A Study of the Drug Letermovir as Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection After Stem Cell Transplant in Pediatric Patients

Major Program
Supportive Care and Symptom Management
NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Research Group
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Status
Not yet recruiting
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
For more information, see ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05711667
This phase III trial determines whether taking prophylactic letermovir will reduce the likelihood of infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) in children and adolescents after stem cell transplant. The treatments used to prepare for HCT reduce the body's natural infection-fighting ability and increase the likelihood of an infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus. "Prophylaxis" means to take a drug to prevent a disease or side effect. Letermovir is an antiviral drug that stops cytomegalovirus from multiplying and may prevent cytomegalovirus infection and make the disease less severe.
Intervention
Biospecimen Collection, Letermovir
Condition
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Investigators
Caitlin W Elgarten

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