Valganciclovir in Congenital CMV Infants
- Conditions
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT00031434
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how ganciclovir is metabolized when administered intravenously (by a needle inserted into a vein) following valganciclovir syrup, given by mouth to newborns and young infants with symptoms of congenital (present at birth) cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. The study also seeks to identify a dose of valganciclovir that provides a comparable blood concentration to ganciclovir present in the blood of newborns with symptomatic congenital CMV disease. All study participants will receive 6 weeks of antiviral therapy (defined as ganciclovir and/or valganciclovir). Infants from 0 to 30 days old will participate in the study for 2 years.
- Detailed Description
Recent trials have demonstrated that ganciclovir treatment of neonates with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease involving the central nervous system results in improved hearing function (or maintenance of normal hearing function) and prevents hearing deterioration at 6 months. Furthermore, ganciclovir therapy may prevent hearing deterioration at 1 year. Ganciclovir recipients also have a more rapid resolution of their transaminase elevations and a greater degree of short term growth in weight and head circumference compared with untreated patients. Valganciclovir, the oral product of ganciclovir, has been developed as a syrup formulation and presents the opportunity to treat longer, but pharmacokinetic data are needed in infants first to assure the correct dose is being utilized. This Phase I/II, multi-center, open-label trial will assess the safety/tolerability and pharmacokinetics (ganciclovir concentrations) following administration of oral valganciclovir to neonates with symptomatic congenital CMV disease. A total of 24 patients will be evaluated. All patients entered into this study will receive 6 weeks (42 days) of antiviral therapy (defined as ganciclovir and/or valganciclovir). Two different dose determination strategies will be applied in this protocol. The first is an individual patient approach. The second is a group dose modification strategy. The primary endpoint is pharmacokinetics of ganciclovir following administration of oral valganciclovir syrup. The pharmacokinetics will be assessed by a population approach to PK data analysis. Secondary endpoints are: the pharmacokinetics of valganciclovir following administration of oral valganciclovir; the correlation of ganciclovir plasma concentrations following administration of intravenous ganciclovir and oral valganciclovir syrup with CMV whole blood viral load; lack of vomiting and/or diarrhea associated with the administration of oral valganciclovir syrup; and assessment of toxicity, such as neutropenia, associated with the administration of oral valganciclovir syrup.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
- Signed informed consent from parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
- Culture confirmation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) from urine or throat swab specimens.
- Symptomatic congenital CMV disease, as manifest by one or more of the following:
Thrombocytopenia Petechiae Hepatomegaly Splenomegaly Intrauterine growth restriction Hepatitis (elevated transaminases and/or bilirubin) Central nervous system involvement of the CMV disease (such as microcephaly, radiographic abnormalities indicative of CMV CNS disease, abnormal CSF indices for age, chorioretinitis, hearing deficits as detected by brainstem evoked response, and/or positive CMV PCR from CSF)
- Less than or equal to 30 days of age at study enrollment.
- Weight at study enrollment greater than or equal to 1800 grams.
- Gestational age greater than or equal to 32 weeks.
- Imminent demise.
- Patients receiving other antiviral agents or immune globulin.
- Gastrointestinal abnormality which might preclude absorption of an oral medication (e.g., a history of necrotizing enterocolitis).
- Creatinine clearance < 10mL/min/1.73 square meters at time of study enrollment.
- Infants known to be born to women who are HIV positive (but HIV testing is not required for study entry).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Valganciclovir All subjects enrolled into this study will receive 6 weeks (42 days) of antiviral therapy (valganciclovir/ganciclovir). 1 Ganciclovir All subjects enrolled into this study will receive 6 weeks (42 days) of antiviral therapy (valganciclovir/ganciclovir).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pharmacokinetics of ganciclovir following administration of oral valganciclovir syrup. The pharmacokinetics will be assessed by a population approach to PK data analysis. Day 1: 0.25-0.75, 1-3, 5-7, and 10-12 hours. Day 3: with 2nd dose of IV ganciclovir, before dose, 1 hour, 2-3, 5-7, and 10-12 hours after dose. 1 and 2 weeks post oral valganciclovir: 0.5 after the am dose and 3 hours after the 1st PK.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pharmacokinetics of valganciclovir following administration of oral valganciclovir syrup. Day 1: 0.25-0.75, 1-3, 5-7, and 10-12 hours. 1 and 2 weeks post oral valganciclovir: 0.5 after the am dose and 3 hours after the 1st PK. Lack of vomiting and/or diarrhea associated with administration of oral valganciclovir syrup. Assessed through Day 56. Correlation of ganciclovir plasma concentrations following administration of intravenous ganciclovir and oral valganciclovir syrup with CMV whole blood viral load. Day 1 (prior to dose 1 of valganciclovir), Day 7, Day 14, Day 28, Day 42, Day 56, and 6 months. Assessment of toxicity, such as neutropenia, associated with the administration of oral valganciclovir syrup. Duration of study.
Trial Locations
- Locations (21)
University of Louisville
🇺🇸Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Washington University in St. Louis
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center
🇺🇸Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Johns Hopkins University
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States
MetroHealth Medical Center
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
University of Southern California
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Schneider Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Manhasset, New York, United States
SUNY Upstate Medical University
🇺🇸Syracuse, New York, United States
Creighton University
🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Ohio State University
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
The University of Texas Health Science Center
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Arkansas
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County
🇺🇸Orange, California, United States
Stanford University
🇺🇸Stanford, California, United States
Stroger Cook Hospital
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
The University of Texas Medical Branch
🇺🇸Galveston, Texas, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
🇺🇸Charleston, South Carolina, United States
University of Florida
🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Tulane University
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States