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- Title
Preemptive treatment of Cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients with letermovir: results of a Phase 2a study.
- Authors
Stoelben, Susanne; Arns, Wolfgang; Renders, Lutz; Hummel, Jürgen; Mühlfeld, Anja; Stangl, Manfred; Fischereder, Michael; Gwinner, Wilfried; Suwelack, Barbara; Witzke, Oliver; Dürr, Michael; Beelen, Dietrich W.; Michel, Detlef; Lischka, Peter; Zimmermann, Holger; Rübsamen-Schaeff, Helga; Budde, Klemens
- Abstract
Cytomegalovirus ( CMV) infection remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients. Letermovir ( AIC246), is a novel anti- HCMV drug in development, acting via a novel mechanism of action. In this proof-of-concept trial with first administration of letermovir to patients, 27 transplant recipients with active CMV replication were randomly assigned to a 14-day oral treatment regimen of either letermovir 40 mg twice a day, letermovir 80 mg once a day, or local standard of care ( SOC) in a multicenter, open-label trial. Efficacy, safety, and limited pharmacokinetic parameters were assessed. All groups had a statistically significant decrease in CMV- DNA copy number from baseline (40 mg BID: P = 0.031; 80 mg QD: P = 0.018; SOC: P = 0.001), and comparison of viral load reduction between treatment groups showed no statistically significant differences. Viral clearance was achieved for 6 of 12 patients (50%) in the letermovir groups versus two of seven SOC patients (28.6%). Letermovir treatment was generally well tolerated, no patient developed CMV disease during the trial. Both letermovir treatment regimens resulted in equally high trough level plasma concentrations. The efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics observed in these viremic transplant recipients indicate that letermovir is a promising new anti- CMV drug.
- Subjects
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS diseases; KIDNEY transplant patients; PHARMACOKINETICS; BLOOD plasma; MEDICATION safety
- Publication
Transplant International, 2014, Vol 27, Issue 1, p77
- ISSN
0934-0874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/tri.12225