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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Case Report: Fatal Complications of BK Virus-Hemorrhagic Cystitis and Severe Cytokine Release Syndrome Following BK Virus-Specific T-Cells.

Elizabeth M Holland, Corina Gonzalez, Elliot Levy, Vladimir A Valera, Heather Chalfin, Jacquelyn Klicka-Skeels, Bonnie Yates, David E Kleiner, Colleen Hadigan, Hema Dave and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. 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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  8. BK viral infection: A review of management and treatment.World journal of transplantation · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Elizabeth M HollandPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Corina GonzalezPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Elliot LevyRadiology and Imaging Sciences, NIH Clinical Center (CC), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Vladimir A ValeraUrologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Heather ChalfinUrologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Jacquelyn Klicka-SkeelsPediatric Oncology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.
Bonnie YatesPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
David E KleinerLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Colleen HadiganPediatric Gastroenterology, NIH Clinical Center (CC), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Hema DavePediatric Oncology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.
Haneen ShalabiPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Dennis D HicksteinImmune Deficiency- Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Helen C SuLaboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease, NIH Clinical Center (CC), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Michael GrimleyDivision of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
Alexandra F FreemanLaboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease, NIH Clinical Center (CC), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Nirali N ShahPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
National Cancer Institute · USNational Institutes of Health · USNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center · USChildren's National · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · US

Funding

Immunotherapeutic approaches to treat pediatric hematologic malignanciesZIABC011823 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI SHAH, NIRALI · 2019 to 2025
$6.1M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC011823
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BK virus (BKV)-hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a well-known and rarely fatal complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Treatment for BKV-HC is limited, but virus-specific T-cells (VST) represent a promising therapeutic option feasible for use posttransplant. We report on the case of a 16-year-old male with dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) deficiency who underwent haploidentical HSCT complicated by severe BKV-HC, catastrophic renal hemorrhage, and VST-associated cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Gross hematuria refractory to multiple interventions began with initiation of posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PT/Cy). Complete left renal arterial embolization (day +43) was ultimately indicated to control intractable renal hemorrhage. Subsequent infusion of anti-BK VSTs was complicated by CRS and progressive multiorgan failure, with postmortem analysis confirming diagnosis of hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS). This case illustrates opportunities for improvement in the management of severe BKV-HC posttransplant while highlighting rare and potentially life-threatening complications of BKV-HC and VST therapy.

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AdolescentAdoptive TransferBK VirusCystitisCytokine Release SyndromeFatal OutcomeHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHemorrhageHumansMaleMultiple Organ FailurePolyomavirus InfectionsSeverity of Illness IndexT-LymphocytesTreatment OutcomeTumor Virus InfectionsBK virus associated hemorrhagic cystitiscytokine release syndromeDOCK8 immunodeficiency syndromeHSCT = hematopoietic stem cell transplantvirus specific T-cells

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PMID34975916
PMCPMC8718506
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