Regular virologic surveillance showed very frequent cytomegalovirus reactivation in patients treated with alemtuzumab
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Valganciclovir prevents cytomegalovirus reactivation in patients receiving alemtuzumab-based therapy.
Alemtuzumab is an immunosuppressive antibody that depletes normal T cells and B cells. Prophylaxis for herpes virus and Pneumocystis carinii is standard with this agent. Approximately 20% to 25% of patients will experience cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation. We conducted a randomized trial wherein patients being treated with an alemtuzumab-containing regimen received prophylaxis with either val...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hematology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0361-8609,1096-8652
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20780