Multicenter Comparison of Fluconazole (UK-49,858) and Amphotericin B as Maintenance Treatment for the Prevention of Relapse of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT00002074

Last Updated: 2005-06-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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To compare the safety and effectiveness of fluconazole and amphotericin B as maintenance treatment for preventing the relapse of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Meningitis, Cryptococcal HIV Infections

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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Fluconazole

Intervention Type DRUG

Amphotericin B

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

* Antivirals such as zidovudine.
* Prophylaxis (including aerosolized pentamidine) for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
* Pfizer must be notified if the patient is receiving ganciclovir (DHPG) at entry.

Concurrent Treatment:

Allowed:

* Radiation therapy for mucocutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma.

Patients must be oriented to person, place, and time, and able to give written informed consent.

* Patients must have had an acute episode of cryptococcal meningitis that was documented by recovery and identification of Cryptococcus neoformans from lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture within 6 months prior to entry.
* Minimum total dose of 15 mg/kg of amphotericin B must have been given (either alone or in combination with flucytosine) during primary therapy.
* Patients need not be receiving amphotericin B at the time of randomization but must begin study maintenance therapy within 6 weeks of completion of primary amphotericin B therapy. Patients may receive maintenance amphotericin B during the period between completion of primary therapy and study entry.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

* Antivirals such as zidovudine (AZT).
* Prophylaxis (including aerosolized pentamidine) for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following are excluded:

* Clinical evidence of acute or chronic meningitis based upon any etiology other than cryptococcosis.
* History of allergy or intolerance of imidazoles, azoles, or amphotericin B.
* Moderate or severe liver disease.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

* Ketoconazole.
* Fluconazole.
* Itraconazole.
* Miconazole.
* Any systemic imidazole or azole for more than 7 days after initiation of primary therapy for cryptococcosis.
* Intrathecal amphotericin B.
* Coumarin-type anticoagulants.
* Oral hypoglycemics.
* Barbiturates.
* Phenytoin.
* Immunostimulants.
* Investigational drugs or approved (licensed) drugs for investigational indications.

Concurrent Treatment:

Excluded:

* Lymphocyte replacement.

Patients with the following are excluded:

* Clinical evidence of acute or chronic meningitis based upon any etiology other than cryptococcosis.
* History of allergy or intolerance of imidazoles, azoles, or amphotericin B.
* Moderate or severe liver disease.
* Inability to take oral medications reliably.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

* Ketoconazole.
* Fluconazole.
* Itraconazole.
* Miconazole.
* Any systemic imidazole or azole for more than 7 days after initiation of primary therapy for cryptococcosis.
* Intrathecal amphotericin B.
* Coumarin-type anticoagulants.
* Oral hypoglycemics.
* Barbiturates.
* Phenytoin.
* Immunostimulants.
* Investigational drugs or approved (licensed) drugs for investigational indications.
* Any exceptions to these prohibitions of concomitant medications must be approved by Pfizer Central Research.

Prior Treatment:

Excluded:

* Lymphocyte replacement.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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Univ of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Tucson Veterans Administration Med Ctr

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Dr Richard Meyer

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Davies Med Ctr

San Francisco, California, United States

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Dr Paul Rothman

Sherman Oaks, California, United States

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Wilmington Hosp / Med Ctr of Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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George Washington Univ Med Ctr

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Univ of Florida College of Medicine

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Univ of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Emory Univ School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Med College of Georgia

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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DeKalb Gen Hosp

Decatur, Georgia, United States

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Shallowford Hosp

Decatur, Georgia, United States

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Northwestern Univ Med School

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Dr Michael Bach

Portland, Maine, United States

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Univ of Maryland / Inst of Human Virology

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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New England Med Ctr

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Univ Hosp

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Med Ctr

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Harper Hosp

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Henry Ford Hosp

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Saint Michael's Med Ctr

Newark, New Jersey, United States

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Albany Med College / AIDS Treatment Ctr

Albany, New York, United States

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Jewish Hosp Ctr Affiliation

Jamaica, New York, United States

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Cabrini Med Ctr

New York, New York, United States

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Chelsea Village Med Ctr

New York, New York, United States

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Columbia Univ

New York, New York, United States

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Harlem AIDS Treatment Group / Harlem Hosp Ctr

New York, New York, United States

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Bowman Gray School of Medicine / North Carolina Baptist Hosp

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Cincinnati Veterans Adm Med Ctr / Univ Hosp

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Buckley Braffman Stern Med Associates

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Univ TX Galveston Med Branch

Galveston, Texas, United States

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United States Air Force Med Ctr

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States

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Southwest Texas Methodist Hosp

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Univ TX San Antonio Health Science Ctr

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Richmond AIDS Consortium

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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CHG-118 Group Health / Cooperative of Puget Sound

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Dr Philip C Craven

Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Saint Michael's Hosp

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Powderly WG, Saag MS, Cloud GA, Robinson P, Meyer RD, Jacobson JM, Graybill JR, Sugar AM, McAuliffe VJ, Follansbee SE, et al. A controlled trial of fluconazole or amphotericin B to prevent relapse of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The NIAID AIDS Clinical Trials Group and Mycoses Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1992 Mar 19;326(12):793-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199203193261203.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1538722 (View on PubMed)

Saag MS, Powderly WG, Cloud GA, Robinson P, Grieco MH, Sharkey PK, Thompson SE, Sugar AM, Tuazon CU, Fisher JF, et al. Comparison of amphotericin B with fluconazole in the treatment of acute AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis. The NIAID Mycoses Study Group and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. N Engl J Med. 1992 Jan 9;326(2):83-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199201093260202.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1727236 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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056-157

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

012D

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id