Status:

WITHDRAWN

Daptomycin or Vancomycin in Treating Bacteria in the Blood in Patients With Neutropenia Caused By Chemotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Infection

Neutropenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 120 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Antibiotics, such as daptomycin and vancomycin, may be effective in treating bacteria in the blood. It is not yet known whether daptomycin is more effective than vancomycin in treating bact...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the safety of daptomycin vs vancomycin in cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and gram-positive bacteremia. * Compare the efficacy of these drugs, in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of a malignancy
  • Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \< 500/mm\^3)
  • Two or more blood cultures positive for gram-positive cocci
  • At least 0.2 colony-forming units/mL on lysis-centrifugation culture
  • Currently receiving broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy appropriate for febrile neutropenia
  • No meningitis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, or pneumonia (by clinical or radiologic criteria)
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Life expectancy ≥ 7 days
  • No allergy or intolerance to vancomycin or daptomycin
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 30 days after completion of study treatment
  • No underlying myopathy or neurologic disease (e.g., Guillan-Barre or multiple sclerosis)
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins)
  • No concurrent gemfibrozil or clofibrate

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00296049

    Start Date

    July 1 2005

    End Date

    March 1 2006

    Last Update

    August 10 2018

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    Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1096