Valganciclovir vs. Letermovir for CMV Prophylaxis in Heart Transplant

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of letermovir with valganciclovir for prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia in moderate to high risk serostatus heart transplant recipients.

Timeline

Start

2025-09-12

Primary completion

2028-01-17

Completion

2029-01-17

Publications

• Background Limaye AP, Budde K, Humar A, Vincenti F, Kuypers DRJ, Carroll RP, Stauffer N, Murata Y, Strizki JM, Teal VL, Gilbert CL, Haber BA. Letermovir vs Valganciclovir for Prophylaxis of Cytomegalovirus in High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 Jul 3;330(1):33-42. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.9106.
• Background Chong PP, Teiber D, Prokesch BC, Arasaratnam RJ, Peltz M, Drazner MH, Garg S. Letermovir successfully used for secondary prophylaxis in a heart transplant recipient with ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus syndrome (UL97 mutation). Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Oct;20(5):e12965. doi: 10.1111/tid.12965. Epub 2018 Jul 20.
• Background Saullo JL, Miller RA. Cytomegalovirus Therapy: Role of Letermovir in Prophylaxis and Treatment in Transplant Recipients. Annu Rev Med. 2023 Jan 27;74:89-105. doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-042921-124739. Epub 2022 Nov 4.
• Background Potena L, Solidoro P, Patrucco F, Borgese L. Treatment and prevention of cytomegalovirus infection in heart and lung transplantation: an update. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2016 Aug;17(12):1611-22. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2016.1199684. Epub 2016 Jun 30.
• Background Saullo JL, Baker AW, Snyder LD, Reynolds JM, Zaffiri L, Eichenberger EM, Ferrari A, Steinbrink JM, Maziarz EK, Bacchus M, Berry H, Kakoullis SA, Wolfe CR. Cytomegalovirus prevention in thoracic organ transplantation: A single-center evaluation of letermovir prophylaxis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Apr;41(4):508-515. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.12.005. Epub 2021 Dec 22.
• Background Rahman A, Lee C, Rahman S, Baranowska J, Moeller CM, Valledor AF, Rubenstein G, Oren D, Alnatour AT, Labarre B, Taek K, Bae D, Raikhelkar J, Lotan D, Defilippis EM, Yunis AA, Fried J, Latif F, Yuzefpolskaya M, Colombo PC, Lin E, Majure DT, Clerkin KJ, Choe J, Sayer G, Uriel N. Efficacy of Letermovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Heart Transplant Recipients with Moderate to High-Risk CMV Serostatus. J Card Fail. 2025 Jun 23:S1071-9164(25)00284-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2025.05.017. Online ahead of print.

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