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. 2020 Nov 20;4(22):5745–5754. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003073

Table 3.

SOT recipient demographics and disease characteristics

Age, y Sex SOT Age at transplant Graft rejection prophylaxis Clinical concern BKPyV treatment before VSTs Pre-VST viremia, copies/mL No. TP-VST given Therapy outcome
16 Male Heart 11 y Everolimus EBV/PTLD CKD BK viremia Leflunomide Cidofovir IVIG IST reduction (CHOP for PTLD) BKPyV: 12 000 000 EVB: 132 000 3 BKPyV: PR EBV: cleared EBV viremia and resolved PTLD on PET scan
10 Male Heart and kidney Heart: 1 mo Kidney: 4 y Tacrolimus + prednisone EBV and BK viremia and history of nephropathy in first kidney transplant Cidofovir Leflunomide IVIG IST reduction BK: 1 000 EBV: 15 000 10 BK: cleared EBV: cleared. Received second kidney transplant, no graft rejection
10 Female Kidney 9 y Tacrolimus Persistent BK viremia Cidofovir, leflunomide IVIG IST reduction BK: 9 700 1 BK viremia reduced 2000 copies/mL, no graft rejection

CHOP, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone; IST, immunosuppressive therapy; PET, positron emission tomography; TP-VSTs, third-party donor VSTs.