Interferon-α Therapy for Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

Yasunari Sakai, Shouichi Ohga, Yasuhiko Tonegawa, Hidetoshi Takada, Futoshi Nakao, Hideki Nakayama, Tomonobu Aoki, Shunji Yamamori, Toshiro Hara

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · 1998 · 35 citations · 0 references

Abstract

These observations suggest that IFN-alpha is useful in managing CAEBV, possibly restraining the clonal development of T-lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) and EBV-associated B-LPD, although it does not eradicate the proliferation of EBV.