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rIFN-Gamma 1b in Candidemia

Phase 2
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Candidemia
Registration Number
2024-510816-55-00
Lead Sponsor
Stichting Radboud University Medical Center
Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rIFN-γ as adjunctive treatment in combination with standard therapy for the treatment of patients with candidemia. Efficacy is defined as clearance of candidemia within the first 7 days of treatment, taking into account mortality.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised, recruitment pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
125
Inclusion Criteria

Males or non-pregnant females (who must agree to use barrier methods of contraception during the study therapy period, women of childbearing age must have a negative urine pregnancy or serum test at baseline).

Subjects who are 18 years of age or older.

Subjects with at least one positive blood culture isolation of Candida species from a specimen drawn within 120 hours prior to study entry.

Subjects who have clinical evidence of infection sometime within 120 hours prior to enrolment, including at least one of the following: - Temperature >37.8 ˚C on two occasions at least four hours apart or one measurement > 38.2 ˚C - Systolic blood pressure <90 or a >30 mmHg decrease in systolic blood pressure from the subject's normal baseline or the need for vassopressive therapy. - Signs of inflammation (swelling, heat, erythema, purulent drainage) from a site infected with Candida (e.g. joint, skin, eye, bone, oesophagus). - Radiologic findings of invasive candidiasis.

Subject or their legal representative must sign a written informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects with a history of allergy or intolerance to rIFN-γ,or any other IMP ingredient or with a history of immediate type hypersensitivity to latex/rubber.

Patients with renal failure or dialysis do not have a contraindication for treatment with rIFNy and can be included in this study.

Subjects with a history of documented epileptic seizures.

Subjects with severe liver failure ((>5x upper limit AST or ALT or impaired synthesis of proteins such as coagulation factors manifested by increased prothrombin time)

Treatment with heterologous serum proteins, or immunological preparations such as vaccines, toxins, serums and allergens within three days before trial enrolment.

Women who are pregnant or lactating.

Subjects who are unlikely to survive more than 24 hours.

Subjects who have failed previous systemic antifungal therapy for the Candida spp. infection which is being studied.

Subjects who have received more than 120 hours of systemic antifungal therapy for the current episode, within 120 hours prior to study entry.

With respect to incapacitated subjects: • Any patient that is deemed incapable of personally providing informed consent due to a neurodegenerative disease, genetic syndrome, and/or perinatal asphyxia, will not be eligible for inclusion in this trial. • Any incapacitated subject that is not expected to recover to a point where they will personally be able to provide informed consent will not be eligible for inclusion in this trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to first negative blood culture.

Time to first negative blood culture.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time of resolution to infection (composite endpoint).

Time of resolution to infection (composite endpoint).

Percentage of patients with mycological outcomes at EOST, EOT, and day 14 and day 28 after EOT.

Percentage of patients with mycological outcomes at EOST, EOT, and day 14 and day 28 after EOT.

Percentage of patients with treatment success at EOST, EOT, and day 14 and day 28 after EOT.

Percentage of patients with treatment success at EOST, EOT, and day 14 and day 28 after EOT.

Overall survival at Study Day 28.

Overall survival at Study Day 28.

Number of patients with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs).

Number of patients with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs).

Evaluation of patient status at end of rIFN-γ treatment including organ (dys)function (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA] score), and adverse events

Evaluation of patient status at end of rIFN-γ treatment including organ (dys)function (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA] score), and adverse events

Nutritional status (body weight, BMI), nutritional blood parameters (prealbumin, total lymphocytes, cholesterol).

Nutritional status (body weight, BMI), nutritional blood parameters (prealbumin, total lymphocytes, cholesterol).

Genetics and transcriptomics.

Genetics and transcriptomics.

Gut microbiota composition and Candida genomics and metabolomics

Gut microbiota composition and Candida genomics and metabolomics

Changes in circulating cytokines, biomarkers, LAP activation, inflammasome, and immunoprofiling.

Changes in circulating cytokines, biomarkers, LAP activation, inflammasome, and immunoprofiling.

Trial Locations

Locations (18)

Goethe University Frankfurt

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Frankfurt Am Main, Germany

Ippokratio General Hospital Of Thessaloniki

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Thessaloniki, Greece

424 Military General Training Hospital

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Thessaloniki, Greece

General Oncological Hospital Of Kifissia Agioi Anargyroi

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Kifissia, Greece

Asklepieion Voulas General Hospital

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Voula, Greece

Theageneio Cancer Hospital

🇬🇷

Thessaloniki, Greece

Thoracic General Hospital Of Athens I Sotiria

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Athens, Greece

General Hospital Of Chania Agios Georgios

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Chania, Greece

University General Hospital Attikon

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Athens, Greece

University General Hospital Of Heraklion

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Heraklion, Greece

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Goethe University Frankfurt
🇩🇪Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
Maria Vehreschild
Site contact
0049696301660
vehreschild@med.uni-frankfurt.de

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