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ArticleTransplantation direct2026

Optimization of Valganciclovir for Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Pharmacokinetic Study.

Kensuke Shoji, Jumpei Saito, Ryohei Futatsugi, Tatsuki Ikuse, Taketo Kasai, Toshihiro Matsui, Masaki Yamada, Chikara Ogimi, Hajime Uchida, Akinari Fukuda and 2 more

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Kensuke ShojiCenter for Postgraduate Education and Training, National Center for Child Health and Development.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7164-0262
Jumpei SaitoDepartment of Pharmacy, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Ryohei FutatsugiDivision of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Tatsuki IkuseDivision of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Taketo KasaiDivision of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Toshihiro MatsuiDivision of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Masaki YamadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Chikara OgimiDivision of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Hajime UchidaCenter for Organ Transplantation, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Akinari FukudaCenter for Organ Transplantation, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Seisuke SakamotoCenter for Organ Transplantation, National Center for Child Health and Development.
Mureo KasaharaCenter for Organ Transplantation, National Center for Child Health and Development.

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Abstract

Background: Valganciclovir (VGCV) is the first-line therapeutic agent for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection following pediatric liver transplantation (LT). The dosage for pediatric patients is either determined by body weight (BW dose) or body surface area (BSA) and renal function (7 × BSA [m Methods: We conducted a prospective pharmacokinetic study in pediatric LT patients. The area under the concentration-time curve (AUC Results: Fourteen patients with a median age of 1.1 y were included. The median VGCV dose was 15.3 mg/kg, whereas the hypothetical median BSA dose was 24.5 mg/kg. The estimated AUC Conclusions: Based on our estimation, BSA dosing may be more likely to achieve the target AUC

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