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ArticleBlood2016

Early cytomegalovirus reactivation remains associated with increased transplant-related mortality in the current era: a CIBMTR analysis.

Pierre Teira, Minoo Battiwalla, Muthalagu Ramanathan, A John Barrett, Kwang Woo Ahn, Min Chen, Jaime S Green, Ayman Saad, Joseph H Antin, Bipin N Savani and 11 more

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Article in Blood, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 287 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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287citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

287 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 525 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Maribavir for Refractory Cytomegalovirus Infections With or Without Resistance Post-Transplant: Results From a Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2022
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  14. A Mortality Analysis of Letermovir Prophylaxis for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in CMV-seropositive Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020
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  15. Cytomegalovirus Vaccines in Transplantation: History, Hurdles, and Hope.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 17 institutions in 5 countries.

Pierre TeiraSainte Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;
Minoo BattiwallaHematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD;
Muthalagu RamanathanDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA;
A John BarrettHematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD;
Kwang Woo AhnCenter for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, and Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI;
Min ChenCenter for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, and.
Jaime S GreenDivision of Infectious Disease and International Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN;
Ayman SaadDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL;
Joseph H AntinCenter for Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA;
Bipin N SavaniDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN;
Hillard M LazarusSeidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH;
Matthew SeftelDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
Wael SaberCenter for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, and.
David MarksPediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom;
Mahmoud AljurfDepartment of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Center & Research, Ridayh, Saudi Arabia;
Maxim NorkinDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL;
John R WingardDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL;
Caroline A LindemansPediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands;
Michael BoeckhVaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA;
Marcie L RichesDivision of Hematology/Oncology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; and.
Jeffery J AulettaHost Defense Program, Divisions of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant and Infectious Diseases, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
Florida College · USNational Heart Lung and Blood Institute · USCancer Research Center · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SAMedical College of Wisconsin · USNational Health Service · GBNationwide Children's Hospital · USPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre · CAUMass Memorial Medical Center · USUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversity Hospitals Case Medical Center · USUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Data Resource for Analyzing Blood &Marrow TransplantsU24CA076518 · NCI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Amy M Moskop, Bronwen Shaw · 1998 to 2026
$105.2M
Easy-to-read Informed Consent for HCT Clinical TrialsU10HL069294 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI HOROWITZ, MARY MARESCA · 2011 to 2016
$43.8M
NCI NIH HHS U24 CA076518NHLBI NIH HHS U10 HL069294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-center studies have reported an association between early (before day 100) cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation and decreased incidence of relapse for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. To substantiate these preliminary findings, the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) Database was interrogated to analyze the impact of CMV reactivation on hematologic disease relapse in the current era. Data from 9469 patients transplanted with bone marrow or peripheral blood between 2003 and 2010 were analyzed according to 4 disease categories: AML (n = 5310); acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL, n = 1883); chronic myeloid leukemia (CML, n = 1079); and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, n = 1197). Median time to initial CMV reactivation was 41 days (range, 1-362 days). CMV reactivation had no preventive effect on hematologic disease relapse irrespective of diagnosis. Moreover, CMV reactivation was associated with higher nonrelapse mortality [relative risk [RR] among disease categories ranged from 1.61 to 1.95 and P values from .0002 to <.0001; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14-2.61). As a result, CMV reactivation was associated with lower overall survival for AML (RR = 1.27; 95% CI, 1.17-1.38; P <.0001), ALL (RR = 1.46; 95% CI, 1.25-1.71; P <.0001), CML (RR = 1.49; 95% CI, 1.19-1.88; P = .0005), and MDS (RR = 1.31; 95% CI, 1.09-1.57; P = .003). In conclusion, CMV reactivation continues to remain a risk factor for poor posttransplant outcomes and does not seem to confer protection against hematologic disease relapse.

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Virus ActivationAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAllograftsAntibodies, ViralAntiviral AgentsBone Marrow TransplantationChildChild, PreschoolCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleAntibodies, ViralAntiviral Agents

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PMID26884374
PMCPMC4874224
OpenAlexW2395266396

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