Valganciclovir as treatment for cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients

O Len, J Gavalda, J María Aguado… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes morbidity in solid organ transplant
(SOT) recipients, either by direct injury or in association with chronic allograft rejection or …

A prospective assessment of valganciclovir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in transplant recipients

A Humar, D Siegal, G Moussa… - The Journal of infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
We assessed valganciclovir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in organ-transplant
recipients. Virologic and clinical outcomes were compared with those in matched historical …

Treatment of cytomegalovirus infection or disease in solid organ transplant recipients with valganciclovir

J Fellay, JP Venetz, JD Aubert, C Seydoux… - Transplantation …, 2005 - Elsevier
Valganciclovir (VGC) has proved efficacious and safe for the prophylaxis against
cytomegalovirus (CMV) in high-risk transplant recipients and for the treatment of CMV …

Treatment of cytomegalovirus disease with valganciclovir in renal transplant recipients: a single center experience

N Babel, L Gabdrakhmanova, JS Juergensen… - …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Recent data suggest valganciclovir (VGC) to be as effective as ganciclovir for
cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of …

Lessons learned from a randomized study of oral valganciclovir versus parenteral ganciclovir treatment of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients …

A Åsberg, A Humar, H Rollag… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The VICTOR study showed comparable efficacy of treatment with intravenous ganciclovir
and oral valganciclovir for cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in solid organ transplant …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of valganciclovir vs. oral ganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients

C Paya, A Humar, ED Dominguez, K Washburn… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
We compared the efficacy and safety of valganciclovir with those of oral ganciclovir in
preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in high-risk seronegative solid organ transplant …

Efficacy and safety of valgancyclovir as preemptive therapy for the prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients

C Dı́az-Pedroche, C Lumbreras, P Del Valle… - Transplantation …, 2005 - Elsevier
We prospectively followed 70 CMV-seropositive solid organ transplant recipients to evaluate
the efficacy and safety of valganciclovir (VGCV) as preemptive therapy based on …

[HTML][HTML] Oral valganciclovir is noninferior to intravenous ganciclovir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients

A Asberg, A Humar, H Rollag, AG Jardine… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Intravenous ganciclovir is the standard treatment for cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ
transplant recipients. Oral valganciclovir is a more convenient alternative. In a randomized …

Valganciclovir as pre-emptive therapy for cytomegalovirus infection in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Spanish Network for Research on Infection in … - Antiviral …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background In haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients, cytomegalovirus
(CMV) infection contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality in both the early and late …

Valganciclovir for the prevention and treatment of CMV in solid organ transplant recipients

A Åsberg, H Rollag, A Hartmann - Expert opinion on …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common viral infectious
complication after solid organ transplantation (SOT). Ganciclovir is the first-line anti-CMV …