Erschienen in:
22.02.2020 | Lung Transplant (R Bag, Section Editor)
Human Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis and Treatment in Lung Transplantation in the Current Era
verfasst von:
Kathleen M. Mullane
Erschienen in:
Current Pulmonology Reports
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Ausgabe 1/2020
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Abstract
Purpose of Review
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplantation with lung transplant recipients being at highest risk. This article sumarizes recent findings in the pathophysiology of HCMV, especially its effects in lung transplant recipients; the current and new modalities for treatment and prevention of infection; and the latest guidelines for prevention and management of HCMV in lung transplant recipients.
Recent Findings
Recent findings include moves towards standardization for monitoring and treating HCMV and approval of a new agent, letermovir, for prevention of HCMV reactivation in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients now in clinical trials for solid organ transplant recipients, and updates on the late stage development of maribavir. The newest innovations include promising vaccine candidates as well as adoptive cell-mediated immunity through the use of virus-specific cytotoxic T cells. Finally, assays evaluating HCMV immune function to aid in the evaluation of individual patient’s ability to have a cell-mediated immune response to CMV are being developed.
Summary
In the past 15 years major advances in diagnosis, prevention, management and risk evaluation in patients with HCMV have occurred, and research continues, which will impact outcomes in the transplant population.