CMV infection, valganciclovir exposure, and the risk of BK viremia and associated nephropathy after kidney transplantation : Is there a link?

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BACKGROUND: Immunomodulatory effects attributable to cytomegalovirus (CMV) would predispose to BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection after kidney transplantation (KT), although available evidence is conflicting. It has been suggested that (val)ganciclovir therapy may increase the risk of BKPyV viremia and BKPyV-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) as a result of drug-induced T-cell impairment.

METHODS: We investigated whether CMV replication and/or (val)ganciclovir exposure (either as prophylaxis or treatment) were associated with the development of BKPyV viremia or BKPyVAN in a prospective cohort of 399 KT recipients. CMV infection (any level or high-level viremia and area under the curve of DNAemia) and (val)ganciclovir exposure (any duration of therapy and cumulative days of treatment) during the first post-transplant year were explored through separate landmark survival analyses.

RESULTS: Cumulative incidence of BKPyV viremia and BKPyVAN after a median follow-up of 551 days was 23.1% and 2.5%, respectively. One-year rates of CMV infection and (val)ganciclovir therapy were 47.4% and 54.1%, respectively. No differences were observed in BKPyV viremia- or BKPyVAN-free survival according to previous CMV infection or (val)ganciclovir exposure in any of the landmark analyses. Adjusted Cox models confirmed this lack of association.

CONCLUSION: Our findings do not confirm the existence of a relevant impact of CMV infection or (val)ganciclovir therapy on the risk of post-transplant BKPyV events.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 23(2021), 4 vom: 10. Aug., Seite e13597

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rodríguez-Goncer, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Ruigómez, María [VerfasserIn]
López-Medrano, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Corbella, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Polanco, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
González Monte, Esther [VerfasserIn]
San Juan, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Merlo, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Parra, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Folgueira, Lola [VerfasserIn]
Andrés, Amado [VerfasserIn]
Aguado, José María [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Ruiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
BK polyomavirus
Cytomegalovirus
GCU97FKN3R
Ganciclovir
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation
Opportunistic infection
P9G3CKZ4P5
Valganciclovir

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Date Completed 22.09.2021

Date Revised 22.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/tid.13597

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323080901