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Risk Of Severe Hepatic Injury In Patients With Invasive Candidiasis Treated With Echinocandins

Terminated
Conditions
Invasive Candidiasis
Candidemia
Registration Number
NCT01213823
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate the relative risk of severe hepatic injury in hospitalized patients with invasive candidiasis and candidemia who received anidulafungin, compared to patients who received caspofungin and/or micafungin.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
536
Inclusion Criteria
  • Acute-care inpatients;
  • Aged 18 years or older;
  • At least one dose of echinocandin therapy during the hospitalization;
  • Primary or secondary ICD-9 discharge diagnosis of invasive candidiasis / candidemia.
Exclusion Criteria
  • < 18 years of age;
  • No recorded echinocandin therapy during hospitalization;
  • Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity;
  • Pre-existing autoimmune hepatitis;
  • Autoimmune/metabolic liver disease;
  • Primary biliary cirrhosis;
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis and orthotopic liver transplantation.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Any Severe Hepatic Injury Cases and Matched Controls01 June 2006 to 30 June 2008 (up to 25 Months)

Severe hepatic injury (acute/subacute necrosis of liver, hepatic coma, hepatorenal syndrome, or hepatitis unspecified) classified as: 1) acute liver failure (associated with encephalopathy and/or coagulopathy in absence of underlying liver disease); 2) Hy's Law Criteria (serum alanine transaminase \[ALT\] levels greater than \[\>\]3 times the upper limit of normal \[ULN\] and direct bilirubin \>2 times ULN and absence of alkaline phosphatase elevation); 3) ALT levels greater than or equal to (≥) 10 times ULN; 4) ALT levels \>3 times ULN and less than (\<) 10 times ULN; or 5) classified by clinician. Disease Related Group (DRG) severity of illness coding was reported for severe hepatic injury cases and matched controls.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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