Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) following platelet transfusion in a patient receiving high-dose interleukin-2 for treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Transfus Apher Sci. 2003 Aug;29(1):25-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-0502(03)00094-6.

Abstract

Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is an uncommon life-threatening complication of hemotherapy. It is hypothesized to be the result of two independent insults: the first related to the clinical status of the patient and the second to the infusion of biologic response modifiers within blood components. We present a case of TRALI in a patient who received high-dose Interleukin-2 (IL-2) as treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, where IL-2 is speculated to have been the first insult and transfusion of platelet concentrate the second. This is the first reported case of TRALI complicating treatment with high-dose immunotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blood Platelets / drug effects
  • Blood Platelets / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods
  • Interleukin-2 / therapeutic use*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / therapy
  • Lung Injury*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Platelet Transfusion / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Interleukin-2