Epstein-Barr virus-induced lymphoproliferative disorder after rituximab combined with CHOP therapy

Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2008 Dec;8(6):356-8. doi: 10.3816/CLM.2008.n.052.

Abstract

We present the case of a 35-year-old woman with follicular lymphoma who developed an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-induced B-cell lymphoproliferation with secondary viral-induced hemophagocytosis 13 months after treatment with rituximab and CHOP (cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine/prednisone) chemotherapy. The EBV-induced lymphoproliferation was successfully treated with single-agent rituximab. To our knowledge, this is the first such case reported in the literature. Herein, we briefly review the spectrum of immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs), discuss the immune deficit induced by rituximab, and speculate on its possible association with EBV reactivation in this patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage*
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / etiology*
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / drug therapy*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / virology*
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage
  • Rituximab
  • Vincristine / administration & dosage
  • Virus Activation

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Rituximab
  • Vincristine
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Prednisone

Supplementary concepts

  • CHOP protocol