Project Grant R01AI184205

Award Date 7/12/24
Completion Date 5/31/31
Dollars Obligated $3M
Federal Grant Program
93.855
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Seattle, WA 98195, USA

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a $3,046,748 Project Grant under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) to the University of Washington to conduct a 5-center randomized clinical trial over 7 years. The trial will compare preemptive therapy (PET) versus antiviral prophylaxis (AP) for prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in 360 adult CMV-seronegative kidney transplant recipients who receive organs from CMV-seropositive donors. The study aims to determine if PET, by permitting controlled viral replication and antigen exposure, can enhance CMV-specific immune responses and reduce CMV disease incidence compared to standard AP. Key outcome measures include 1-year post-transplant CMV disease, longer-term graft/patient survival, and characterization of CMV-specific humoral and cellular immunity.

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