Tabelecleucel in Post-transplant Epstein–Barr Virus-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disease: Patient and Oncologist Perspectives

This article is coauthored by the parents of a young patient and the medical team who cared for her.Together, they recount their shared experience with tabelecleucel, a novel therapy for Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (EBV + PTLD). The patient's parents offer a deeply personal perspective, reflecting on several years of struggle marked by unwavering hope and trust in the medical professionals who have supported their daughter throughout her journey. The pediatric hemato-oncologist who advocated for the use of tabelecleucel described the case as unique worldwide.Their joint testimony tells the remarkable story of how tabelecleucel, despite an initially unclear biological rationale, achieved a reversal of a severe case of EBV + PTLD that had progressed to a point considered beyond recovery and associated with a dire prognosis.