Letermovir Resistance Analysis in a Clinical Trial of Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients.


Journal

The Journal of infectious diseases
ISSN: 1537-6613
Titre abrégé: J Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0413675

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 03 2020
Historique:
received: 10 07 2019
accepted: 14 11 2019
pubmed: 30 11 2019
medline: 5 1 2021
entrez: 30 11 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Letermovir (LET), a cytomegalovirus (CMV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) terminase inhibitor, was recently approved for prophylaxis of CMV infection in adult CMV-seropositive recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cytomegalovirus genotyping was performed to identify LET-resistance-associated variants (RAVs) among subjects in a Phase 3 trial. The CMV UL56 and UL89 genes, encoding subunits of CMV DNA terminase, were sequenced from plasma collected from subjects with clinically significant CMV infection (CS-CMVi). Novel variants were evaluated by recombinant phenotyping to assess their potential to confer resistance to LET. Genotyping was successful for 50 of 79 LET subjects with CS-CMVi. Resistance-associated variants (encoding pUL56 V236M and C325W) were detected independently in subjects 1 and 3 who experienced CS-CMVi while receiving LET prophylaxis, and 2 other variants (encoding pUL56 E237G and R369T) were detected >3 weeks after subjects 2 and 3, respectively, had discontinued LET prophylaxis and received preemptive therapy with ganciclovir. The detected incidence of CMV resistance among subjects who received LET as prophylaxis in this Phase 3 trial was low. The LET RAVs that were detected mapped to the CMV UL56 gene at positions associated with reduced susceptibility to LET based on resistance selections in cell culture.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Letermovir (LET), a cytomegalovirus (CMV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) terminase inhibitor, was recently approved for prophylaxis of CMV infection in adult CMV-seropositive recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cytomegalovirus genotyping was performed to identify LET-resistance-associated variants (RAVs) among subjects in a Phase 3 trial.
METHODS
The CMV UL56 and UL89 genes, encoding subunits of CMV DNA terminase, were sequenced from plasma collected from subjects with clinically significant CMV infection (CS-CMVi). Novel variants were evaluated by recombinant phenotyping to assess their potential to confer resistance to LET.
RESULTS
Genotyping was successful for 50 of 79 LET subjects with CS-CMVi. Resistance-associated variants (encoding pUL56 V236M and C325W) were detected independently in subjects 1 and 3 who experienced CS-CMVi while receiving LET prophylaxis, and 2 other variants (encoding pUL56 E237G and R369T) were detected >3 weeks after subjects 2 and 3, respectively, had discontinued LET prophylaxis and received preemptive therapy with ganciclovir.
CONCLUSIONS
The detected incidence of CMV resistance among subjects who received LET as prophylaxis in this Phase 3 trial was low. The LET RAVs that were detected mapped to the CMV UL56 gene at positions associated with reduced susceptibility to LET based on resistance selections in cell culture.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31781762
pii: 5645458
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz577
pmc: PMC7075417
doi:

Substances chimiques

Acetates 0
Antiviral Agents 0
Quinazolines 0
letermovir 1H09Y5WO1F

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1117-1126

Subventions

Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI116635
Pays : United States

Commentaires et corrections

Type : CommentIn

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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Auteurs

Cameron M Douglas (CM)

Infectious Disease Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

Richard Barnard (R)

Infectious Disease Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

Daniel Holder (D)

Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

Randi Leavitt (R)

Clinical Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

Diane Levitan (D)

Translational Molecular Biomarkers, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

Maureen Maguire (M)

Translational Molecular Biomarkers, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

David Nickle (D)

Pharmacogenomics and Genetics, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

Valerie Teal (V)

Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

Hong Wan (H)

Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

Dirk C J G van Alewijk (DCJG)

DDL Diagnostics Laboratory, Rijswijk, the Netherlands.

Leen-Jan van Doorn (LJ)

DDL Diagnostics Laboratory, Rijswijk, the Netherlands.

Sunwen Chou (S)

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Julie Strizki (J)

Infectious Disease Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.

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