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ArticleBone marrow transplantation2011

Polyomavirus JC-targeted T-cell therapy for progressive multiple leukoencephalopathy in a hematopoietic cell transplantation recipient.

A Balduzzi, G Lucchini, H H Hirsch, S Basso, M Cioni, A Rovelli, A Zincone, M Grimaldi, P Corti, S Bonanomi and 4 more

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Article in Bone marrow transplantation, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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66citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Virus-Specific T-Cell Therapy for the Management of Viral Infections in the Immunocompromised.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

A BalduzziClinica Pediatrica Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy. a.balduzzi@hsgerardo.org
G Lucchini
H H Hirsch
S Basso
M Cioni
A Rovelli
A Zincone
M Grimaldi
P Corti
S Bonanomi
A Biondi
F Locatelli
E Biagi
P Comoli
University of Milano-Bicocca · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITAzienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITUniversity Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with polyomavirus JC (JCV) infection has been reported to be usually fatal in allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) recipients. We present the case of a 19-year-old HSCT patient diagnosed with JCV-associated PML after prolonged immunosuppression for severe GVHD. No short-term neurological improvement was observed after antiviral treatment and discontinuation of immunosuppressive therapy. Donor-derived JCV Ag-specific CTLs were generated in vitro after stimulation with 15-mer peptides derived from VP1 and large T viral proteins. After adoptive CTL infusion, virus-specific cytotoxic cells were shown in the peripheral blood, JCV-DNA was cleared in the cerebrospinal fluid and the patient showed remarkable improvement. Adoptive T-lymphocyte therapy with JCV-specific CTLs was feasible and had no side effects. This case suggests that adoptive transfer of JCV-targeted CTLs may contribute to restore JCV-specific immune competence and control PML in transplanted patients.

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AdolescentAdultHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveJC VirusLeukoencephalopathy, Progressive MultifocalMaleT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicYoung Adult

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PMID20921942
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