Status:

TERMINATED

Comparison of 2 Antifungal Treatment (Empirical Versus Pre-Empirical) Strategies in Prolonged Neutropenia

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Malignant Hemopathy

Duration of Neutropenia Following Chemotherapy > 10 Days

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Empirical antifungal treatment is the gold standard for patients who are neutropenic and have persistent fever under broad-spectrum antibiotics. The rational is that fungal infections are difficult to...

Detailed Description

Patients are eligible if they have an hematologic malignancy, and receive chemotherapy with an expected neutropenic phase of \> 10 days. Patients are randomized according to a 1:1 ratio to receive eit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Malignant Hemopathy
  • Induction or consolidation phase of chemotherapy, with expected neutropenia (\< 500/mm3) during at least 10 days
  • Hospitalisation during aplasia

Exclusion

  • allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplants
  • Previous fungal infection according to EORTC-MSG criteria
  • Active fungal infection according to EORTC-MSG criteria
  • Previous anaphylactic intolerance to polyenes
  • known aspergillosis infection
  • Sepsis
  • Pneumopathy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

July 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00190463

Start Date

April 1 2003

End Date

July 1 2006

Last Update

September 21 2006

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Chu Henri Mondor

Paris, Île-de-France Region, France, 94000