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. 2025 Sep 4;2025:8861458. doi: 10.1155/carm/8861458

Table 2.

Retrospective studies of CMV reactivation in multiple myeloma.

Reference Chemotherapy,
total number in study
Regular CMV exam CMV infection CMV disease Median amount of viremia Antiviral treatment Resume of chemotherapy
Kikuchi et al. [11] Ide-cel, 53 Weekly 38.9% (20/53) 4 retinitis ND 8/20 ND
Pei et al. [26] Teclistamab, 23 ND 52.2% (12/23) 1 enterocolitis DNA 2295 IU/mL
(653-165000)
11/12 11/12
Baneman et al. [27] CAR-T, 6

BsAb, 5 mAb, 11
Biweekly 64% (14/22) No DNA 34.5 IU/mL
(34.5-14100)
1/14 ND
De Novellis et al. [5] Dara, 51

Non-Dara 50
ND Dara 33% (17/51) non-Dara 4% (2/51) 1 pneumonia DNA 192 UI/mL
(34.5-14100)
Dara 7/51 non-Dara 0/51 ND
Matsunaga et al. [6] Dara, 154 Partial 19% (29/154) 1 hepatitis,

1 retinitis

1 gastroenteritis
Antigenemia

5 (2–27) cells/slide
25/29 7 discontinued
Kikuchi et al. [7] Dara, 53 Partial 17% (9/53) 1 pneumonia Antigenemia

4 (1–117) cells/slide
1/9 ND
Li et al. [8] Dara, 53

Non-Dara, 78
Yes Dara 17% (9/53) non-Dara 3% (2/78) None DNA 4360 cp/mL
(1200–13700)
7/11 ND
Tabata et al. [9] Dara, 15 Yes (1-2 times/wk) 73% (11/15) None Antigenemia

13 (2–104) cells/slide
8/11 ND
Nakagawa et al. [10] Dara, 13 No 38% (5/13) None Antigenemia

12 (1–71)
5/5 1 postponed
Kikuchi et al. [28] Elo, 85 ND 19% (16/85) 1 retinitis ND 5/16 ND
Sharpley et al. [29] Bor, 57 Yes (biweekly) 39% (12/31) None Median; ND

DNA > 7500 cp/mL (5/12)
5/12 ND
Massoud et al. [25] Auto-HSCT, 132 Yes (weekly) 22% (29/132) 3 enteritis Median; ND

DNA > 1000 cp/mL (11/29)
22/29 ND
Hasegawa et al. [24] 120 No 20% (24/120) 2 enteritis

1 gastritis
Antigenemia

2 (1–196) cells/slide
13/24 ND

Note: C: anterior chamber of eye; Auto-HSCT: autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; CAR-T: chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy; CMV: cytomegalovirus; Dara: daratumumab; DCd: daratumumab/cyclophosphamide; DRd: daratumumab/lenalidomide/dexamethasone; DVd, daratumumab/bortezomib/dexamethasone; GCV, ganciclovir; KPd, carfilzomib/pomalidomide/dexamethasone; Len, lenalidomide; mo, month; Rd, lenalidomide/dexamethasone; Ven, venetoclax; VGCV, valganciclovir; VRd, bortezomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone; wk, weeks.

Abbreviations: IVT, intravitreal therapy; ND, not described; PD, progressive disease.