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Viral Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Recipients

A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Virology and Viral Diseases".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 990

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Sanjeet Singh Dadwal

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Guest Editor
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
Interests: management and prevention of infectious complications in cancer patients, particularly those undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy; viral and fungal infections

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The field of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is constantly evolving, with changing practices relating to conditioning chemotherapy in order to prepare patients to receive cellular therapy. Moreover, there are changes in the prophylaxis against graft versus host disease (GVHD), for example, an increasing use of post-transplant treatment with cyclophosphamide. These factors play an important role in the risk of infection with opportunistic pathogens, particularly viral infections.

In this Special Issue, the goal is to have updates from experts in the field relating to certain DNA viruses and respiratory viral infections. This will include reviews on infections caused by pathogens such as cytomegalovirus, human herpes virus–6 (HHV6), Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), adenovirus, polyomaviruses, human immunodeficiency virus in HSCT, respiratory viruses, and SARS-CoV2.

Dr. Sanjeet Singh Dadwal
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • HSCT
  • GVHD
  • HHV6
  • CMV
  • Adenovirus
  • BK and JC virus (polyomaviruses)
  • HIV
  • SARS-CoV2
  • Chimeric antigen receptor therapy (CART)
  • EBV

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Human Herpes Virus-6 (HHV-6) Reactivation after Hematopoietic Cell Transplant and Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)- T Cell Therapy: A Shifting Landscape
by Eleftheria Kampouri, Guy Handley and Joshua A. Hill
Viruses 2024, 16(4), 498; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16040498 - 24 Mar 2024
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HHV-6B reactivation affects approximately half of all allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. HHV-6B is the most frequent infectious cause of encephalitis following HCT and is associated with pleiotropic manifestations in this setting, including graft-versus-host disease, myelosuppression, pneumonitis, and CMV reactivation, although the [...] Read more.
HHV-6B reactivation affects approximately half of all allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. HHV-6B is the most frequent infectious cause of encephalitis following HCT and is associated with pleiotropic manifestations in this setting, including graft-versus-host disease, myelosuppression, pneumonitis, and CMV reactivation, although the causal link is not always clear. When the virus inserts its genome in chromosomes of germ cells, the chromosomally integrated form (ciHHV6) is inherited by offspring. The condition of ciHHV6 is characterized by the persistent detection of HHV-6 DNA, often confounding diagnosis of reactivation and disease—this has also been associated with adverse outcomes. Recent changes in clinical practice in the field of cellular therapies, including a wider use of post-HCT cyclophosphamide, the advent of letermovir for CMV prophylaxis, and the rapid expansion of novel cellular therapies require contemporary epidemiological studies to determine the pathogenic role and spectrum of disease of HHV-6B in the current era. Research into the epidemiology and clinical significance of HHV-6B in chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T cell) therapy recipients is in its infancy. No controlled trials have determined the optimal treatment for HHV-6B. Treatment is reserved for end-organ disease, and the choice of antiviral agent is influenced by expected toxicities. Virus-specific T cells may provide a novel, less toxic therapeutic modality but is more logistically challenging. Preventive strategies are hindered by the high toxicity of current antivirals. Ongoing study is needed to keep up with the evolving epidemiology and impact of HHV-6 in diverse and expanding immunocompromised patient populations. Full article
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