Thompson, George R., III, Rendon, Adrian ORCID: 0000-0001-8973-4024, dos Santos, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Queiroz-Telles, Flavio, Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis, Azie, Nkechi, Maher, Rochelle, Lee, Misun, Kovanda, Laura, Engelhardt, Marc, Vazquez, Jose A., Cornely, Oliver A. and Perfect, John R. (2016). Isavuconazole Treatment of Cryptococcosis and Dimorphic Mycoses. Clin. Infect. Dis., 63 (3). S. 356 - 363. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. ISSN 1537-6591

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Abstract

Background. Invasive fungal diseases (IFD) caused by Cryptococcus and dimorphic fungi are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Isavuconazole (ISAV) is a novel, broad-spectrum, triazole antifungal agent (IV and by mouth [PO]) developed for the treatment of IFD. It displays potent activity in vitro against these pathogens and in this report we examine outcomes of patients with cryptococcosis or dimorphic fungal infections treated with ISAV. Methods. The VITAL study was an open-label nonrandomized phase 3 trial conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ISAV treatment in management of rare IFD. Patients received ISAV 200 mg 3 times daily for 2 days followed by 200 mg once-daily (IV or PO). Proven IFD and overall response at end of treatment (EOT) were determined by an independent, data-review committee. Mortality and safety were also assessed. Results. Thirty-eight patients received ISAV for IFD caused by Cryptococcus spp. (n = 9), Paracoccidioides spp. (n = 10), Coccidioides spp. (n = 9), Histoplasma spp. (n = 7) and Blastomyces spp. (n = 3). The median length of therapy was 180 days (range 2-331 days). At EOT 24/38 (63%) patients exhibited a successful overall response. Furthermore, 8 of 38 (21%) had stable IFD at the end of therapy without progression of disease, and 6 (16%) patients had progressive IFD despite this antifungal therapy. Thirty-three (87%) patients experienced adverse events. Conclusions. ISAV was well tolerated and demonstrated clinical activity against these endemic fungi with a safety profile similar to that observed in larger studies, validating its broad-spectrum in vitro activity and suggesting it may be a valuable alternative to currently available agents.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Thompson, George R., IIIUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rendon, AdrianUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8973-4024UNSPECIFIED
dos Santos, Rodrigo RibeiroUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Queiroz-Telles, FlavioUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ostrosky-Zeichner, LuisUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Azie, NkechiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Maher, RochelleUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lee, MisunUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kovanda, LauraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Engelhardt, MarcUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Vazquez, Jose A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cornely, Oliver A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Perfect, John R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-268691
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw305
Journal or Publication Title: Clin. Infect. Dis.
Volume: 63
Number: 3
Page Range: S. 356 - 363
Date: 2016
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
Place of Publication: CARY
ISSN: 1537-6591
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
CLINICAL-PRACTICE GUIDELINES; INFECTIOUS-DISEASES-SOCIETY; PHARMACODYNAMIC TARGET DETERMINATION; ENDEMIC MYCOSES; VORICONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; BLASTOMYCOSIS; MANAGEMENT; UPDATE; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSISMultiple languages
Immunology; Infectious Diseases; MicrobiologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/26869

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