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Janice Brown

Prophylactic Use of Maribavir for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Contact Information

Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305

Primary Contact:

Janice Brown (650) 723-0822
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Brief

The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether or not maribavir is safe and effective for preventing CMV disease when taken by mouth for up to 12 weeks in patients who have had a stem cell transplant.

Recruiting Status:

No longer recruiting

Stanford Recruiting Status:

No longer recruiting

Intervention(s):

  • Drug: maribavir
  • Drug: placebo

Phase:

Phase 3

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 years to Any Age

Genders Eligible for Study:

Male and Female

Health of Volunteers:

People with the conditions listed in this trial can participate as controls.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

- Allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient

- Recipient or donor CMV seropositive

- Have transplant engraftment

- Able to swallow tablets

Key Exclusion Criteria:

- CMV organ disease

- HIV infection

- Use of other anti-CMV therapy post-transplant

Additional Study Details

Official Title:

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Use of Maribavir for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Disease in Recipients of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants.

Anticipated start date:

5/30/2007

Lead Sponsor:

Viropharma Inc.

Study Type:

Interventional

Purpose:

Prevention

Allocation:

Randomized

Masking:

Double Blind

Control:

none

Assignment:

Parallel

Endpoints:

Safety/Efficacy

Primary Outcomes:

  • CMV organ disease [ Time Frame: 6 months post-transplant ]

Secondary Outcomes:

  • CMV organ disease [ Time Frame: 100 days and 12 months post-transplant ]
  • Incidence of CMV infection [ Time Frame: 100 days, 6 months, and 12 months post-transplant ]
  • Incidence of graft-versus-host disease [ Time Frame: 100 days and 6 months post-transplant ]
  • Mortality [ Time Frame: 100 days, 6 months, and 12 months post-transplant ]

Total Number to be Enrolled:

500

Total Number to be Enrolled at Stanford:

8

More Information

Trial Unique Id: SU-12202007-948

Secondary ID(s):

  • 97548
  • BMT192
  • NCT00411645
  • VP 1263-300

Locations & Contacts

Stanford Locations & Contacts:

Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305

Primary Contact:

Janice Brown (650) 723-0822

Non-Stanford Locations:

The Stanford website does not have any locations outside of Stanford listed for this trial. You may want to check clinicaltrials.gov for posible additional locations.

This listing was last updated:

4/22/2009

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