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Voriconazole versus amphotericin B for empirical antifungal therapy in febrile neutropenia

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Patients with hematologic malignancies who developed chemotherapy&#45
induced neutropenia and fever.
Febrile neutropenia
Voriconazole
Amphotericin B Deoxycholate
Hematologic malignancy
Empirical antifungal therapy
Registration Number
TCTR20190717001
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult age more than 18 years old with hematologic malignancy
2. Admit at medicine and hemato-oncological ward
3. Developed febrile neutropenia as definition of IDSA 2010
4. The febrile neutropenia patient who still have fever after received antimicrobial therapy at least 4 days

Exclusion Criteria

1. Received empirical antifungal therapy more than 24 hours.
2. Confirm diagnosis of invasive fungal disease
3. Received empirical antifungal therapy such as posaconazole; which level of posaconazole more than 0.7 microgram/ml, or currently take voriconazole.
4. History of voriconazole allergy or amphotericin B deoxycholate allergy
5. Renal insufficiency
6. Liver impairment
7. NPO patient
8. Septic shock or sepsis related hypotension required vasopressor
9. Suspectation of death in 72 hours
10. Pregnancy and lactation

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical efficacy 28 days after treatment Fungal-free survival after treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse drug reaction 28 day after treatment 1. Cr rising, 2. elevated of liver enzyme, 3. no nausea and vomitting,Clinical response On the duration of drug admisnistration time to resolution of fever,Clinical efficacy On the duration of drug admisnistration no evidence of breakthrough fungal infection,Lenght of stay Untill study end Duration of the in - patient admission,Clinical efficacy Untill study end 90-day mortality rate
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