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ReviewViruses2025

Treating Adenovirus Infection in Transplant Populations: Therapeutic Options Beyond Cidofovir?

Niyati Narsana, David Ha, Dora Y Ho

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Review in Viruses, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  4. Challenges and opportunities in the management of severe pneumonia. Key concepts from the Seventh Annual Meeting of Spanish Experts 2025.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2026
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  6. Donor-derived viral infections: the usual suspects and the new kids on the block.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Niyati NarsanaDivision of Infectious Diseases, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
David HaStanford Antimicrobial Safety and Sustainability Program, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Dora Y HoDivision of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adenovirus (AdV) infections can lead to significant morbidity and increased mortality in immunocompromised populations such as hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients. This review evaluates currently available and emerging therapies for AdV infections. Cidofovir, while most commonly used, is limited by its variable efficacy and nephrotoxicity. This led to the development of brincidofovir, which has a better safety profile and great in vitro potency against AdV. The use of ribavirin and ganciclovir has been reported in the literature, but their use is limited due to inconsistent efficacy. Immune-based approaches, such as adoptive T-cell therapy, have shown promise in achieving viral clearance and improving survival but remain constrained by challenges related to manufacturing complexity and risks of graft-versus-host disease. This review underscores the need for standardized treatment protocols as well as comparative studies to identify optimal dosing and timing to initiate treatment. Future research should focus on individualized treatment approaches and the development of novel therapeutic agents to address the unmet clinical needs of AdV management.

Indexed as

Adenoviridae InfectionsAdenovirus Infections, HumanAntiviral AgentsCidofovirTransplant RecipientsCytosineHumansImmunocompromised HostOrganophosphonatesAntiviral AgentsbrincidofovirCidofovirCytosineOrganophosphonatesadenovirusadoptive T-cell therapybrincidofovircidofovirganciclovirhematopoietic stem cell transplantribavirinsolid organ transplant

Identifiers

PMID40431613
PMCPMC12116135

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