Table 2.

Clinical outcome of SCT stratified by recipient CMV serology

No. of patientsCMV seronegative (n = 9)CMV seropositive (n = 18)
CMV antigenemia 14  
Recurrent antigenemia* 
CMV disease 4  
Survival status (alive/dead) 7/2 13/5  
Cause of death   
 Relapse of original disease 0  
 CMV disease (main cause) 2 
 CMV disease (contributing) 1 
 Chronic GVHD 
No. of patientsCMV seronegative (n = 9)CMV seropositive (n = 18)
CMV antigenemia 14  
Recurrent antigenemia* 
CMV disease 4  
Survival status (alive/dead) 7/2 13/5  
Cause of death   
 Relapse of original disease 0  
 CMV disease (main cause) 2 
 CMV disease (contributing) 1 
 Chronic GVHD 

SCT, stem cell transplant; CMV, cytomegalovirus; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease.

*

Requiring therapy with ganciclovir.

Death from CMV encephalitis (n = 1) or CMV pneumonitis (n = 1).

Organ affected: bone marrow.

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