ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2023
EBV Reactivation and Lymphomagenesis: More Questions than Answers.
Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- A role for the protease MALT1 in EBV-mediated B-cell transformation by Latent Membrane Proteins 1 and 2.Leukemia · 2026Article
- Exosome-derived miR-BART2-5p and miR-BART11-5p induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and migration in Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma.Journal of molecular histology · 2026Article
- Case Report: FromFrontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Posttransplant rituximab exposure and risk of PTLD in solid organ transplant recipients with EBV DNAemia.Blood neoplasia · 2025Article
- Active EBV infection in children: associations between DNA load, infection status, immune status, and disease severity.Virology journal · 2025Article
- Case report: pulmonary lymphoepithelial carcinoma mimicking tuberculosis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Prevention of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewEpstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus that affects almost all humans and establishes lifelong infections by infecting B-lymphocytes leading to their immortalization. EBV has a discrete life cycle with latency and lytic reactivation phases. EBV can reactivate and cause lymphoproliferation in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. There is sparse literature on monitoring protocols for EBV reactivation and no standardized treatment protocols to treat EBV-driven lymphoproliferation. RECENT
findingsWhile there are no FDA-approved therapies to treat EBV, there are several strategies to inhibit EBV replication. These include immunosuppression reduction, nucleoside analogs, HDAC inhibitors, EBV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs), and monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab. There is currently an open clinic trial combining the use of a HDAC inhibitor, nanatinostat, and ganciclovir to treat refractory/relapsed EBV lymphomas. Another novel therapy includes tabelecleucel, which is an allogenic EBV-directed T-cell immunotherapy that was approved by the European Medicines Agency, but is currently only available in the US for limited use in relapsed or refractory EBV-positive PTLD. Further research is needed to establish EBV monitoring protocols in high-risk populations, such as those with autoimmune disease, cancer, HIV, or receiving immunosuppressive therapy. Additionally, standardized treatments for both the prevention of EBV reactivation in high-risk populations and treatment of EBV reactivation and lymphoproliferation need to be established.
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