A Study of Valcyte (Valganciclovir) CMV Prophylaxis After Renal Transplantation

Summary

This 2 arm study will compare the efficacy of 100 days of Valcyte (900mg po daily) prophylaxis with that of no prophylaxis, under the condition of pre-emptive therapy of active CMV infection, in CMV positive renal transplant recipients. The influence of the two prevention concepts on the occurrence of direct and indirect effects of active CMV infections will be compared. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3 months-1 year, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Timeline

Start

2006-05

Primary completion

2015-10

Completion

2015-10

Publications

• Vernooij RW, Michael M, Colombijn JM, Owers DS, Webster AC, Strippoli GF, Hodson EM. Pre-emptive treatment for cytomegalovirus viraemia to prevent cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Jan 14;1(1):CD005133. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005133.pub4.
• Vernooij RW, Michael M, Ladhani M, Webster AC, Strippoli GF, Craig JC, Hodson EM. Antiviral medications for preventing cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 May 3;5(5):CD003774. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003774.pub5.
• Mazzola P, Schaeffeler E, Witzke O, Nitschke M, Kliem V, Zortel M, Wagner EM, Schwab M, Hauser IA. No association of genetic variants in TLR4, TNF-alpha, IL10, IFN-gamma, and IL37 in cytomegalovirus-positive renal allograft recipients with active CMV infection-Subanalysis of the prospective randomised VIPP study. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 16;16(4):e0246118. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246118. eCollection 2021.
• Witzke O, Nitschke M, Bartels M, Wolters H, Wolf G, Reinke P, Hauser IA, Alshuth U, Kliem V. Valganciclovir Prophylaxis Versus Preemptive Therapy in Cytomegalovirus-Positive Renal Allograft Recipients: Long-term Results After 7 Years of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Transplantation. 2018 May;102(5):876-882. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002024.

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