An Observational Study of Fungal Biomarkers (MK-0000-089)

Completed

• Conditions: Aspergillosis
• Interventions: Other: No Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00854607
• Lead Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between fungal biomarker levels during anti-fungal therapy and the success of treatment for fungal infection. The primary hypothesis is that over the initial two weeks of anti-fungal therapy, fungal biomarkers from participants with invasive aspergillosis (IA) will be lower for those with a successful clinical outcome compared to those with a failed clinical outcome.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-27
• Study Start: 2009-03
• Study First Posted: 2009-03-03
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-08
• Results First Submitted: 2012-07-24
• Results First Submitted QC: 2012-07-24
• Results First Posted: 2012-08-28
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-04
• Last Update Posted: 2015-08-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

• Is 16 years of age or older
• Female is either post-menopausal, surgically sterilized, willing to use 2 adequate methods of birth control, or agrees to abstain from heterosexual activity throughout the study
• Female of child bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test
• Male is surgically sterilized, agrees to use an adequate method of contraception, or agrees to abstain from heterosexual activity for the duration of the study
• Has possible, probable, or confirmed invasive aspergillosis (IA)
• Has had a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan 72 hours prior to initiation of anti-fungal therapy

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Exclusion Criteria

• Has had hemodialysis using cellulose membrane within 2 weeks of study start

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Invasive Aspergillosis	No Intervention	Observational

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average of the Z-scores of the Time-Weighted Averages (TWA) of Fungal Biomarkers Galactomannan (GM) and (1,3)-β-D-glucan (βDG) Over the First Two Weeks of Treatment for Responders (R) and Non-Responders (NonR) to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 6.	Weeks 1 and 2	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for biomarker analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual TWA divided by the overall standard deviation (SD). The average of the Z-scores of the TWA for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average of the Z-scores of the TWA of Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Week of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 12.	Week 1	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual TWA divided by the overall SD. The average of the Z-scores of the TWA for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the TWA of Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First 6 Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 6.	Weeks 1 through 6	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual TWA divided by the overall SD. The average of the Z-scores of the TWA for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the TWA of Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First 6 Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 12.	Weeks 1 through 6	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual TWA divided by the overall SD. The average of the Z-scores of the TWA for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the Percent Changes From Baseline (%CFB) of Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Two Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 6.	Weeks 1 and 2	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for biomarker analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual %CFB divided by the overall SD. The average of the Z-scores of the %CFB for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the SLSSL Fitted to the Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Two Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 12.	Weeks 1 and 2	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for biomarker analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual SLSSL divided by the overall SD. The average Z-scores of the SLSSL for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the TWA of Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Week of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 6.	Week 1	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual TWA divided by the overall SD. The average of the Z-scores of the TWA for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the TWA of the CFB of Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Two Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 12.	Weeks 1 and 2	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual TWA CFB divided by the overall SD. The average of the Z-scores of the TWA CFB for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of %CFB of Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Two Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 12.	Weeks 1 and 2	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for biomarker analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual %CFB divided by the overall SD. The average of the Z-scores of the %CFB for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the SLSSL Fitted to the Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Week of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 6.	Week 1	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of biomarkers GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual SLSSL divided by the overall SD. The average Z-scores of the SLSSL for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the SLSSL Fitted to the Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First 6 Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 6.	Weeks 1 through 6	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of biomarkers GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual SLSSL divided by the overall SD. The average Z-scores of the SLSSL for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the TWA of the Changes From Baseline (CFB) of Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Two Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 6.	Weeks 1 and 2	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual TWA CFB divided by the overall SD. The average of the Z-scores of the TWA CFB for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the SLSSL Fitted to the Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Week of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 12.	Week 1	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of biomarkers GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual SLSSL divided by the overall SD. The average Z-scores of the SLSSL for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the Slopes of Least-Squares Straight Lines (SLSSL) Fitted to the Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First Two Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 6.	Weeks 1 and 2	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of biomarkers GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual SLSSL divided by the overall SD. The average Z-scores of the SLSSL for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.
Average of the Z-scores of the SLSSL Fitted to the Fungal Biomarkers GM and βDG Over the First 6 Weeks of Treatment for R and NonR to Anti-fungal Treatment at Week 12.	Weeks 1 through 6	After enrollment blood was collected at baseline, twice per week for the first six weeks, then weekly through twelve weeks for analysis of biomarkers GM and βDG. Clinical outcome was assessed for qualified participants at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of antifungal treatment. For a given biomarker the Z-score is the difference from the mean of each individual SLSSL divided by the overall SD. The average Z-scores of the SLSSL for qualified participants is then calculated across all biomarkers, and used to derive the mean for R and NonR to antifungal therapy.