Trial reportThe Journal of clinical investigation2020
Off-the-shelf EBV-specific T cell immunotherapy for rituximab-refractory EBV-associated lymphoma following transplantation.
Trial report in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 128 papers.
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An Evaluation of the Toxicity and Therapeutic Effects of Epstein-Barr Virus-Immune T-Lymphocytes Derived From a Normal HLA-Compatible or Haplotype-Matched Donor in the Treatment of EBV-Associated Lymphoproliferative Diseases or Malignancies and Patients With Detectable Circulating Levels of EBV DNA Who Are at High Risk for EBV-Associated Lymphoproliferative Diseases
A Phase II Study of the Therapeutic Effects Of Epstein-Barr Virus Immune T-Lymphocytes Derived From a Normal HLA-Compatible Or Partially-Matched Third-Party Donor in the Treatment of EBV Lymphoproliferative Disorders and EBV-Associated Malignancies
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128 citing papers in PubMed, 225 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rapidly Expanded EBV-Specific T Cells for the Treatment of Refractory EBV Reactivation and EBV-Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Trial
- Outcomes with third-party virus-specific T cells after the use of single-antigen cell lines to predict HLA restriction.Blood advances · 2025Trial
- Tabelecleucel for EBV+ PTLD after allogeneic HCT or SOT in a multicenter expanded access protocol.Blood advances · 2024Trial
- Prevention of CMV/EBV reactivation by double-specific T cells in patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: results from the randomized phase I/IIa MULTIVIR-01 study.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Trial
- Virus-specific T cells for adenovirus infection after stem cell transplantation are highly effective and class II HLA restricted.Blood advances · 2021Trial
- Virus-specific T-cell therapy to treat BK polyomavirus infection in bone marrow and solid organ transplant recipients.Blood advances · 2020Trial
- Role of BK Virus CTLs in the Treatment of BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy in Kidney-Transplant and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyTrial
- Understanding the Immune Response Changes to Clinical Interventions for Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Prior to Lymphoma Development in Children After Organ Transplants (UNEARTH).Pediatric transplantation · 2026Article
- Beyond Oncology: Exploring the Expanding Role of CAR T Cell Therapy in Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases-A Systematic Review.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026Review
- Next-generation LMP2A-targeting TCR-recombinant T cells with inducible IL-18 expression to treat EBV-associated malignancies.Molecular therapy. Oncology · 2026Article
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- Incidence and risk factors of Epstein-Barr virus infection and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in paediatric haploidentical allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Bone marrow transplantation · 2026Article
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- Real-world experience with tabelecleucel within and beyond the approval label.Blood advances · 2026Article
- Ten tips on how to prevent and manage post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease in kidney transplant recipients.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- The Immunosuppression Paradox in Multiple Sclerosis: Are We Fueling the Fire by Suppressing Immunity in an Epstein-Barr Virus-Linked Disease?Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Review
- Safety and Efficacy of Adoptive Transfer of Stem Cell Memory Enriched Virus Specific T Cells against CMV and EBV.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Human leukocyte antigen genotype modulates cytomegalovirus- and Epstein-Barr virus-specific T-cell response in healthy donors for optimized virus-specific T-cell donor selection.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Molecular pathogenesis and evolving treatment landscape of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma.Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2026Review
- A case series study of fever-diarrhea-hematochezia triad as the first presentation in plasma EBV DNA-positive diseases.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
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33 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
BACKGROUNDAdoptive transfer of donor-derived EBV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (EBV-CTLs) can eradicate EBV-associated lymphomas (EBV-PTLD) after transplantation of hematopoietic cell (HCT) or solid organ (SOT) but is unavailable for most patients.METHODSWe developed a third-party, allogeneic, off-the-shelf bank of 330 GMP-grade EBV-CTL lines from specifically consented healthy HCT donors. We treated 46 recipients of HCT (n = 33) or SOT (n = 13) with established EBV-PTLD, who had failed rituximab therapy, with third-party EBV-CTLs. Treatment cycles consisted of 3 weekly infusions of EBV-CTLs and 3 weeks of observation.RESULTSEBV-CTLs did not induce significant toxicities. One patient developed grade I skin graft-versus-host disease. Complete remission (CR) or sustained partial remission (PR) was achieved in 68% of HCT recipients and 54% of SOT recipients. For patients who achieved CR/PR or stable disease after cycle 1, one year overall survival was 88.9% and 81.8%, respectively. In addition, 3 of 5 recipients with POD after a first cycle who received EBV-CTLs from a different donor achieved CR or durable PR (60%) and survived longer than 1 year. Maximal responses were achieved after a median of 2 cycles.CONCLUSIONThird-party EBV-CTLs of defined HLA restriction provide safe, immediately accessible treatment for EBV-PTLD. Secondary treatment with EBV-CTLs restricted by a different HLA allele (switch therapy) can also induce remissions if initial EBV-CTLs are ineffective. These results suggest a promising potential therapy for patients with rituximab-refractory EBV-associated lymphoma after transplantation.TRIAL REGISTRATIONPhase II protocols (NCT01498484 and NCT00002663) were approved by the Institutional Review Board at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the FDA, and the National Marrow Donor Program.FUNDINGThis work was supported by NIH grants CA23766 and R21CA162002, the Aubrey Fund, the Claire Tow Foundation, the Major Family Foundation, the Max Cure Foundation, the Richard "Rick" J. Eisemann Pediatric Research Fund, the Banbury Foundation, the Edith Robertson Foundation, and the Larry Smead Foundation. Atara Biotherapeutics licensed the bank of third-party EBV-CTLs from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in June 2015.
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