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Incidence and outcomes of cytomegalovirus in pancreas transplantation with steroid‐free immunosuppression
Author(s) -
Shah Ashesh P.,
Chen Jeanne M.,
Fridell Jonathan A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/ctr.12655
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , valganciclovir , pancreas transplantation , transplantation , tacrolimus , thymoglobulin , gastroenterology , cytomegalovirus , ganciclovir , surgery , kidney transplantation , pancreas , immunology , human cytomegalovirus , herpesviridae , viral disease , virus
Cytomegalovirus ( CMV ) is a common opportunistic infection encountered after pancreas transplantation. The records of 407 pancreas transplant recipients (226 simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant ( SPK ), 101 pancreas transplant after kidney ( PAK ), and 97 pancreas transplants alone [ PTA ]) performed at a single center with at least 1‐yr follow‐up were reviewed. Immunosuppression included rabbit antithymocyte globulin induction, steroid withdrawal, and maintenance therapy of tacrolimus and sirolimus (± mycophenolate). In addition, PTA recipients received a single dose of rituximab. All recipients received valganciclovir prophylaxis. Donor (D)+/recipient (R)− recipients received 6 months of prophylaxis; all others received 3 months. The overall CMV infection rate was 12%. The cumulative incidences of CMV infection at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after transplant were 0.25%, 3%, 7%, and 8%, respectively. CMV infection rates were 20.2% in the D+/R− group, 16.5% in the D+/R+ group, 5.0% in the D−/R+ group, and 2.8% in the D−/R− group. Infections were less common in SPK recipients. Most infections developed at least 3 months post‐transplant, and 24% demonstrated tissue‐invasive disease. Immunosuppression was NOT reduced in 72% of patients with infections. Ganciclovir‐resistant CMV occurred in four patients. No patients died or lost their allografts due to CMV ‐related infection; one graft was lost due to chronic rejection associated with a reduction in immunosuppression. In many cases, CMV infections may be treated in pancreas transplant recipients without necessarily reducing immunosuppression.

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