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Trial of Preemptive Treatment With Oral Valganciclovir Compared With Intravenous (IV) Ganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Infection After Bone Marrow or Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant

NCT00241345 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2013-07-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to determine if preemptive therapy with oral valganciclovir is as effective as intravenous ganciclovir in clearing cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia as determined by quantitative CMV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay in patients who have undergone bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant.

Conditions

  • Cytomegalovirus Infections

Interventions

DRUG

Valganciclovir

DRUG

Ganciclovir

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ravi Vij, M.D. · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-06-30
Primary Completion
2007-11-30
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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