Toxicity trial of prophylactic 9-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxymethyl]guanine (ganciclovir) after marrow transplantation in dogs

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1988 Feb;32(2):271-3. doi: 10.1128/AAC.32.2.271.

Abstract

The effects of 9-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxymethyl]guanine, or ganciclovir, administered during the immediate posttransplant period to dogs given total-body irradiation and autologous marrow transplants were studied. Doses of ganciclovir of 3.0 mg/kg (body weight) per day were well tolerated without detectable delay in hematopoietic recovery, whereas doses of 5.0 mg/kg per day were associated with delayed platelet recovery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / analogs & derivatives*
  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Acyclovir / toxicity
  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / toxicity*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Cyclosporins / therapeutic use
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Dogs
  • Ganciclovir
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Platelet Count / drug effects

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Cyclosporins
  • Ganciclovir
  • Acyclovir