2009
HCV Response in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease Treated With Combination Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Ribavirin
Hakim W, Sheikh S, Inayat I, Caldwell C, Smith D, Lorber M, Friedman A, Jain D, Bia M, Formica R, Mehal W. HCV Response in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease Treated With Combination Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Ribavirin. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2009, 43: 477-481. PMID: 19142165, PMCID: PMC3715868, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e318180803a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseHepatitis C virusCombination therapyRenal diseasePosttreatment rateSide effectsSerious adverse side effectsDose of ribavirinNon-ESRD patientsSafe therapeutic optionEarly virologic responseProspective observational studyMonths of treatmentStage renal diseaseCases of anemiaInitial response rateLength of treatmentInterferon α-2aAdverse side effectsPO weeklyVirologic responseESRD patientsHCV infectionESRD populationHCV response
2000
Rapid reconstitution of Epstein-Barr virus-specific T lymphocytes following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Marshall N, Howe J, Formica R, Krause D, Wagner J, Berliner N, Crouch J, Pilip I, Cooper D, Blazar B, Seropian S, Pamer E. Rapid reconstitution of Epstein-Barr virus-specific T lymphocytes following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Blood 2000, 96: 2814-21. PMID: 11023516, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.8.2814.h8002814_2814_2821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigen PresentationAntigens, ViralBeta 2-MicroglobulinBiopolymersCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChildEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFeasibility StudiesFemaleGraft SurvivalHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHerpesvirus 4, HumanHistocompatibility TestingHLA-A2 AntigenHLA-B7 AntigenHLA-B8 AntigenHumansKidney TransplantationLymphoproliferative DisordersMacromolecular SubstancesMaleMiddle AgedTissue DonorsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousViral LoadConceptsEBV-specific T cellsStem cell transplantationT cellsAllo-PBSCTEBV peptidesCell transplantationT lymphocytesAllogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantationEpstein-Barr virus–specific T lymphocytesHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I tetramersEBV-specific CD8 T cellsPeripheral blood stem cell transplantationSpecific CD8 T lymphocytesUnrelated cord blood transplantationVirus-specific T lymphocytesBlood stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantationCD8 T cell repertoireAllo-PBSCT patientsEBV genome copiesEpstein-Barr viremiaCD8 T lymphocytesClass I tetramersCord blood transplantationPathogen-specific immunity