lymphoproliferative disorders/fever

Background: - Disorders of T-cell proliferation and/or dysregulation (TCP/D) can lead to T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders, autoimmunity, infection, and aberrant immune activation with resulting organ dysfunction, morbidity, and mortality. - Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has

Background Chronic cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is mediated by monoclonal cold-reactive autoantibodies that bind to erythrocyte surface antigens, causing hemagglutination and complement-mediated hemolysis. Anemia is severe in one-third of patients (hemoglobin level 8.0 g/dL or lower). Cold-induced

A healthy donor has given blood to make LMP/BARF1/EBNA-1 MABEL CTLs in the lab. We made the cells by first growing a special type of cells called activated T cells to stimulate the T cells. We then added specially produced mixtures of proteins that include the LMP, EBNA1 and BARF proteins. These

Herpes viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) cause considerable morbidity and mortality post-kidney transplant. Even subclinical CMV and/or EBV viremia have been associated with deterioration in kidney transplant function. Currently, valganciclovir (valG) is the primary

Subjects (or their syngeneic donor) will give blood for investigators to make EBV-specific (GRALE) T cells in the lab. These cells will be grown and frozen for the subject. The GRALE T cells will then be thawed and injected into the subject over 1-10 minutes. Initially, two doses of GRALE T cells

BACKGROUND: - Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus-associated multicentric Castleman disease (KSHVMCD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder that develops predominantly in human immunodeficiency deficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. Patients often have symptoms from interleukin-6 (IL-6), KSHV encoded

The potency of new immunosuppressive agents has reduced the risk of the body's immune system rejecting a transplanted kidney. However, this has come with a price. Kidney transplant recipients now face a higher risk of serious infections and related malignancies. Viral infections are a significant

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM) is a distinct B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder characterized primarily by bone marrow infiltration with lymphoplasmacytic cells, along with demonstration of an IgM monoclonal gammopathy. This condition is considered to correspond to the lymphoplasmacytoid

In murine and human xenograft tumor models, administration of PS-341 weekly was associated with significant antitumor activity. In primate studies using a schedule of twice weekly for six weeks, the highest PS-341 dose not associated with severe irreversible toxicity was 0.067 mg/kg/dose or 0.80

1. Background Chronic cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is mediated by monoclonal cold-reactive autoantibodies that bind to erythrocyte surface antigens, causing haemagglutination and complement-mediated haemolysis. Anaemia is severe (Hb 8.0 g/dL or lower) in one-third of patients and complement-induced

HIV-related multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) is a lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by lymphadenopathy with angiofollicular hyperplasia and plasma cell infiltration, associated with KSHV/HHV-8. Patients typically have systemic manifestations such as fever associated with

Background: - Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) is a rare but lethal Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) associated lymphoproliferative disorder with a median survival of 2 years. It occurs more often in HIV-infected individuals than those without HIV infection. The poor prognosis is

Ten to sixty ml (2-12 teaspoons) of blood will be collected from the patient which we use to grow the T cells. These T cells are then stimulated with EBV infected cells (which have been treated with radiation so that they cannot grow). This stimulation trains the T cells to kill EBV infected cells.