Comparison of valganciclovir versus foscarnet for the treatment of cytomegalovirus viremia in adult acute leukemia patients after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation increases treatment-related mortality (TRM) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). We analyzed 141 adult acute leukemia (AL) patients suffered allo-HCT between 2017 and 2021, who developed CMV viremia post-HCT and treated with valganciclovir or foscarnet, to evaluate effectiveness and safety of both drugs. Viremia clearance rates (14 and 21 d post treatment) and toxicities were similar in two groups. However, valganciclovir was associated with a lower cumulative incidence of CMV recurrence within 180 days (16.7% vs. 35.7%, p=0.029) post CMV clearance. Finally, 2-year TRM was lower in valganciclovir group (9.7% ± 0.2% vs. 26.2% ± 0.3%, p = 0.026), result a superior 2-year overall survival (OS; 88.1% ± 5.2% vs. 64.4% ± 5.5%, p = 0.005) and leukemia-free survival (LFS; 82.0% ± 5.9% vs. 58.9% ± 5.6%, p = 0.009). Valganciclovir might decrease CMV viremia recurrence and led to better long-term outcome than foscarnet in adult AL patients developed CMV viremia post-HCT. Considering the inherent biases of retrospective study, well-designed trials are warranted to validate our conclusion.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Leukemia & lymphoma - (2024) vom: 12. März, Seite 1-9

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Englisch

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Zhu, Jinjin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Mimi [VerfasserIn]
Ru, Yuhua [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Huanle [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Yiyang [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Ziling [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Tu, Yuqing [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Aining [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Huiying [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Zhengming [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Xiaowen [VerfasserIn]
Han, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Chengcheng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Suning [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Song, Tiemei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Depei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute leukemia
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Cytomegalovirus
Foscarnet
Journal Article
Valganciclovir

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Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1080/10428194.2024.2321322

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NLM369653858