Status:

COMPLETED

Pharmacokinetics of Posaconazole Prophylaxis in Acute Leukemia

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Schering-Plough

Conditions:

Leukemia

Fungal Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn the amount of posaconazole that is in the body at different time points when given to patients with leukemia. The safety of this drug will also be ...

Detailed Description

Chemotherapy can lower immune system function, which can cause fungal infections to occur more easily. The standard treatment for prevention of such infections includes drugs such as voriconazole and ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients newly diagnosed with AML or high-risk MDS undergoing induction chemotherapy or refractory or relapsed patients with AML or high-risk MDS who will receive first or second salvage chemotherapy. (Salvage patients are defined as patients that achieved remission and relapsed or patients who were refractory to initial frontline chemotherapy)
  • Age \> 18 years and able to take oral intake.
  • Patients must sign an informed consent.
  • Patients agree to medically approved forms of contraception
  • Patients on prior antifungal prophylaxis with voriconazole, itraconazole or fluconazole are eligible if they completed 3 days wash-out period if on voriconazole, or 14 days wash-out period if on itraconazole or 7 days wash-out period if on fluconazole

Exclusion

  • Patients with history of anaphylaxis attributed to azole compounds
  • Patients with clinical or other evidence that indicates that they have proven or probable invasive fungal infection prior to enrollment (EORTC criteria)
  • Patients with baseline total bilirubin levels \> 3 times the upper normal limits (i.e. \> 3.0 mg/dl); or baseline SGPT \> 5 times upper limit normal.
  • Patients receiving any medication that is contraindicated with the use of posaconazole
  • Patients with baseline creatinine levels NCI grade 3 or above (\> 3.0 - 6.0 X ULN)
  • Patients with baseline QTc prolongation NCI grade 1 or above (QTc \> 0.45 - 0.47 seconds).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00936117

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2013

Last Update

February 27 2019

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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030