed by NK-cell infusion. Conditioning included fludarabine, thiotepa, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, total lymphoid irradiation, and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of a short-course sirolimus or mycophenolate mofetil without serotherapy. RESULTS The 3-year overall survival (OS) and event-free-survival (EFS) for patients in CR1 were 92% (95% CI:72-98) and 88% (95% CI: 67-96); ≥ CR2 were 81% (95% CI: 61-92) and 68% (95% CI: 47-82) and refractory disease were 32% (95% CI: 11-54) and 20% (95% CI: 6-40). The 3-year EFS for all patients in morphological CR was 77% (95% CI: 64-87) with no difference amongst recipients with or without minimal residual disease (P = 0.2992). Immune reconstitution was rapid, with mean CD3 and CD4 T-cell counts of 410/μL and 140/μL at day + 30. Cumulative incidence of acute GVHD and chronic GVHD was 36% and 26% but most patients with acute GVHD recovered rapidly with therapy. Lower rates of grade III-IV acute GVHD were observed with NK-cell alloreactive donors (P = 0.004), and higher rates of moderate/severe chronic GVHD occurred with maternal donors (P = 0.035). CONCLUSION The combination of a CD45RA-depleted graft and NK-cell addback led to robust immune reconstitution maximizing the GVL effect and allowed for use of a submyeloablative, TBI-free conditioning regimen that was associated with excellent EFS resulting in promising long-term outcomes in this high-risk population. The trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01807611).
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- Swati Naik
- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
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Balletto E, Ponzano M, Raiola AM, Gambella M, Grazia CD, Dominietto A, Giannoni L, Ghiso A, Nicolini LA, Sepulcri C, Ullah N, Bruzzone B, Signori A, Angelucci E, Bassetti M, Mikulska M. Adenovirus infection in adult patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: Incidence, clinical management, and outcome. Transpl Infect Dis 2024; 26:e14215. [PMID: 38192010 DOI: 10.1111/tid.14215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Adenovirus infection (ADVi) is an emergent complication in adult patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and is associated with poor outcome. Available data on risk factors and optimal management of ADVi in adult allo-HSCT recipients are limited, and recommendations on monitoring and pre-emptive therapy are mainly based on pediatric data. METHODS In this single-center, retrospective study, we reported all cases of positive ADV-DNA from adult patients undergoing allo-HSCT in the period 2014-2019. The study aimed to describe the incidence of ADVi at day +180 post-transplant. Secondly to describe timing, clinical presentation, risk factors, and outcome of ADVi and to analyze the application of a screening strategy in our cohort. RESULTS In 445 allo-HSCT recipients, the day +180 incidence was: 9% (39/445) for ADVi, 5% (24/445) for ADV viremia (ADVv), and 3% (15/445) for localized ADVi. The median time to ADVi was 65 (IQR 19; 94) days after HSCT. ADVv-related mortality was 13% (3/24), all cases occurring with blood max-ADV-DNA > 10^3 cp/mL. Independent risk factors for ADVi were diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disease (p = .011) and acute graft-versus-host-disease (p = .021). CONCLUSIONS In our cohort, ADVi and ADVv were more frequent than previously reported. ADVv with max-ADV-DNA > 10^3 cp/mL was associated with ADV-related mortality, thus careful monitoring and early initiation of treatment are advisable.
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- Elisa Balletto
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Section of Biostatistics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Division of Trapianto di cellule staminali e terapie cellulari, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Trapianto di cellule staminali e terapie cellulari, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Trapianto di cellule staminali e terapie cellulari, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Trapianto di cellule staminali e terapie cellulari, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Trapianto di cellule staminali e terapie cellulari, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Trapianto di cellule staminali e terapie cellulari, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Hygiene Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Section of Biostatistics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Division of Trapianto di cellule staminali e terapie cellulari, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Green A, Rubinstein JD, Grimley M, Pfeiffer T. Virus-Specific T Cells for the Treatment of Systemic Infections Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell and Solid Organ Transplantation. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2024; 13:S49-S57. [PMID: 38417086 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piad077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Viral infections are a major source of morbidity and mortality in the context of immune deficiency and immunosuppression following allogeneic hematopoietic cell (allo-HCT) and solid organ transplantation (SOT). The pharmacological treatment of viral infections is challenging and often complicated by limited efficacy, the development of resistance, and intolerable side effects. A promising strategy to rapidly restore antiviral immunity is the adoptive transfer of virus-specific T cells (VST). This therapy involves the isolation and ex vivo expansion or direct selection of antigen-specific T cells from healthy seropositive donors, followed by infusion into the patient. This article provides a practical guide to VST therapy by reviewing manufacturing techniques, donor selection, and treatment indications. The safety and efficacy data of VSTs gathered in clinical trials over nearly 30 years is summarized. Current challenges and limitations are discussed, as well as opportunities for further research and development.
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- Abby Green
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Matsui T, Ogimi C. Risk factors for severity in seasonal respiratory viral infections and how they guide management in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Curr Opin Infect Dis 2023; 36:529-536. [PMID: 37729657 DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Seasonal respiratory virus infections (RVIs) often progress to severe diseases in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. This review summarizes the current evidence on risk factors for the severity of RVIs in this high-risk population and provides clinical management. RECENT FINDINGS The likelihood of the respiratory viral disease progression depends on the immune status of the host and the type of virus. Conventional host factors, such as the immunodeficiency scoring index and the severe immunodeficiency criteria, have been utilized to estimate the risk of progression to severe disease, including mortality. Recent reports have suggested nonconventional risk factors, such as hyperglycemia, hypoalbuminemia, prior use of antibiotics with broad anaerobic activity, posttransplant cyclophosphamide, and pulmonary impairment after RVIs. Identifying novel and modifiable risk factors is important with the advances of novel therapeutic and preventive interventions for RVIs. SUMMARY Validation of recently identified risk factors for severe RVIs in HCT recipients is required. The development of innovative interventions along with appropriate risk stratification is critical to improve outcomes in this vulnerable population.
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- Toshihiro Matsui
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Subspecialties, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Subspecialties, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Cesaro S. Adenovirus infection in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2023; 25 Suppl 1:e14173. [PMID: 37846850 DOI: 10.1111/tid.14173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Adenovirus (AdV) infection occurs in 0-20% of patients in the first 3-4 months after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), being higher in pediatric than in adult patients. About 50% of AdV infections involve the blood, which in turn, correlates with an increased risk developing AdV diseases, end-organ damage, and 6-month overall mortality. The main risk factors for AdV infection are T-cell depletion of the graft by ex vivo selection procedures or in vivo use of alemtuzumab or antithymocyte serum, development of graft versus host disease (GVHD) grade III-IV, donor type (haploidentical or human leucocyte antigen mismatched related donor > cord blood> unrelated matched donor) and severe lymphopenia (<0.2 × 109 /L). The prevention of AdV disease relies on early diagnosis of increasing viral replication in blood or stool and the pre-emptive start of cidofovir as viral load exceeds the threshold of ≥102-3 copies/mL in blood and/or 106 copies/g stool in the stool. Cidofovir (CDV), a cytosine monophosphate nucleotide analog, is currently the only antiviral recommended for AdV infection despite limited efficacy and moderate risk of nephrotoxicity. Brincidofovir, a lipid derivative of CDV with more favorable pharmacokinetics properties and superior efficacy, is not available and currently is being investigated for other viral infections. The enhancement of virus-specific T-cell immunity in the first few months post-HCT by the administration of donor-derived or third-party-donor-derived virus-specific T-cells represents an innovative and promising modality of intervention and data of efficacy and safety of the ongoing prospective randomized studies are eagerly awaited.
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- Simone Cesaro
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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Mah J, Huang CH, Sahoo MK, Pinsky BA. Evaluation of a Semiautomated System for the Quantitation of Human Adenovirus DNA from Clinical Samples. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0501022. [PMID: 36847504 PMCID: PMC10100871 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05010-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) cause severe disease in immunocompromised patients. Quantitation of HAdV DNA in peripheral blood is used to assess the risk of disseminated disease and to monitor response to therapy. The lower limit of detection, precision, and linearity of the semiautomated AltoStar adenovirus quantitative PCR (qPCR) was evaluated using reference HAdV-E4 in EDTA plasma and respiratory virus matrix. Qualitative and quantitative agreement was determined using 122 clinical EDTA plasma specimens previously tested using a laboratory-developed HAdV qPCR. The 95% lower limit of detection (LLOD) was 33 IU/mL (95% confidence interval [CI], 10 to 56) for EDTA plasma and 188 IU/mL (95% CI, 145 to 304) for respiratory swab matrix. In both matrices, the AltoStar HAdV qPCR was linear from 7.0 to 2.0 log10 IU/mL. For the clinical specimens, overall agreement was 96.7% (95% CI, 91.8 to 99.1), positive percent agreement was 95.5% (95% CI, 87.6 to 98.5), and negative percent agreement was 98.2% (95% CI, 88.5 to 99.7). Passing-Bablok analysis of specimens quantifiable by both methods revealed a regression line of Y = 1.11 · X + 0.00; there was positive proportional bias (95% CI of the slope, 1.05 to 1.22) but no systematic bias (95% CI of the Y-intercept, -0.43 to 0.23) compared to the reference. The AltoStar platform provides accurate quantitation of HAdV DNA and provides a semiautomated option for the clinical monitoring of HAdV following transplantation. IMPORTANCE Accurate quantification of human adenovirus DNA in the peripheral blood plays a critical role in the management of adenovirus infections in transplant recipients. Many laboratories utilize in-house laboratory-based PCR assays for the quantification of human adenovirus, as there are few commercial options available. Here, we describe the analytical and clinical performance of the semiautomated AltoStar adenovirus quantitative PCR (Altona Diagnostics). This platform provides sensitive, precise, and accurate quantification of adenovirus DNA that is well suited for virological testing following transplantation. Prior to implementing a new quantitative test in the clinical laboratory, a rigorous evaluation is required to determine assay performance characteristics and to correlate results to current in-house methods of quantitation.
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- Jordan Mah
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Inamoto Y, Takeda W, Hirakawa T, Sakaguchi H, Nakano N, Uchida N, Doki N, Ikegame K, Katayama Y, Sawa M, Kuriyama T, Hiramoto N, Ota S, Ozawa Y, Kataoka K, Kanda Y, Hino M, Kimura T, Atsuta Y, Fukuda T, Nagafuji K. Adenovirus disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: A Japanese transplant registry analysis. Am J Hematol 2022; 97:1568-1579. [PMID: 36087061 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We analyzed a Japanese registry database to elucidate the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of adenovirus (AdV) disease after autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in contemporary real-world patients. We evaluated the cumulative incidence of AdV disease, as well as risk factors, survival, and treatment details, among 25 233 patients who underwent autologous HCT and 48 380 patients who underwent allogeneic HCT between 2005 and 2019. The 1-year cumulative incidences of AdV disease after autologous and allogeneic HCT were 0.18% and 1.52%, respectively, in children, and 0.49% and 2.99%, respectively, in adults. Among patients with AdV disease, renourinary infection was the most common manifestation, and viremia or disseminated disease occurred in 6% of those after autologous HCT and 19% of those after allogeneic HCT. In multivariate analysis, age ≥50 years and lymphoma were associated with AdV disease after autologous HCT, while patients age ≥50 years, male patients, lymphoma, HCT-specific comorbidity index ≥3, human leukocyte antigen-mismatched or haploidentical donors, cord blood, in vivo T-cell depletion, HCT from 2005 to 2009, acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and chronic GVHD were associated with AdV disease after allogeneic HCT. The 1-year probabilities of survival after disease diagnosis were 65% in autologous HCT and 44% in allogeneic HCT. Regardless of the AdV disease burden, there was an increased risk of mortality after both autologous and allogeneic HCT. The most commonly used antiviral agents were cidofovir and vidarabine. The probabilities of improvement and survival with currently available agents were suboptimal. AdV disease after HCT remains a challenge. Better antiviral modalities are necessary.
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- Yoshihiro Inamoto
- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Preparation Department, Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan.,Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Adenovirus Infection in Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Challenge Still Open for Survival. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11164827. [PMID: 36013066 PMCID: PMC9410345 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11164827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Human Adenovirus (HAdV) infection occurs in 14−16% of patients in the early months after pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and this correlates with a higher risk of developing HAdV disease and overall 6-month mortality. The main risk factors for HAdV infection are T-cell depletion of the graft by ex vivo CD34+ selection or in vivo use of alemtuzumab or anti-thymocyte serum, the development of grade III-IV graft versus host disease (GVHD), the type of donor (unrelated donor, cord blood, haploidentical, or HLA mismatched parent), and severe lymphopenia (<0.2 × 109/L). The prevention of HAdV disease is based on early intervention with antivirals in the asymptomatic patient when the permitted viral load threshold in the blood (≥102−3 copies/mL) and/or in the stool (109 copies/g stool) is exceeded. Cidofovir, a monophosphate nucleotide analog of cytosine, is the primary drug for preemptive therapy, used at 5 mg/kg/week for 2 weeks followed by 3−5 mg/kg every 2 weeks. The alternative schedule is 1 mg/kg every other day (three times/week). Enhancing virus-specific T-cell immunity in the first months post-HCT by donor-derived or third-party-derived virus-specific T cells represents an innovative and promising way of intervention, applicable both in prevention and therapeutic settings.
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Kager J, Schneider J, Rasch S, Herhaus P, Verbeek M, Mogler C, Heim A, Frösner G, Hoffmann D, Schmid RM, Lahmer T. Fulminant Adenoviral-Induced Hepatitis in Immunosuppressed Patients. Viruses 2022; 14:v14071459. [PMID: 35891439 PMCID: PMC9323657 DOI: 10.3390/v14071459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Human adenovirus (HAdV) can often lead to fulminant hepatitis in immunocompromised patients, mostly after reactivation of HAdV. Different risk factors, e.g., transplantation and chemotherapy, increase the risk of developing a HAdV hepatitis. We retrospectively analyzed three patients who showed the characteristics of a HAdV hepatitis observed in disseminated disease. In addition to PCR, diagnosis could be proven by pathology, CT scan, and markedly elevated transaminases. All patients had a hemato-oncologic underlying disease. Two had received a stem-cell transplant, and one was under chemotherapy including rituximab. Despite therapy with cidofovir, all patients died. As the incidence of HAdV hepatitis is low, diagnosis may be easily overlooked. No treatment approaches have yet been established. HAdV hepatitis should be considered as a differential diagnosis, especially when risk factors are present. To avoid dissemination, treatment should be initiated as soon as possible.
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- Juliane Kager
- Department of Internal Medicine II, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany; (J.K.); (J.S.); (S.R.); (R.M.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany; (J.K.); (J.S.); (S.R.); (R.M.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany; (J.K.); (J.S.); (S.R.); (R.M.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany; (P.H.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany; (P.H.); (M.V.)
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- Institute of Pathology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 80333 Munich, Germany;
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- German National Reference Laboratory for Adenoviruses, Institute for Virology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany;
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 80333 Munich, Germany; (G.F.); (D.H.)
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 80333 Munich, Germany; (G.F.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany; (J.K.); (J.S.); (S.R.); (R.M.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany; (J.K.); (J.S.); (S.R.); (R.M.S.)
- Correspondence:
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Onda Y, Kanda J, Sakamoto S, Okada M, Anzai N, Umadome H, Tashima M, Haga H, Watanabe C, Hanaoka N, Fujimoto T, Takaori-Kondo A. Detection of adenovirus hepatitis and acute liver failure in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 23:e13496. [PMID: 33075208 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Human adenovirus (HAdV) is an important cause of the common cold and epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in immunocompetent individuals. In immunocompromised patients, HAdV can sometimes cause severe infection such as cystitis, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, encephalitis, hepatitis, or disseminated disease, resulting in significant morbidity and also mortality. In particular, severe cases have been reported in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Indeed HAdV has been recognized as a pathogen that requires careful monitoring in allo-HSCT patients. While HAdV hepatitis leading to severe acute liver failure is rare, such liver failure progresses rapidly and is often fatal. Unfortunately, HAdV hepatitis has few characteristic symptoms and physical findings, which makes it difficult to promptly confirm and start treatment. We report here four cases of HAdV hepatitis after allo-HSCT and their autopsy findings.
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- Yoshiyuki Onda
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Disease Risk Management, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Disease Risk Management, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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