Letermovir use may impact on the Cytomegalovirus DNA fragmentation profile in plasma from allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in plasma is mainly unprotected and highly fragmented. The size of the amplicon largely explains the variation in CMV DNA loads quantified across PCR platforms. In this proof-of-concept study, we assessed whether the CMV DNA fragmentation profile may vary across allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (allo-SCT), within the same patient over time, or is affected by letermovir (LMV) use. A total of 52 plasma specimens from 14 nonconsecutive allo-SCT recipients were included. The RealTime CMV PCR (Abbott Molecular), was used to monitor CMV DNA load in plasma, and fragmentation was assessed with a laboratory-designed PCR generating overlapping amplicons (around 90-110 bp) within the CMV UL34, UL80.5, and UL54 genes. Intrapatient, inter-patient, and LMV-associated qualitative and quantitative variations in seven amplicons were observed. These variations were seemingly unrelated to the CMV DNA loads measured by the Abbott PCR assay. CMV DNA loads quantified by UL34_4, UL54.5, and UL80.5_1 PCR assays discriminate between LMV and non-LMV patients. Our observations may have relevant implications in the management of active CMV infection in allo-SCT recipients, either treated or not with LMV, although the data need further validation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

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Journal of medical virology - 96(2024), 3 vom: 08. März, Seite e29564

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Giménez, Estela [VerfasserIn]
Gozalbo-Rovira, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Albert, Eliseo [VerfasserIn]
Piñana, José Luis [VerfasserIn]
Solano, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Navarro, David [VerfasserIn]

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1H09Y5WO1F
Acetates
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Antiviral Agents
CMV
CMV DNA fragmentation
DNA, Viral
Journal Article
Letermovir
Preemptive antiviral therapy
Quinazolines
Real-time PCR
UL34 protein, Human herpesvirus 1
Viral Proteins

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Date Completed 21.03.2024

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.29564

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369957504