Subtherapeutic Exposure of Ganciclovir in Children Despite Appropriate Dosing: A Short Communication

ABSTRACT: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) results for ganciclovir in 12 different treatment episodes showed large intraindividual and interindividual variabilities in the trough concentration and area under the 24-hour concentration-time curve (AUC24). Despite adequate valganciclovir dosing, subtherapeutic concentrations were found in 30% of the treatment episodes. A decrease in viral load was observed regardless of subtherapeutic exposure. These findings show the need for target concentration evaluation and assessment of the applicability of ganciclovir TDM in children.