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Table 1 Characteristics of the study patient population at the time of CMV-TCIP

From: Clinical experience with a novel assay measuring cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell immunity by flow cytometry and intracellular cytokine staining to predict clinically significant CMV events

Parameter

Patients

(N = 37)

CMV events

(N = 16)

No CMV events

(N = 28)

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

56.4 ± 15.4

51.5 ± 17.7

57.9 ± 13.6

Women (%)

15 (40.5)

9 (56.3)

12 (42.8)

SOT (%)

31 (83.7)

15 (93.7)

23 (82.2)

 Kidney (%)

20 (54.1)

9 (56.3)

15 (53.6)

 Kidney-pancreas (%)

2 (5.4)

1 (6.3)

1 (3.5)

 Heart (%)

6 (16.2)

4 (25)

5 (17.9)

 Lung (%)

2 (5.4)

1 (6.3)

1 (3.5)

 Liver (%)

1 (2.7)

0 (0)

1 (3.5)

 High-risk for CMV (CMV D+/R-) (%)

20 (54.1)

12 (75)

14 (50)*

 Time from transplant (months) (median, IQR)

11.9 (7.1–17.2)

10.2 (8.3–18.5)

12 (7–16.7)

Induction immunosuppression

 Thymoglobulin (%)

6 (16.2)

4 (25)

5 (17.9)

 Alemtuzumab (%)

6 (16.2)

2 (12.5)

4 (14.2)

 Basiliximab (%)

16 (43.2)

8 (50)

11 (39.3)

 None (%)

1 (2.7)

0 (0)

1 (3.5)

 Unknown (%)

2 (5.4)

1 (6.3)

2 (7.1)

Maintenance immunosuppression

 2 agents (%)

12 (32.4)

6 (37.5)

9 (32.1)

 3 agents (%)

19 (51.3)

9 (56.3)

14 (50)

 High-dose mycophenolate (%)a

5 (13.5)

2 (12.5)

4 (14.2)

 Tacrolimus trough level (ng/dL) (mean ± SD)

8.2 ± 4.2

8.6 ± 4.9

7.9 ± 3.8

 Prednisone > 5 mg daily (%)

15 (40.5)

4 (25)

13 (46.4)

Non-SOT (%)

6 (16.2)

1 (6.3)

5 (17.8)

ALC (109/Lt) (mean ± SD)

1 ± 0.79

1 ± 0.88

1 ± 0.76

  1. Data are presented as absolute number (% within column) for categorical variables and mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median (interquartile range, IQR) for continuous variables with a normal or non-normal distribution, respectively
  2. ALC Absolute lymphocyte count, CMV D+/R- Donor positive-recipient negative CMV seropositivity status, SOT Solid organ transplant
  3. *P = 0.1
  4. aMycophenolic acid 720 mg or mycophenolate mofetil 1 g twice daily