Blood test may let transplant patients stop virus meds earlier
NCT ID NCT06639854
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether stem cell transplant patients can safely stop taking a medicine called letermovir earlier if their immune system shows a strong response to CMV. About 105 participants will be monitored to see if this approach reduces infections and side effects compared to taking the medicine daily. The goal is to personalize treatment and improve recovery.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 105 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria 1. Allogeneic HCT recipients with positive CMV serostatus 2. On letermovir prophylaxis at day 90 post transplant (+/- 7 days) 3. At high risk for CMV reactivation after day +100: 1. Prior or active graft versus host disease requiring systemic steroids 2. Mismatch stem cell donor (includes haploidentical, mismatch unrelated donor (MMUD), match related donor with at least one mismatch at one of the three specified HLA gene loci (HLA-A, HLA-B, or HLA-DR) and cord donor recipients) 3. Received T cell depletion or anti thymoglobulin during conditioning 4. CMV reactivation prior to day 100 post transplant 5. On steroids at any dose within 2 weeks of enrollment Exclusion criteria 1. Patients under the age of 18 2. Patients are discharged from our institution and unwilling to come back for follow up 3. Patients are actively undergoing treatment for CS-CMVi at time of screening. Prior CS-CMVi is not an exclusion from study. 4. Patients are allergic or intolerant to letermovir or have history of letermovir resistant CMV infection. 5. Not able to procure letermovir for extended prophylaxis beyond day +100.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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