Post-CAR-T cell therapy presenting as proteinaceous lymphadenopathy

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoma and is often treated with chemotherapy, autologous stem cell transplant, and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapy. Despite the increasing use of CAR-T therapy in various hematolymphoid malignancies, very little is known abou...

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Main Authors: Mishi Bhushan, Kirthi R. Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330021000043
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Summary:Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoma and is often treated with chemotherapy, autologous stem cell transplant, and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapy. Despite the increasing use of CAR-T therapy in various hematolymphoid malignancies, very little is known about pathologic effects on various tissues. We report a case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with CAR-T, with suspected relapse on PET scan. Pathology from an excisional biopsy showed no evidence of persistent diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, but instead showed extensive deposition of PAS positive, acellular material, consistent with proteinaceous lymphadenopathy. There is little known pathologic effects on malignant tissue following CAR-T therapy and we present one such undocumented finding of post-CAR-T cell therapy-induced proteinaceous lymphadenopathy.
ISSN:2214-3300