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Viral Specific T Cells for the Treatment of Adenovirus, Cytomegalovirus, or Epstein-Barr Virus Infection after Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation and in Patients with Compromised Immunity

Trial Status: active

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects of viral specific T cells and tests how well they work in treating adenovirus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in patients who have undergone a stem cell or solid organ transplant or who have compromised immunity. Recent transplant or compromised immunity can lead to patients having very few, if any, T cells (a cell of the immune system to fight viruses) to be able to fight adenovirus, CMV, or EBV infection. Viral specific T cells are a form of antiviral adoptive immunotherapy, which encourages a virus-specific (either adenovirus, CMV, or EBV) T cell response in the patient after infusion. Viral specific T cells are created by collecting healthy T cells from a donor. The collected healthy T cells are stimulated and exposed to protein from the virus (either adenovirus, CMV, or EBV). The cells are then labeled with interferon gamma (a substance that can improve the body's natural response to infection and disease) and captured in a closed, sterile system. The captured cells are then infused into the patient to help with the virus-specific T cell response in the patient. Viral specific T cells may be safe, tolerable, and/or effective in treating adenovirus, CMV, or EBV infection in patients who have undergone a stem cell or solid organ transplant or who have compromised immunity.