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Epstein–Barr Virus-Positive B-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders Arising in Immunodeficient Patients Previously Treated With Fludarabine for Low-Grade B-Cell Neoplasms

2002; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 26; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00000478-200205000-00009

1532-0979

Lynne V. Abruzzo, Cecilia M. Rosales, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, Francisco Vega, Rajyalakshmi Luthra, John T. Manning, Michael J. Keating, Dan Jones,

Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

We describe five patients with treated low-grade B-cell neoplasms who subsequently developed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (BLPDs). The low-grade B-cell neoplasms were B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia in four patients and splenic marginal zone lymphoma in one patient. All patients had received treatment with fludarabine for the low-grade B-cell neoplasm, and three had also received Campath-1H. The EBV-BLPDs arose 2-12 months after completion of fludarabine therapy and morphologically resembled the EBV-BLPDs that occur in the setting of iatrogenic immunodeficiency. Molecular genetic studies showed that these lesions were clonally distinct from the low-grade B-cell neoplasm in three of four cases assessed. Two patients did not receive therapy for the EBV-BLPD. The lesions regressed spontaneously in both patients but recurred in one. One patient underwent surgical excision and remains without evidence of the EBV-BLPD. One patient received aggressive multiagent chemotherapy with a complete response initially, but the EBV-BLPD recurred after 12 months. One patient received antiviral therapy and responded completely but died 2 months later of an opportunistic infection. We conclude that patients with low-grade B-cell neoplasms treated with fludarabine, possibly in combination with other immune suppressive agents, may subsequently develop EBV-BLPDs that morphologically resemble other iatrogenic immunodeficiency-associated BLPDs. Most are clonally distinct from the underlying low-grade B-cell neoplasm. A subset of these lesions may regress without systemic therapy.