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Study identifier: NCT07199465 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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A Clinical Study of Letermovir (MK-8228) in Children and Adolescents Who Receive a Kidney Transplant (KT) (MK-8228-077)

Condition: Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis  ·  Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

PhasePhase 1
Planned participants40
Who can joinAll sexes, N/A to 17 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Researchers are looking for a way to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) in children and adolescents who receive a kidney transplant (KT) and weigh less than 40 kilograms (88.2 pounds). The goals of the study are to: * Learn what happens to letermovir in the body over time * Learn about the safety of letermovir and if participants tolerate it

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Locations (18)

University of Alabama at Birmingham - School of Medicine - Pediatrics ( Site 0019)Birmingham, Alabama, United StatesRecruiting
UCLA Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC) ( Site 0006)Los Angeles, California, United StatesRecruiting
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital ( Site 0001)Palo Alto, California, United StatesRecruiting
University of California Davis Health ( Site 0023)Sacramento, California, United StatesRecruiting
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay ( Site 0017)San Francisco, California, United StatesRecruiting
Children's Hospital Colorado ( Site 0013)Aurora, Colorado, United StatesRecruiting
University of Miami School of Medicine ( Site 0021)Miami, Florida, United StatesRecruiting
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago ( Site 0004)Chicago, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting
University of Michigan ( Site 0014)Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesRecruiting
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, West Bank ( Site 0007)Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesRecruiting
Mayo Clinic - Rochester ( Site 0015)Rochester, Minnesota, United StatesRecruiting
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital ( Site 0018)New York, New York, United StatesRecruiting

+ 6 more locations — full list on the registry record.

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