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- Title
High-grade cytomegalovirus antigenemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- Authors
Asano-Mori, Y.; Oshima, K.; Sakata-Yanagimoto, M.; Nakagawa, M.; Kandabashi, K.; Izutsu, K.; Hangaishi, A.; Motokura, T.; Chiba, S.; Kurokawa, M.; Hirai, H.; Kanda, Y.
- Abstract
Summary:Clinical impact of high-grade (HG) cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has not been clarified. Therefore, in order to investigate the risk factors and outcome for HG-CMV antigenemia, we retrospectively analyzed the records of 154 Japanese adult patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the first time from 1995 to 2002 at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Among 107 patients who developed positive CMV antigenemia at any level, 74 received risk-adapted preemptive therapy with ganciclovir (GCV), and 17 of these developed HG-antigenemia defined as 50 positive cells per two slides. The use of systemic corticosteroids at 0.5 mg/kg/day at the initiation of GCV was identified as an independent significant risk factor for HG-antigenemia. Seven of the 17 HG-antigenemia patients developed CMV disease, with a cumulative incidence of 49.5%, which was significantly higher than that in the low-grade antigenemia patients (4%, P<0.001). However, overall survival was almost equivalent in the two groups. In conclusion, the development of HG-antigenemia appeared to depend on the profound immune suppression of the recipient. Although CMV disease frequently developed in HG-antigenemia patients, antiviral therapy could prevent a fatal outcome.Bone Marrow Transplantation (2005) 36, 813–819. doi:10.1038/sj.bmt.1705134; published online 5 September 2005
- Subjects
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS diseases; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; HEMATOPOIETIC stem cells; GANCICLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL agents; ANTIGENS
- Publication
Bone Marrow Transplantation, 2005, Vol 36, Issue 9, p813
- ISSN
0268-3369
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.bmt.1705134