Open AccessJoining Efforts for PTLD: Lessons Learned from Comparing the Approach and Treatment Strategies Across the Pediatric and Adult Age Spectra
Author(s) -
Francesca Montanari,
Manuela OrjuelaGrimm
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current hematologic malignancy reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.299
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1558-822X
pISSN - 1558-8211
DOI - 10.1007/s11899-021-00606-8
Subject(s) - medicine , limiting , intensive care medicine , specialty , clinical trial , medline , hematology , disease , pediatrics , family medicine , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders are a rare and heterogeneous group of diseases, where large prospective studies have been difficult to perform and treatment paradigms are often based on retrospective studies. Here, we critically analyze and present the clinical algorithms commonly used for this disease, with a special focus on the challenges and differences of the approaches in the adult and pediatric populations.