scholarly journals Real World Experience of Letermovir (LTV) Prophylaxis (Px) for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMVi) in the Adult CMV Seropositive Recipients (R+) of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) Patients (pts).

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. S364
Author(s):  
Sanjeet S Dadwal ◽  
Monzr M. Al Malki ◽  
Dongyun Yang ◽  
Bernard R. Tegtmeier ◽  
Justine Ross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Real World ◽  
Cytomegalovirus Infection ◽  
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation ◽  
Hematopoietic Cell ◽  
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

scholarly journals Letermovir prophylaxis is effective in preventing cytomegalovirus reactivation after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: single-center real-world data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Derigs ◽  
Aleksandar Radujkovic ◽  
Maria-Luisa Schubert ◽  
Paul Schnitzler ◽  
Tilman Schöning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Real World ◽  
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation ◽  
Hematopoietic Cell ◽  
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
Cytomegalovirus Reactivation ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Cmv Reactivation

AbstractMorbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) are still essentially affected by reactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV). We evaluated 80 seropositive patients transplanted consecutively between March 2018 and March 2019 who received letermovir (LET) prophylaxis from engraftment until day +100 and retrospectively compared them with 80 patients without LET allografted between January 2017 and March 2018. The primary endpoint of this study was the cumulative incidence (CI) of clinically significant CMV infection (CS-CMVi) defined as CMV reactivation demanding preemptive treatment or CMV disease. With 14% CI of CS-CMVi at day +100 (11 events) was significantly lower in the LET cohort when compared to the control group (33 events, 41%; HR 0.29; p < 0.001). Whereas therapy with foscarnet could be completely avoided in the LET group, 7 out of 80 patients in the control cohort received foscarnet, resulting in 151 extra in-patient days for foscarnet administration (p = 0.002). One-year overall survival was 72% in the control arm vs 84% in the LET arm (HR 0.75 [95%CI 0.43–1.30]; p < 0.306). This study confirms efficacy and safety of LET for prophylaxis of CS-CMVi after alloHCT in a real-world setting, resulting in a significant patient benefit by reducing hospitalization needs and exposure to potentially toxic antiviral drugs for treatment of CMV reactivation.

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