Ataxia-Telangiectasia and Refractory Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma:
Considerations for Therapy and Role of Bone Marrow Transplantation
Abstract
Certain patients with inborn errors of immunity have defects in DNA
damage response, predisposing them to malignancy. Subsequent cancer
therapy may require substantial attenuation given defective DNA repair;
however, this carries risk of incomplete disease control. We describe a
5-year-old boy with peripheral T-Cell lymphoma with
ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T). After incomplete chemotherapeutic response,
he underwent allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT)
with an attenuated preparative regimen, but developed graft rejection
and relapse. Following remission with salvage chemotherapy, second
allo-HCT with reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) resulted in minimal
toxicity and short-term disease control. HCT with RIC can be considered
in patients with A-T.