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EBMT 2025 | Does CMV remain a concern when performing transplantation in 2025?

In this video, Per Ljungman, MD, PhD, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, briefly outlines a session on cytomegalovirus (CMV) at the EBMT 2025 meeting and comments on the progress made in CMV management in transplantation, highlighting the importance of continued efforts to control the virus in patients. This interview took place at the 51st Annual Meeting of the EBMT in Florence, Italy.

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Generally speaking, we have come far for CMV. And the session was, I presented the adult guidelines. My colleague Jan Styczynski from Poland presented the situation in children. And a colleague from the United States, Genovefa Papanikolaou, talked about where we are going and what can we expect for the future. And I think we are making steps all the time in better controlling CMV in our patients...

Generally speaking, we have come far for CMV. And the session was, I presented the adult guidelines. My colleague Jan Styczynski from Poland presented the situation in children. And a colleague from the United States, Genovefa Papanikolaou, talked about where we are going and what can we expect for the future. And I think we are making steps all the time in better controlling CMV in our patients. But of course, as I had on one of my slides, a foe worthy of attack proves its worth by hitting back. And CMV is still important for us, although it’s not as bad as it was when I started doing transplants by now almost 45 years ago.

 

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