Table 3.

Toxicities of CMV therapy in historic control CBT recipients

Days 1-100  
Foscarnet (n = 35) Value (percentage/range) 
Nephrotoxicity requiring dose reduction or therapy change n = 14 patients (40%)
Median creatinine increase over baseline, 1.8 fold (1.2-4.0)
Median days on foscarnet, 19 (4-34)
Dosing before nephrotoxicity, 7 induction, 7 maintenance 
Ganciclovir/valganciclovir (n = 47) Value (percentage/range) 
G-CSF treatment (ANC <2) n = 32 patients (68%)
Median number of doses, 5 (1-22)
Median days on induction dosing, 19 (0-33) Median days on maintenance dosing, 30 (0-69) 
Days 101-180  
Foscarnet (n = 8) Value (percentage/range) 
Nephrotoxicity requiring dose reduction or therapy change n = 4 patients (50%)
Median creatinine increase over baseline, 1.9 fold (1.6-2.3)
Median days on foscarnet, 51 (25-80)
Dosing before nephrotoxicity, 1 induction, 3 maintenance 
Ganciclovir/valganciclovir (n = 40) Value (percentage/range) 
G-CSF treatment (ANC <2) n = 21 patients (53%)
Median number of doses, 5 (1-25)
Median days on induction dosing, 0 (0-28)
Median days on maintenance dosing, 48 (12-80) 
Days 1-100  
Foscarnet (n = 35) Value (percentage/range) 
Nephrotoxicity requiring dose reduction or therapy change n = 14 patients (40%)
Median creatinine increase over baseline, 1.8 fold (1.2-4.0)
Median days on foscarnet, 19 (4-34)
Dosing before nephrotoxicity, 7 induction, 7 maintenance 
Ganciclovir/valganciclovir (n = 47) Value (percentage/range) 
G-CSF treatment (ANC <2) n = 32 patients (68%)
Median number of doses, 5 (1-22)
Median days on induction dosing, 19 (0-33) Median days on maintenance dosing, 30 (0-69) 
Days 101-180  
Foscarnet (n = 8) Value (percentage/range) 
Nephrotoxicity requiring dose reduction or therapy change n = 4 patients (50%)
Median creatinine increase over baseline, 1.9 fold (1.6-2.3)
Median days on foscarnet, 51 (25-80)
Dosing before nephrotoxicity, 1 induction, 3 maintenance 
Ganciclovir/valganciclovir (n = 40) Value (percentage/range) 
G-CSF treatment (ANC <2) n = 21 patients (53%)
Median number of doses, 5 (1-25)
Median days on induction dosing, 0 (0-28)
Median days on maintenance dosing, 48 (12-80) 

ANC, absolute neutrophil count; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.

Thirty-one patients received both foscarnet and ganciclovir/valganciclovir day 1 to 100 sequentially.

Seven patients received both foscarnet and ganciclovir/valganciclovir day 101 to 180 sequentially.

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