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Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery (PARITY)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Bone Neoplasms
Infection
Interventions
Drug: 24-Hour Prophylactic Cefazolin* Antibiotic Regimen
Drug: 5-Days Prophylactic Cefazolin* Antibiotic Regimen
Registration Number
NCT01479283
Lead Sponsor
McMaster University
Brief Summary

The Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery (PARITY) trial is the first ever international multi-center randomized controlled trial in bone cancer surgery. In order to avoid amputation for bone cancer in the leg, complex limb-saving operations are performed. However, infections with devastating complications following surgery are common. Surgeons from across the world will randomize patients to receive either short- or long-duration antibiotic regimens after surgery with the goal of identifying the best regimen to reduce these infections.

Detailed Description

Long-bone sarcomas were historically managed with amputation. In the current era of osteosarcoma management, amputations are generally avoided by complex surgeries in which the malignancy is removed and the limb is reconstructed with advanced surgical techniques. This process of limb salvage is possible with improvements in chemotherapeutic regimens, advanced imaging techniques and surgical innovations such as modular metallic implants. However, the risk for surgical complications is high due to the complexity of the surgeries themselves. The most common and devastating complication is a surgical site infection. Background work and data from our pilot study indicates that infection rates approach 15%. Multiple surgical attempts at eradication of the infection fail in 50% of these cases, resulting in amputation. Published guidelines for post-operative antibiotic prophylaxis following many standard and less complex elective surgical procedures dictate that prophylactic antibiotics be discontinued after 24 hours. However, the most effective duration of treatment in sarcoma surgery has not previously been examined. Given the limitations of the evidence, it has not been possible for orthopaedic oncologists to draw firm conclusions and, therefore, clinical practice is highly varied, particularly with respect to antibiotic duration. Our international, multi-center randomized controlled trial will determine whether a 5-day regimen of post-operative prophylactic antibiotics in comparison to a standard 24-hour regimen decreases the rate of surgical site infections after limb salvage surgery within 1-year follow-up.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
602
Inclusion Criteria
  • primary bone malignancies or aggressive benign bone tumors of the femur or tibia, soft-tissue sarcomas which have invaded the femur or tibia, or oligometastatic bone disease of the femur or tibia in a patient expected to live at least one year post-operatively; and
  • treatment by surgical excision and endoprosthetic replacement of the femur or tibia.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • current known Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) colonization;
  • current known Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization;
  • documented anaphylaxis or angioedema to penicillin or cefazolin (Ancef);
  • current surgical procedure is a revision surgery for implant failure or infection;
  • prior local infection within the surgical field of the affected limb;
  • current known immunologically-deficient disease conditions (not including recent chemotherapy);
  • known renal insufficiency with estimated creatinine clearance (eGRF) of less than 54 mL/min;
  • reconstruction to include structural allograft;
  • enrolled in a competing study; and
  • weight of less than or equal to 45 kg (for sites using cefuroxime only).
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Short-Arm Antibiotic Regimen24-Hour Prophylactic Cefazolin* Antibiotic RegimenIntervention: 24-Hour Prophylactic Cefazolin\* Antibiotic Regimen \*or another cephalosporin with equivalent gram-positive coverage in centers where cefazolin is not routinely used or not approved for use
Long-Arm Antibiotic Regimen5-Days Prophylactic Cefazolin* Antibiotic RegimenIntervention: 5-Days Prophylactic Cefazolin\* Antibiotic Regimen \*or another cephalosporin with equivalent gram-positive coverage in centers where cefazolin is not routinely used or not approved for use
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Surgical Site Infections1 year

the development of a surgical site infection according to the criteria established by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oncologic Recurrence and/or Metastases1 year
Mortality1 year
Rate of Re-Operation1 year

re-operation may be required if patients develop a surgical site infection

Antibiotic-Related Complications1 year

examples of antibiotic-related complications include gastrointestinal infections, fungal infections, etc.

Functional Outcome and Quality of Life1 year

as measured by the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) functional score (1987 and 1993 versions) and the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS) questionnaires

Trial Locations

Locations (54)

University of Connecticut Health Center

🇺🇸

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Stanford University Hospital and Clinics

🇺🇸

Redwood City, California, United States

Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

SUNY Upstate University Hospital

🇺🇸

East Syracuse, New York, United States

The Cleveland Clinic - Hillcrest Hospital

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Wexner Medical Center

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Royal Adelaide Hospital

🇦🇺

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

University of Maryland Medical Center

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Franklin Square Medical Center

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins Hospital

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia

🇧🇷

São Paulo, Brazil

McGill University Health Centre

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Foothills Medical Centre

🇨🇦

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Mount Sinai Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Leiden University Medical Center

🇳🇱

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Hartford Hospital

🇺🇸

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

University of California San Francisco Medical Center

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

University of Minnesota Medical Center

🇺🇸

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Vanderbilt Medical Center

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Huntsman Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Hôtel-Dieu de Québec

🇨🇦

Québec City, Quebec, Canada

Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Albany Medical Center

🇺🇸

Albany, New York, United States

The Rothman Institute at Jefferson

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Saint Louis University Hospital

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Long Island Jewish Medical Center | Northwell Health

🇺🇸

Queens, New York, United States

LKH - Universitätsklinikum Graz

🇦🇹

Graz, Austria

Hospital Universitario Austral

🇦🇷

Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Vancouver General Hospital

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

🇧🇷

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa Hospital

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Singapore General Hospital

🇸🇬

Singapore, Singapore

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳

New Delhi, Delhi, India

University Medical Center Groningen

🇳🇱

Groningen, Netherlands

Grey's Hospital

🇿🇦

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

🇺🇸

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin - Froedtert Hospital

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

University of Florida Health Shands Hospital

🇺🇸

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Montefiore Medical Center

🇺🇸

Bronx, New York, United States

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