Treatment of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease with rituximab monoclonal antibody after lung transplantation

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作者
Cook, RC
Connors, JM
Gascoyne, RD
Fradet, G
Levy, RD
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia, British Columbia Canc Agcy, Div Med Oncol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6, Canada
[2] Univ British Columbia, British Columbia Canc Agcy, Div Pathol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6, Canada
[3] Univ British Columbia, Lung Transplant Program, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6, Canada
[4] Vancouver Gen Hosp, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6, Canada
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10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02058-9
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Three patients with diffuse large B-cell type of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease after lung transplantation were treated with rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody. Treatment resulted in two complete remissions and one nonresponse.
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页码:1698 / 1699
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