Status:

RECRUITING

Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis With Letermovir in Heart Transplant Recipients

Lead Sponsor:

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Conditions:

CMV Viremia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

CMV infection is the most prevalent infection after heart transplantation (HTX), occurring in up to 40-60% of the recipients. It most frequently occurs within the first 6 months after transplantation ...

Detailed Description

This protocol represents a Phase II pilot prospective non-randomized single arm open-label study design. We aim to enroll 30 patients after heart transplantation (Study Group), who will meet all of th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • heart transplant recipient (new)
  • moderate (D+/R+ and D-/R+) or high (D+/R-) risk CMV serostatus
  • signed informed consent for participation in the study

Exclusion

  • short-term mechanical circulatory support prior HTX
  • ongoing CMV infection/disease
  • D-/R- CMV serostatus
  • heart re-transplantation
  • need for intensified immunosuppression protocol
  • \>20% cytolytic alloantibodies prior transplant
  • perioperative (within 7 days after HTX) allograft rejection \> 1R
  • immunoinduction with ATG
  • pregnancy
  • active participation in another interventional clinical trial
  • know hypersensitivity to letermovir
  • known hypersensitivity to valgancyclovir
  • known hematological disorders (apart from anemia)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05432778

Start Date

May 1 2023

End Date

August 1 2026

Last Update

November 9 2023

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University Medical Center Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000