PMID- 34390240 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220426 LR - 20220815 IS - 1537-6613 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1899 (Print) IS - 0022-1899 (Linking) VI - 225 IP - 3 DP - 2022 Feb 1 TI - Human Herpesvirus 6 DNAemia Is Associated With Worse Survival After Ex Vivo T-Cell-Depleted Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. PG - 453-464 LID - 10.1093/infdis/jiab412 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: We examined the correlation between persistent human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) DNAemia (p-HHV-6) and absolute lymphocyte count (ALC), platelet count (PLT), and all-cause mortality by 1 year after ex vivo T-cell-depleted (TCD) hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). METHODS: We analyzed a cohort of adult TCD HCT recipients during 2012-2016 prospectively monitored for plasma HHV-6 by quantitative polymerase chain reaction from day +14 post-HCT through day +100 (D+100). p-HHV-6 was defined as >/=2 consecutive values of >/=500 copies/mL by D+100. PLT and ALC were compared between patients with and without p-HHV-6 using generalized estimating equations (GEE). Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models (PH) were used to identify the impact of p-HHV-6 on 1 year mortality. RESULTS: Of 312 patients, 83 (27%) had p-HHV-6 by D+100. p-HHV-6 was associated with lower ALC and PLT in the first year post-HCT. In multivariable models, p-HHV-6 was associated with higher mortality by 1 year post-HCT (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.97 [95% confidence interval, 1.62-5.47]; P = .0005), after adjusting for age, antiviral treatment, and ALC at D+100. CONCLUSIONS: p-HHV-6 was associated with lower ALC and PLT in the first year post-HCT. p-HHV-6 was an independent predictor of mortality in the first year after TCD HCT. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Lee, Yeon Joo AU - Lee YJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2997-0217 AD - Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. AD - Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Su, Yiqi AU - Su Y AD - Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Cho, Christina AU - Cho C AD - Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. AD - Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Tamari, Roni AU - Tamari R AD - Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. AD - Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Perales, Miguel-Angel AU - Perales MA AD - Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. AD - Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Jakubowski, Ann A AU - Jakubowski AA AD - Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. AD - Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Papanicolaou, Genovefa A AU - Papanicolaou GA AD - Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. AD - Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. LA - eng GR - P01 CA023766/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - J Infect Dis JT - The Journal of infectious diseases JID - 0413675 RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - DNA, Viral MH - *Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects MH - *Herpesvirus 6, Human/genetics MH - Humans MH - Proportional Hazards Models MH - *Roseolovirus Infections MH - T-Lymphocytes MH - Transplantation, Homologous/adverse effects PMC - PMC8807153 OTO - NOTNLM OT - T-cell depletion OT - hematopoietic cell transplant OT - human herpesvirus 6 OT - mortality EDAT- 2021/08/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/27 06:00 PMCR- 2022/08/14 CRDT- 2021/08/14 08:34 PHST- 2021/04/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/08/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/14 08:34 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 6352334 [pii] AID - jiab412 [pii] AID - 10.1093/infdis/jiab412 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 1;225(3):453-464. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab412.