title: Successful treatment of B-cell lymphoma associated with hemophagocytic syndrome using autologous peripheral blood CD34 positive cell transplantation followed by induction of autologous graft-versus-host disease.
abstract: A 56-year-old man who presented with persistent high fever and abdominal pain was diagnosed as having a B-cell lymphoma associated with hemophagocytic syndrome (B-LAHS). As post-remission therapy, the patient was treated with high-dose chemoradiotherapy followed by infusion of autologous CD34+ cells that had been isolated from the peripheral blood buffy coat. Cyclosporin and interferon (IFN)-gamma were administered to induce autologous graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Hematopoietic recovery promptly occurred and skin GVHD developed on day 26 after CD34+ cell transplantation. The patient has been in complete remission without therapy for 20 months since transplant. Autologous CD34+ cell transplantation in combination with induction of autologous GVHD may be efficacious in obtaining a cure for B-LAHS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kurobe City Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawamura
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000097:blood*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000209:etiology; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D015616:Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34