A Phase II Open-Label Randomized Study of Anti-Viral Antibiotic Therapy With and Without Familial (Maternal) Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTLs) in Neonates With Moderate/Severe Maternal Acquired CMV Infection
New York Medical College
Summary
Patients with moderate or severe CMV disease less than 21 days old who have a maternal donor who has a CMV response to the peptivators will be screened. All patients will receive treatment with valganciclovir or ganciclovir. There is a safety run in with treatment with CMV CTLs in cohort 1 and if found to be safe, will proceed to cohort 2 for randomization to receive antiviral therapy with or without CMV CTLs. Funding source: FDA OOPD
Description
Given the vulnerability and poor outcomes of preterm neonates and neonates in general to viral infection, including the need for prolonged antiviral therapy for 6 or more months to achieve just modest improvements in sensorineural functions, CMV CTL therapy offers a promising alternative. CMV CTL treatment will build on the hosts innate immune capacity to create a more effective and permanent defense against collateral injury arising from CMV infections. Patients who meet all inclusion/exclusion criteria with a maternal donor who meet all donor criteria will be enrolled onto study. Cohort 1…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 0–0 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers