TREATMENT OF POSTTRANSPLANT LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE WITH RITUXIMAB

Rituximab was effective for the treatment of PTLD without progression of transplant dysfunction in our patients. Complications were a partly CD20-negative relapse of PTLD and a hypogammaglobulinemia. Attention should be paid to immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels, especially in patients treated with antiproliferating agents such as MMF.